Brook Trout Fishing 101

"Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook", says William Arthur Ward. This is very true when it comes to trout fishing. You start small, in a little brook and grow up into the oceans of the world.

Most trout fishermen discover their love for fishing in the little brooks in their backyards where their parents or neighbors keep the little brook trout. They quickly and joyously get their first bites because brook trout are the easiest and most unsuspicious trout species. They bite on almost anything and natural baits like insects, wet flies and nymphs catch their attention fast. Brook trout are more or less domesticated and do not grow very big because they are also quite fished.

Brook trout fishing is very friendly because you don't need all those highly specific reels and rods. A short light weight rod with a reel-able line will serve you best. You may need some weights on it though, to help you sink the bait right to where the fish are as trout can really be too lazy even to come to the surface for food. They actually like to lie in the depths of the water where the current is stronger and will bring the food right to them.
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A good fishing strategy for brooks would be to cast your line upstream and let your bait "swim" down with the current. This gives it a real-life look and keeps the trout from seeing you. It's important that you think like trout would do. Don't scare them away with sudden movements and noises. This includes fishing with several people at once. Also dress in dull colours as trout rely on their eyes during the day to sight their catch. They can see in many directions at once in binocular and monocular vision.

Brook fish may want to hide away from sight and you will easily find them in little brook pockets called riffles where the water is shallow but the current is fast. If you are not getting a quick bite, set baits behind boulders, fallen logs and other water impediments as they may be hiding out here. Trout like cool waters, so fish below overhanging branches where the water is running fast.

Its good to keep in mind though that brook trout do migrate to spawn. They prefer to move to lakes which offer more water to keep their eggs safe. Trout will also be more rare when the temperatures cool towards winter and will hide out in deeper parts of the brook in high summer.

All in all, the best advice for trout fishing would be: think like the prey and not the hunter.

Alexander Taylor - About the Author:

Alexander T. Taylor is a Trout Fishing enthusiast, and enjoys helping others get started in this amazing hobby by sharing information

 

 

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