Brook Trout
vs.
Splake
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How Are They Different?
While these two trout species have a fairly similar body coloration, splake lack the brook trout's beautiful vermiculations.
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The tail of the brook trout is almost perfectly squared, while that of the splake is moderately forked.
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Brookies have an average size of 2 to 4lb and can reach a maximum weight of around 14lb.
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On the contrary, splake have an average size of 4 to 8lb and can reach a maximum weight of 20lb, making them the bigger species of the two.
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If you cut your trout open, you can count the number of appendages in order to know if you've caught a brookie or a splake.
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Brook trout will have 20 to 50 of those appendages, while splake will have 65 to 85 of them.
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