Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Habitat	-Lives in cool streams or lakes -Migrartes downstream in the spring and stays there for about 2-3 months
Reproduction	-Spawning takes place in October and November -A female can deposit 500-3,000 eggs, depending on her size -The egg incubates over winter -Hatching occurs in about 100 days at 5°C and in about 50 days at 10°C
Growth	-Brook trout has the shortest life span of all chars -In the Maritime Provinces, they rarely live older than 5-6 years -Growth rates depends on local conditions, such as food and oxygen supply and the size of the lake or stream

Source: Scott W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic Fishes of Canada, University of Toronto Press

Brook Trout in the Petitcodiac River Watershed

• Annual sprt catch of 2,000 to 4,000 fish prior to causeway construction (Semple, J.R., 1975)
• Greatly reduced population