Brown trout, once they have become well established in a lake, 

 tend to increase in average size and at the same time become increasing- 

 ly difficult to catch. A few trophy-sized brown trout coming from a lake 

 sometimes leads to the mistaken idea that this species is producing excel- 

 lent fishing, even though the total number of fish taken is low. This 

 does not mean that brown trout do not have a place in fishery manage- 

 ment in Maine. It does mean that management of this species must be 

 carefully controlled. 



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