These recreational sports are popular pursuits, with some lakes stocked with trout species such as splake and brook trout. |
The resulting hybrid, known as a splake, supports intermediate features. |
In one case, splake are stocked in a reclaimed pond in which brook trout have become self-sustaining. |
Although not well documented, there are several potential impacts of introducing splake into a water-body. |
Because the splake is a hatchery-produced hybrid, is does not occur naturally anywhere in the world. |
As with many other fish, splake often ignore nine potential spots, but set up camp on the tenth. |