Brook Trout - How To Find And Catch Them

Brook Trout - lovely to look at, delightful to eat

, difficult to find! Yes, you need to be able to outsmart the Brookies so that you can easily find them.

Brook trout live in brooks. Their preference is the types of streams and creeks found in the Rockies - cool, clear, running water. Brookies, as they are also known, can also be found in other streams and lakes but they prefer the water to be flowing medium to fast. The cooler water is in the 57 - 60 degree range. Because of the running water, much oxygen is also present.

Brook trout are very similar to salmon in that they also spawn. During this spawning period, the trout prefer to be in more shallow pools. These usually have small rocks and gravel on the bottom. Other shelters for the Brook Trout are logs, the undercut of the banks, and rocks. These trout generally stay in one area, so be sure to look for them underneath any of their hiding places. If the trout are a little older, they will be in deeper pools; however, they generally move to a more shallow pool to feed.

Because of the colder water, brookies move rather slowly. Six to eight years is their normal life span.

To identify a trout as a brook trout, look for a nicely streamlined body. The Brookie will have a large mouth that usually extends past the eyes of the trout. The coloring on their backs can vary, but their undersides are a silvery white. The easiest characteristic to identify your fish as a brook trout is the blue halo and red dots.

The spotted dorsal fin, along with the vermiculations (markings along the back), is really what gives away the trout as a brookie. The lower fin is a reddish orange and has a white edge around the front and back of the fin. This tail fin is generally square. This reddish orange is sometime a very bright color. When you see this you know you have found a male trout who is breeding.

Knowing how to identify brook trout and find them in their environment leads us to the next important thing you need to know. That is learning the best technique for catching the trout.

One of the most important things you should do when brook trout fishing is to walk slowly and steadily. Want to scare the fish - just make a splash in the water.

If you are in the creek, wading, then go down the center of the creek. This makes it so that you are able to cast toward either bank. You want to be able to do this because with this technique you can reach the logs and rocks as well as the undercut of the bank. You will find trout hiding in these shallow areas. However, if you decide to check the deeper waters, make sure you know that the depth is not greater than your height. Don't want to lose you!

Trout are hearty eaters, so offer them nightcrawlers, zooplankton, small fish or aquatic terrestrial insects as bait. If the trout are feeding, they will probably take a variety of bait and also different lures.

Remember that trout can also be very choosy about what they eat. You may need to try several different types of bait in order to snag a trout. Watch what they are feeding on and then match it.

by: Jeanene Fisher

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