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THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BROOK TROUT – From Requiem to Renaissance

The southern Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina are home to several species of trout. The rainbow trout, a non-native, is indigenous to the west coast of the United States and Canada, and the brown trout, another non-native, was introduced from Europe. Our only native trout is the brook trout, which is actually a char, a member of the genus Salvelinus. Unlike the rainbow and brown trout, members of this genus have no black spots on their bodies. Because the brook trout has been here so long – for tens of thousands of years or more – and because its presence requires cold, clean water, it is an icon of our beautiful mountains.

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