The Brook Trout was designated as the Official Cold Water Fish of Vermont in 1978.The Brook Trout ( Salvelinius fontinalis) is the Official State Fish of Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia and New Jersey.In 2001 Louisiana designated the Spotted Sea Trout or Speckled Trout ( Cynoscion nebulosus) its Official Saltwater Fish.Claudius Aelian (170-235 AD), a Roman author and teacher, mentions trout fishing with artificial flies with hooks in Macedonia. The oldest known painting of a fisherman using a rod is from Egypt and dated at about 2000 B.C.
See also: Trout Trivia Trout Fit for a King Trout in Trouble TROUT TRIVIAįish - More than 90% of the rainbow trout sold in the U.S.
