The Brown Trout Traditional Cache
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Drew and Kaz
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This is a small DISCO cache located around the Tees Barrage remember to bring a pen or pencil to sign log.
There is no need for any climbing access can be done via the hedge.
The brown trout is originally a European species of salmonid fish. It includes both freshwater and seawater populations. The latter migrates to the oceans for much of its life and returning to freshwater only to spawn.
It is a medium-sized fish, growing to 20 kg or more in some localities although in many smaller rivers a mature weight of 1 kg (2 lb) or less is common. The spawning behaviour of brown trout is similar to that of the closely related Atlantic salmon. A typical female produces about 2,000 eggs per kilogram (900 eggs per pound) of body weight at spawning.
Brown trout can live to ages of 20 years. But as with the Atlantic salmon, there is a high proportion of death of anadromous males after spawning and probably fewer than 20% of anadromous female kelts recover from spawning.
Brown trout are active both by day and by night and are opportunistic feeders. While in fresh water, the diet will frequently include invertebrates from the streambed, other fish, frogs, mice, birds, and insects flying near the water's surface. The high dietary reliance upon insect larvae, pupae, nymphs and adults is what allows trout to be a favoured target for fly fishing. Sea trout are especially fished for at night using wet flies. Brown trout can be caught with lures such as spoons, spinners, jigs, plugs, plastic worm imitations, and live or dead baitfish.
This Brown trout arrived here after swimming up the River Tees and it is rumoured that it climbed up the barrage salmon ladder and made its way to the end of Whitewater Way. He loves to be tickled so please take a picture of this and always remember to wash your hands after handling a dirty brown trout.
Many thanks to Peter Harvey for making me this Trout.
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