brook fishing

[linguini]

hit a small brook by my home on monday night . was their fot 45 minutes  and caught 9 brookies all small one but a lot earlier then last year for this water . the state dose not stock this  going to be a good year until the ticks come out

[Jim C.]

9 fish is good.  Native brookies have been the most reliable early fishing for me, too.  I usually get good numbers, but anything over 9" is a big fish.  I hooked and lost a grandaddy that went about 11" last spring. 

[fshnfool]

9 in less than an hour is darn good....using just worms?

[mainefishin8]

i fished a small brook down by my house and cought 2 native brookies.... good size too, about 11-12 "s.....

[OriginalThompson]

I fished a small local brook Saturday and caught five fine brookies from 6.5-9"....a buddy of mine missed his limit by one but caught a cockin' 11" native.....what a pretty fish that was!
Sunday was lucky enough to catch a boat ride around Big Pennesseewassee....we caught (and released) 7 salmon ranging from 15-22", the largest a tad over 2#
Finished the weekend off with a little trip to the brackish.....slow but they're coming.   
all in all a great opening weekend. 

[fshnfool]

welcome aboard Original Thompson...sounds like you DID have a great opening weekend.  I  only had a chance to get out 1/2 the day on saturday and basically got skunked....   oh well, that's my luck...gotta get yourself a camera and post some pics of the fish you catch this summer....Tight Lines...

[OriginalThompson]

thanks fshnfool....i do have a camera and had posted a few pics on the hardwater side (IS) over the winter but failed miserably in taking it open water opening weekend.   Once i whip out The Pickle (my boat) i'll be sure to have the camera in the dry bag should the photo-ops present themselves. 
Keep after 'em!

-OT

[Left Handed Model]

I love fishing for brookies with my best Saltwater Gear.....

[fshnfool]

I love fishing for brookies with my best Saltwater Gear.....

[vtpike]

thanks fshnfool....i do have a camera and had posted a few pics on the hardwater side (IS) over the winter but failed miserably in taking it open water opening weekend.   Once i whip out The Pickle (my boat) i'll be sure to have the camera in the dry bag should the photo-ops present themselves. 
Keep after 'em!

-OT

  You named your boat My Pickle?
Am I the oly one that thinks this is funny?

[billditrite]

i thought it was funny till he said he was gonna whip it out  :blink:

[Tougeslayer]

no good brooks to fish in Knox county where I live but plenty up north where we fish most of the time.  caught a few down here but not many.  exelnt turkey hunting though.  Ice fishings slow to

[Jim C.]

Hit a couple brooks in Lincoln County last night.  Bite was good considering that water temps were 34-35.  Got 11 brookies (mainly 7-9") in a little over an hour.  Micro shad dart tipped with a bit of worm or waxworm was working well. 

[ifishhi]

I love fishing for brookies with my best Saltwater Gear.....

you'll be all set when you hook the state record .

[Out4Trout]

I made it out for the first time this season, went to the small brook on the property where I grew up. I caught a nice 9 1/2" brookie, had a bunch of bites, had one come off the hook and roll down the bank back into the water.  But most of all, I had a blast! I haven't fished down there for years. Took the trout up to the home place and fried it up for an afternoon snack which I shared with my mom who is 88, we also had some muffins that she had made that morning. It brought back a lot of good memories.