Opener Brookies

Most people go steelhead crazy come opener, but I go for specks. Its a tradition, and we usually get 'em good! But it's been a long time since I have caught Brook Trout in the numbers like I did this past weekend.

We got most of our fish on minnow patterns. Jigging, drop shot, fly, and tubes all worked! It was a couldn't miss kinda weekend.

We got a lot of bigger stocked fish which leads me to believe the stocking program is working!

Here are a few pretty fish!

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They even hit swimbaits!!
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Ahhhhh Brookies...
Going to hit some creeks soon myself... Maybe sooner after
seeing this post.
Very nice!!

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Jay

Dam i'm jealous nice catch i need my brookie fix you are lucky to be fishing early i'm still dealing with ice where i fish for them...

Beauty squares. That last one is a very nice product of the stocking program

Some nice sized specks,


creek I fish was to cold, not even a nibble, and only caught 3 chub and they where the only 3 bites I had, with these warmer temps this week they should be a little hungier,

Nice fish.

Nice fish , sounds like a great weekend .

A Ray

My favorite target species on light gear. Right on for your efforts.

outback

Nice fish. I enjoy fishing lake specs with spinning gear and smaller bass/walleye type baits... As you proved they eat a lot more than just spinners or worms...

The funny part, I landed 3 natural Brookies, and they all came on the Berkley Ripple Shad...they where the only 3 fish that hit the swimbait...