Monster Brookies

[FishinScuba]

Don't say i did not invite you !!! LOL could of been you !!!!

That must be salt on the wound for fishin247, lol. Congrats on those absolutely beautiful speckies, they must have fought like non other!

[intothedeep]

Awesome, that's great. It's near impossible to find a lake that produces like that. The lake that I fished and still manage to get up there from time to time has a solid forage base for trout including fresh water shrimp. Thus giving the fish that reddish flesh. But most important is the difficulty getting into it. See the odd person back in there during the winter, but haven't seen a sole during ice out or later on during the year.

Yeah i know a few lakes that produce them up to six, and they also have lots of forage, Fresh water shrimp, salamanders, frogs, tons of minnows, etc. and yes red flesh, but I've never gotten one over 3lbs. I find the big ones very spooky, plus the lakes I fish get some pressure, not a lot, but more than none... My guess is this lake from the OP gets none but him... Lol

24lbs in 4 specs, not too shabby

[Outdoorsman]

Awesome....Great videos....

[Bo D]

ITD, I find the time of year, weather conditions, i.e. Brock Trout are very susseptible to frontal conditions, if you hit it when a cold front passes through they'll shut down big time. Ice out has worked very well for me. Most of my fish have been taken right up tight to shore. Once the lake turns over in the early spring the fish will move out to deeper water but will still migrate into the shallows to feed for a short period of time. But I have found that by reviewing the stocking reports, which remote lakes that get stocked say 2 out of 3 years on a fairly consistant basis and hard to get to, produce the best.

[sparky30250]

ITD, I find the time of year, weather conditions, i.e. Brock Trout are very susseptible to frontal conditions, if you hit it when a cold front passes through they'll shut down big time. Ice out has worked very well for me. Most of my fish have been taken right up tight to shore. Once the lake turns over in the early spring the fish will move out to deeper water but will still migrate into the shallows to feed for a short period of time. But I have found that by reviewing the stocking reports, which remote lakes that get stocked say 2 out of 3 years on a fairly consistant basis and hard to get to, produce the best.

The day we landed the brookies it was a cold front went from 25 c the day before to 11 c for a high.The lakes i fish are all spring fed from the bottom of the lake even in mid summer water temps on surface don't get warmer then 25c.I use a thermometer and lower it down to find the right temps it works well as you can see in my videos of fishing in early August.

[Bo D]

So does the lake that I'm talking about, spring fed. The thermocline sets up no deeper than 16 ft during the summer months. Never said you couldn't catch them under cold front conditions, it's just been my experience that over the last forty years of chasing them that they aren't as aggressive during those conditions opposed to fishing them when the barometer has been stable for 4 - 5 days in a row...or just prior to a front coming through.

[bigpole]

those are beauties!!!

[sparky30250]

So does the lake that I'm talking about, spring fed. The thermocline sets up no deeper than 16 ft during the summer months. Never said you couldn't catch them under cold front conditions, it's just been my experience that over the last forty years of chasing them that they aren't as aggressive during those conditions opposed to fishing them when the barometer has been stable for 4 - 5 days in a row...or just prior to a front coming through.

I,ve caught brookies as deep as 30 feet down in the summer.

[intothedeep]

ITD, I find the time of year, weather conditions, i.e. Brock Trout are very susseptible to frontal conditions, if you hit it when a cold front passes through they'll shut down big time. Ice out has worked very well for me. Most of my fish have been taken right up tight to shore. Once the lake turns over in the early spring the fish will move out to deeper water but will still migrate into the shallows to feed for a short period of time. But I have found that by reviewing the stocking reports, which remote lakes that get stocked say 2 out of 3 years on a fairly consistant basis and hard to get to, produce the best.

Yeah good tips. The lakes I find that can produce big specs they grow fast. Stocked in spring, by next winter they are already 1 to 1.5 lbs, by year 2, they are 2-3 lbs... And by year 3 or 4, that's when you get the pigs... Still waiting to get a trophy southern ON speck, 4-6lbs, then I'll stop fishing... lol

[FSHN 247]

More like a dagger in the back...lol
Yes Sparky, you have been kind enough to invite me and if
life wasn't so busy you know I'd be there. Sooner or later i
will knock on your door my Northern friend!!!!!
In the mean time I will have to just dream.

FSHN 247
Jay

Wipes more drool off the screen.... What beauties!!