Aurora Trout, About the Fish - This Truly Canadian Fish Will Only Live in Canada

Aurora Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) named after the shimmering iridescent colours of the northern lights rippling across the northern Canadian sky is a rare race, some have suggested a subspecies of brook trout. It is a truly Canadian fish, native to only two lakes in the world, Whirligig Lake and White pine Lake, located 110km north of Sudbury in Lady-Evelyn Smooth water Park. The native populations were extirpated because of lake acidification between the years 1958-1967, and the strain survived only as hatchery stock, maintained in the Hills Lake hatchery from wild eggs collected in 1958. A long term management plan has been prepared for Aurora trout. The goals are to preserve self sustaining populations of Aurora trout in their native habitat and in order to attract American and other foreign sportsmen, to introduce Aurora trout into a limited number of trophy angling opportunities. Fishing is now open on a limited basis. 
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