Fish: Brook trout
Mountains: Hesperus Peak and the La Plata Mountains
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Brook trout were introduced to Colorado in the late 1800s from the Eastern US and have established themselves well in mountain ecosystems, so well in fact that they have played a large roll in driving out native cutthroat species competing for habitat and food. While they are non-native they have been in Colorado for so long that they now play a key roll as an angling resource as well as a member of the forest ecosystem.
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Brook trout are a member of the char subgroup of the salmon family. Char are distinguished by an absence of teeth on the roof of their mouths as well as light spots on a dark body. They’re crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk) and spawn in the fall making hybridization with brown trout possible.
Mountains: Hesperus Peak and the La Plata Mountains
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Brook trout were introduced to Colorado in the late 1800s from the Eastern US and have established themselves well in mountain ecosystems, so well in fact that they have played a large roll in driving out native cutthroat species competing for habitat and food. While they are non-native they have been in Colorado for so long that they now play a key roll as an angling resource as well as a member of the forest ecosystem.
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Brook trout are a member of the char subgroup of the salmon family. Char are distinguished by an absence of teeth on the roof of their mouths as well as light spots on a dark body. They’re crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk) and spawn in the fall making hybridization with brown trout possible.
