Caddis
wanna be fly fisher.
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) Brook Trout
Salvelinus=an old name for Char
fontinalis=living in springs
Brook Trout are native to northeastern North America where they are a common game fish inhabiting both lakes and streams. Most Brook Trout populations presently found in British Columbia originated from numerous transplants from eastern Canada early in the 20th C. Brook Trout are one of the most commonly transplanted salmonid species in Canada; they do not require running water to spawn, and transplants are equally successful in lakes and in rivers. Members of the genus Salvelinus are prone to hybridization within and outside their genus (e.g. Baxter et al. 1997; Crossman and Buss 1966). There is some concern that the introduction of the non-native Brook Trout has had deleterious effects on native fluvial and lacustrine Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) as well as Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) populations throughout B.C.
G.C. Carl reported seeing Brook Trout in 1944 in a small stream north of Keremeos, and populations are currently established throughout the Columbia system except the Flathead River. Brook Trout can be identified by the presence of distinct, black streaks on their dorsal fin, truncate caudal fin, vermiculations (wormlike patterns) on their dorsal surface, and green and red spots on the lateral surfaces surrounded by blue halos.
