First Brook trout
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First Brook trout
A friend and I were able to hook and land out first wild brook trout.
With some simple research, we found a stream that exclusively supports brook trout.
While we had some hit and nibble at the jigs with 1 inch grubs, the few brookies we hooked came on very tiny 1/80th oz jigs with some black marabou.
After we checked out another wild trout stream for less than half an hour, where my bud scored a brownie and both of us a few chubs.
With some simple research, we found a stream that exclusively supports brook trout.
While we had some hit and nibble at the jigs with 1 inch grubs, the few brookies we hooked came on very tiny 1/80th oz jigs with some black marabou.
After we checked out another wild trout stream for less than half an hour, where my bud scored a brownie and both of us a few chubs.
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Re: First Brook trout
Looks great! i still remember my first wild brook trout
Re: First Brook trout
Congrats! Nothing a day of catching brookies!
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Re: First Brook trout
Congratulations! I caught my first wild brookie over 50 years ago and I now spend the majority of my fishing time chasing them.
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Re: First Brook trout
Nice fish! Please don't forget to pinch your barbs in the WTS.
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Great job and those fish all look fat and healthy as they should after a solid rain year. Many more!
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Re: First Brook trout
Those are some beauties!!!
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40 years ago I spent a week in Vermont chasing brookies, my first trip up there. It carried through til now, I'm so infatuated with them. I still get a thrill when I hook one. My largest natural brookie in NJ was 14"!
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Re: First Brook trout
Thanks all.
Yes I did.theBWproject wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:16 amNice fish! Please don't forget to pinch your barbs in the WTS.