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Brook Trout

Brook Trout line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Brook Trout full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Brook Trout was completed on 8.5.2011. Some time ago I had been commissioned by a private client to draw some various trout for a flyer to be given out to residents of an eco-friendly hotel. Since then, I've been meaning to go back and create a drawing of a trout, perhaps with a little bit more of an artistic flair (the drawings were basic side views of the fish.) I hope to add a few more freshwater sports fish to the image library soon. The drawing is based on a photo by Alex Cowles.

Information about the Brook Trout:

The Brook Trout (sometimes called a speckled trout or squaretail) is a freshwater fish native to ponds, streams, lakes throughout much of the eastern parts of North America. It has been introduced into parts of the West Coast where it now has stable populations. While it is called trout, it is actually a char. The fish is very popular with anglers, and large specimens are much sought after. The Brook Trout can sometimes interbreed with other similar species and create hybrid fish, which can negatively impact native species. The Brook Trout is the official state fish of Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania as well as Virginia and West Virginia.