Brook Trout

[JordanAdams]

September 3-9th I'm going on a backpacking scouting/fishing trip. Brook trout is what I'm focusing on but I don't have much experience with trout. The ones I have caught are the little guys in streams and small creeks but I've got a lake I'll be packing into and spending a few days on. Bait wise, what would be a good option to better my chances at catching a few meal size fish instead of snack size? I figure I'll catch a couple crickets, flys, moths, and other natural eatery along the way to and at the lake itself but I wanna have something I can fall back on and just enjoy a few days at the lake with. Thanks guys!

 

[Eagle]

Rooster tails or Panther Martins, have a variety of colors, and go and have fun. In my experience, brookies are the easiest trout to catch and are pretty voracious feeders, so I wouldn't be too concerned regarding having any trouble catching them in a lake that requires a backpacking trip to access.

 

[JordanAdams]

Rooster tails or Panther Martins, have a variety of colors, and go and have fun. In my experience, brookies are the easiest trout to catch and are pretty voracious feeders, so I wouldn't be too concerned regarding having any trouble catching them in a lake that requires a backpacking trip to access.

Thank you! I caught all my little ones on quarter inch white grubs from gulp. I loved runnin rooster tails for crappie and bluegill back home in Missouri so I'll break out my "back home" box and give em a swim for the first time in about 2 years. Thanks so much!

 

[LASTINLINE]

joes flies! part spinner part fly

 

[mlgc20]

I have caught all sorts of different trout on Jakes Stream-a-lures. I generally just take those in a variety of colors. Although, I’ve had the most success on the gold and red version.

 

[Justin Crossley]

September 3-9th I'm going on a backpacking scouting/fishing trip. Brook trout is what I'm focusing on but I don't have much experience with trout. The ones I have caught are the little guys in streams and small creeks but I've got a lake I'll be packing into and spending a few days on. Bait wise, what would be a good option to better my chances at catching a few meal size fish instead of snack size? I figure I'll catch a couple crickets, flys, moths, and other natural eatery along the way to and at the lake itself but I wanna have something I can fall back on and just enjoy a few days at the lake with. Thanks guys!

I would bring a 1/16th oz, gold Rooster tail. That has been the best spinner for creek and high mountain trout I have used. I usually carry a few of those and nothing else.

 

[JordanAdams]

I would bring a 1/16th oz, gold Rooster tail. That has been the best spinner for creek and high mountain trout I have used. I usually carry a few of those and nothing else.

Thank you Justin!

 

[cnelk]

Be sure to set up your reel with 4lb florocarbon. You’ll be able to cast a nice distance with it. Especially with a small spinner.

 

[spike camp]

I was tossing little flowers into a creek a few years ago, and the brookies were hammering them lol-

They’re not a tricky fish to catch, good suggestions so far, hope you enjoy your trip.

 

[Trr15]

Not sure where or how high you’re going, but trout in high alpine lakes will hit just about anything in my experience. Just had my son out on Saturday fishing lakes about 10k feet and he was hammering them on wax worms, red worms, salmon eggs and I was pulling them on flies (tenkara rod) no matter the pattern. Their window to eat is small at elevation, so they’re easy to catch. Fun too. Enjoy the trip.


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[Sdieffen]

Joe's Flies Black Gnat= trout crack.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

I will 2nd or 3rd of 4th some Joe's Flies, I got a bunch of them, I can mail you some to try out if you would like

 

[LongWayAround]

Brookies love pistol Petes.

Also, call me a cheater but I take a spinning reel and throw a bubble with a fly. Currently, my backpacking setup is a takedown Shakespeare with an ice fishing reel loaded with light fluorocarbon. That and a few Caddis flies pulled about 30 cutthroats out of a high lake a few weeks ago for me.

 

[Laramie]

I like a bubble and fly personally. That allows you to cast significantly further to reach more fish. Small renegade, QT, black gnat, small wolly (black or green), etc... Run a 5-6' leader of 4-6lb XL line. I haven't found a mountain lake yet that these didn't work on.

 

[philos]

As others have pointed out Brook trout are not finicky. I've caught 10 inch Brooks on 2 inch minnows,. I've had success with earthworms and several different fly patterns along with the spinning hardware stuff.

If there are large Brook trout where you are going and you want to target them try catching/using crayfish, minnows, night-crawlers etc. Big Brook trout are serious meat eaters.

 

[Jackal7]

They grow the brookies a little bigger where we fish for them, but its hard to backpack a 21' boat in to where you want to fish....

 

[Jackal7]

That brookie was 25" long.

 

[Laramie]

Nice fish. I wouldn't expect to find them that size where I pack in to. I think our best was 19" in a high mountain lake in southern Wyoming. Pretty rare to get them over 14" up there.

 

[Jackal7]

That is a native Lake Nipigon, Ontario brookie. We have caught them up to 27" in June. They are in 2-4' of water 30 miles from shore on island rock beds at that time of the year. My favorite fish!

 

[OutdoorsMD]

I always throw in a couple blue/silver little cleo spoons. If I cant get them to go on mepps/panther martins they usually will still hit a spoon.