august trout

[ridgerat2]

wondering if anyone has any tips for fall fishing on the brule. have been up many times in the spring and have heard the fall is really good. want to give it a try. thsnks

[DeathRoe]

The fall is not going to be as good as the past few years. the population is a wild stock that has natural ups and downs and due to a few bad year classes, now is one of those downs. While 3 years ago, over 25% of the run was comprised of legal size fish, last fall just 7-8% were of that size. The DNR says the numbers will probably not reach the all time monitoring low of 3,000 fish, but may get close. Expect to catch fewer fish.