Little Paint Creek, meet 1,000 of your newest residents. These brook trout spawned on-site at South Pine Creek in November, then were hatched and raised at the Manchester Fish Hatchery until they were about 2 inches. They're now stocked and ready to grow in Yellow River State Forest, all part of our brook trout restoration work! More on Iowa's trout: iowadnr.gov/trout Video description: small brook trout swimming in a creek shortly after being stocked there; at the end of the video, the camera s

Check out this rare footage showing spawning behavior by Brook Trout in a local stream! Trout lay eggs in a nest called a redd. A female hollows out a depression in the gravel by turning sideways and swimming strongly against the bottom to clear out any silt. When she’s ready to spawn, a female lays eggs in the redd, which are then fertilized by nearby males. Fertilized eggs settle into the bottom and are covered by a layer of gravel. 🎥: Scott Sweeney | Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wil

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