| Really there isn't any big secrets and catching | | | | will usually eagerly take the bait. One of the best |
| Brook trout. The truth of the matter it is | | | | ways that I found in presenting a worm is to use |
| relatively easy to catch this beautifully colored | | | | what is called gang hooks. It's very simple to |
| trout. If there was a secret, it would be to put | | | | make these, what I do is tie a hook about 4 |
| time in and researching the habitats and the | | | | inches up from the bottom of my line then tie |
| nature of the speckles. Trout fishing secrets when | | | | another one at the bottom. The top of the worm |
| all said and done would boil down to taking your | | | | is threaded on to the top hook in the bottom of |
| research and putting it into action. Action, being | | | | the worm is threaded on the bottom hook. This |
| getting out on a stream and put to use what you | | | | allows the worm to float naturally in the current |
| have learned to catch these colorful members of | | | | downstream. |
| the char family. | | | | I use spinners and spoons when fishing the larger |
| I have learned some things about the brookies | | | | streams. My favorite spinners are blue Fox, |
| over these many years that I've fished for them | | | | mepp's and Martin Panters. Usually in the 0 to 1 |
| that you might find useful. Now I can't guarantee | | | | size, sometimes tipped with a worm or minnow. |
| if you use these tips you'll be successful every | | | | And spoons I usually use are Len Thompson, or |
| time you go fishing. Fishing just doesn't work that | | | | EGB also in the 0 to 1 size. For spinner fishing I |
| way, if it did we wouldn't call it fishing we'd call it | | | | usually wear my hip waiders and jump into the |
| catching. However you do have a better chance | | | | stream and start casting upstream. I first worked |
| of landing a Brook trout if you use some of the | | | | the banks and then a fan cast the open stream. |
| tips that I will put forth here. | | | | Also be sure to work any deep holes you come |
| There are many baits that can be used to catch | | | | upon. When I worked deep holes I will fish near |
| Brook trout. These can range from the lowly dew | | | | the surface and then work my way down toward |
| warm, crickets, bugs right up to commercial baits | | | | the bottom even bouncing off the bottom. True |
| like power bait. The bait that I use the majority | | | | when you're bouncing the bottom you will get |
| of the time would be worms. Worms come in | | | | snagged, but seeing how you're in the stream it's |
| different sizes and varieties, the most widely used | | | | quite easy to un snag your spinner or spoon. The |
| in my area would be the dew worm. A couple of | | | | water right below a set of rapids is always a |
| the best times to fish for the Brook trout would | | | | great place to find feeding sprckles. The Brook |
| be either during a rainy day, or near the end of a | | | | trout lay in wait as food is washed down to them. |
| long dry spell. On a rainy day there is lots of bait | | | | It would also be wise to cast up into the Rapids |
| being washed in to the streams which in turn will | | | | behind any large boulders. Lots of times the |
| get the brookie's feeding. Now after many days | | | | Brook trout will be on the downstream side of |
| of no rain the speckes are looking for food | | | | the Boulder so they do not have to expand a lot |
| because nothing has been washed in, so if you | | | | of energy waiting for their food. |
| come along and present an enticing bait the trout | | | | |