Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts & Blog » Brookies http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK “Brookies!” Native Smokies Brook Trout http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/trout/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/trout/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:37:10 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=376 Courtesy of Ann Froschauer, here are some great photos of the fisheries rangers at work and some beautiful Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), the only trout native to the Smokies.

The NPS and Trout Unlimited have been successfully restoring native Brook trout populations in the park (and removing non-native Rainbow trout).

Here’s a close up of a brook trout. He was put back into the water immediately after having his mug shot taken.

trout face

Here are the fisheries rangers at work while our video blogger and podcaster, Courtney Lix, captures them for all time on film.

courtney filming

Here’s another photo showing just how beautiful brook trout are.

brook trout

This is Ann, our photographer extraordinaire and 75th Anniversary coordinator holding a small trout.

ann and trout

Here’s a trout swimming by.

trout in stream

Ah, what a perfect way to spend a day in the Smokies! (Those are Ann’s boots.)

ann's boots

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