A decent brookie (Page 2): I’ve caught a few two footers here in NH but I’ve caught them in remote walk in ponds. Sure is fun watching them slice through clear water. Nice catch...

NH trout Loc: West central NH

I’ve caught a few two footers here in NH but I’ve caught them in remote walk in ponds. Sure is fun watching them slice through clear water.
Nice catch

NH trout Loc: West central NH

I’ve caught a few two footers here in NH but I’ve caught them in remote walk in ponds. Sure is fun watching them slice through clear water.
Nice catch

Terry Wright Loc: Steilacoom, WA

bknecht wrote:

Got this in a stream that is not stocked due to its designation as wild trout waters. It’s about 10 miles from the nearest stocked stream, It has lots of native brook trout but I’ve never caught one this size. I know that rainbows/steelhead do some serious traveling but not sure how migratory brookies are.I believe this guy must have migrated a long way from stocked waters due to size and body(very slim). Your thoughts

Check out how perfect the fins are. This fish did not come out of a Hatchery.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Terry Wright wrote:

Check out how perfect the fins are. This fish did not come out of a Hatchery.

Well if it did, it was years ago. That fish is a survivor - til it met you. Did you release it or eat it? My opinion, brookies are the best eating of those types of fish - salmons, trouts and chars. Course I've never eaten one that big.

HarryS Loc: NJ

bknecht wrote:

Got this in a stream that is not stocked due to its designation as wild trout waters. It’s about 10 miles from the nearest stocked stream, It has lots of native brook trout but I’ve never caught one this size. I know that rainbows/steelhead do some serious traveling but not sure how migratory brookies are.I believe this guy must have migrated a long way from stocked waters due to size and body(very slim). Your thoughts

Living in Northern NJ, that is one big fish! I fish some NE PA and that is bigger than anything I or any of my buddies have caught.

MAS fish Loc: Peoria,IL

bknecht wrote:

Got this in a stream that is not stocked due to its designation as wild trout waters. It’s about 10 miles from the nearest stocked stream, It has lots of native brook trout but I’ve never caught one this size. I know that rainbows/steelhead do some serious traveling but not sure how migratory brookies are.I believe this guy must have migrated a long way from stocked waters due to size and body(very slim). Your thoughts

Hey b, that is a gorgeous fish. I have been lucky enough to catch a couple around 12-13" and several 5-8" in the Bull Shoals tailwaters and Norfolk tailwaters. My daughter caught 2 small brookies on the White last fall within 24 hours of each other. It was a thrill even though they were small.
MAS fish

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

Spiritof27 wrote:

Well if it did, it was years ago. That fish is a survivor - til it met you. Did you release it or eat it? My opinion, brookies are the best eating of those types of fish - salmons, trouts and chars. Course I've never eaten one that big.

I reluctantly released it but I did take a few 11-13 inchers for supper

Mark V Loc: Colorado,now RV full time we winter in MesaAZ

Good on you! Know you and others have an opportunity for a repeat.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

MAS fish wrote:

Hey b, that is a gorgeous fish. I have been lucky enough to catch a couple around 12-13" and several 5-8" in the Bull Shoals tailwaters and Norfolk tailwaters. My daughter caught 2 small brookies on the White last fall within 24 hours of each other. It was a thrill even though they were small.
MAS fish

They to me they are the most beautiful salmonid ,our state fish and the only native to Pa. Very nice picture of your daughter with that brookie.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

bknecht wrote:

Got this in a stream that is not stocked due to its designation as wild trout waters. It’s about 10 miles from the nearest stocked stream, It has lots of native brook trout but I’ve never caught one this size. I know that rainbows/steelhead do some serious traveling but not sure how migratory brookies are.I believe this guy must have migrated a long way from stocked waters due to size and body(very slim). Your thoughts

That’s a Brook Trout! Wow! Beautiful fish bk. Did it put up a good fight?
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

bric wrote:

Wow! That is a nice one. Congrats! Did get to measure him?

Did not measured it nor weigh, actually got a bit stressed over taking its picture out of the water and wanted to get it back is ASAP.

woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

bknecht wrote:

Got this in a stream that is not stocked due to its designation as wild trout waters. It’s about 10 miles from the nearest stocked stream, It has lots of native brook trout but I’ve never caught one this size. I know that rainbows/steelhead do some serious traveling but not sure how migratory brookies are.I believe this guy must have migrated a long way from stocked waters due to size and body(very slim). Your thoughts

Very nice fish, bit hard to tell how big it is with your hands being the only reference, but a fish anyone would be proud to catch

woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

MAS fish wrote:

Hey b, that is a gorgeous fish. I have been lucky enough to catch a couple around 12-13" and several 5-8" in the Bull Shoals tailwaters and Norfolk tailwaters. My daughter caught 2 small brookies on the White last fall within 24 hours of each other. It was a thrill even though they were small.
MAS fish

Come on, hold that out away from your body and it will grow a foot, get with the program, real men cheat a bit

fishing rod Loc: Michigan

Fredfish wrote:

Beautiful fish BK, I know nothing about Brook Trout except what my Trout buddies tell me. I've never seen one bigger than 1.5-2lbs here.

State record for Michigan, Brook trout, 9.5 lbs 28 inches. From da UP eh!

MAS fish Loc: Peoria,IL

woodguru wrote:

Come on, hold that out away from your body and it will grow a foot, get with the program, real men cheat a bit

It is my daughter and she don't cheat. She just goes out and gets the job done.lol
MAS fish