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Brown trout

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Brown trout

Brown trout form the basis of most freshwater fishing in New Zealand. Brought from Europe from the late 1860s, they are the most successful introduced fish species.

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by Carl Walrond

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Carl Walrond, Freshwater fishing – An imported tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18242/brown-trout (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.