What Do Brown Trout Eat?
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Juvenile brown trout primarily feed on zooplankton, aquatic and terrestrial insects, and larvae.
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Grown brown trout predominantly feed on other fish and crustaceans.
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Common baitfish that browns enjoy to eat include minnows, suckers, shads, and shiners.
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In the Great Lakes, they also prey on alewives, whitefish, and sculpins.
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Brown trout love their flies!
Some of their favorites include stoneflies, mayflies, caddies, and dragonflies.
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Much like other trout species, brown trout are also known to eat their young.
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Apart from eating their own, browns also feed on the young of various other trout species.
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Click on the link below to find out even more about the diet of brown trout and what the best baits for browns are!
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