Brook Trout on the Fly
Posted By Kent Klewein on November 15, 2010
What is it about brook trout that make them so cool? No matter how many brook trout I catch, I always find myself staring like a deer in head lights every time I bring one to the net. Have you ever noticed how smooth and soft they are to the touch or how truly bucket mouthed the male brook trout can be? One things for sure, the brilliant colors brook trout sport, especially during their spawning season, significantly sets them apart from the rest of their cold water friends. Witnessing these seasonal colors in person you can see why many think they’re the prettiest fish that swim.
Fly Fishing for Brook Trout - Photo By: Louis Cahill
Let us know your thoughts about brook trout and why you like to fish for them.
Keep it Reel,
Capt. Kent Klewein Reel Job Fishing, LLC www.kent-klewein.com info@kent-klewein.com
nice fish there Kent… I still think it’s the camera angles you guys use cause my fish never look that big! I love catching…. well not necessarily catching, but I enjoy fishing for Brook trout because their hideouts are the places that to me define true fly fishing. Cold, backwater, delicate to approach, and wild. When I think of Brook Trout I think of remote locations, Mountains, with a beer, a campfire, a friend or two and a fly rod. My favorite place is the West Branch in Maine.
Good looking fish Kent! Whether it’s an 8″ Southern Appalachian strain fish, or a 22″ fish, I enjoy fishing for them either way. But to be honest, chasing large, wild brookies deep in the Maine woods is tops on my list. They truely are a barometer of the wildness of a place and the fact that we still have wild, native brookies here in North GA I think is pretty cool.
Dan,
I so want to make a trip up to Maine and chase some phatty brookies with you. Of course Louis has to be there as well. It’s at the top of my list to do, and hopefully we can plan that down the road one of these days.
Thanks for the comment, you of all people know all about Brook Trout. Let’s fish soon man 4 REEL.
Kent
Chris,
Right on man. Your welcome to come along as well CGeorge. Maybe you can show us some of your secret Maine honeyholes.
Talk to you soon.
Kent
Maine here we come! How much Baileys should we take this time?
Absolutely! That sounds like a great trip and I know you would enjoy it. Mid to late May is usually the time I like to go. And the lighter we pack, the more Baileys we can fit
Awesome photos and fish! I love everything about fly fishing for brook trout, the hiking, getting away from everything, catching spectacular fish in the woods, knowing they’ve been living in these small streams for thousands of years — the whole experience. I often head to Shenandoah National Park and catch little brookies when I can more easily go for smallmouth, etc. Just something about it.