The first trout is a nice wild fish - the wild fish are recognised by their perfect fins, especially the dorsal fin. The stocked trout have in the very least a slight curve on the leading edge of the dorsal fin, and quite often deformed pectoral fins too. The chalkstream that I fish has a good amount of wild fish and they are interesting as they get darker in colour as they get bigger. The little ones look very similar to the one you caught; but by the time they take to get to two pounds in weight, virtually all the wild fish on this river lose their red spots and become olive coloured. By say 4lb in weight they start to get really dark, and by 6 or so pounds they become almost black - they get so dark that you can't distinguish their eyes when viewing them from the bank.
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Thanks for the knowledgeable information, Love to catch black brown trout!