Glossary of Adopt-a-Trout Terms
Homing-
The ability of an adult fish to locate where it was born and migrate back to spawn.  Fish have the ability to recognize the distinctive odor produced by the stream in which they were born; this smell then guides the fish back to the tributary for spawning.

 


Sandi Smith Educational Technology Specialist, Helena, MT 59601
Revised March 13, 2001.
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