Juvenile brook trout, or parr, have vertical bars that assist camouflage them; these fish are most susceptible when they’re little. Image: Jeff Parsons, by means of The Provincetown Independent
Sea-run brook trout, referred to as “salters,” utilized to add rivers throughout the Northeast, however a mixes of environment damage, dams, and competitors from other types eliminated the majority of the anadromous populations by the mid 1900s. An interesting post by Jim Gilbert in The Provincetown Independent uses a quick history of salters on Cape Cod and describes efforts to bring them back:
Now, with the efforts of anglers, federal government fisheries personnel, native people, regional towns, Cape Cod National Seaside researchers, and an army of volunteers, much of the Cape’s salter streams are being brought back. Fresh Brook is poised to be the next Cape Cod stream to recuperate its once-famous fish.
