Typical Brown Trout Water Turns Smallie Mecca?

[Driftless]

I have fished the Pine River for 25 years and only caught one smallie.

In the last 3 days...the neighbor boyz have caught 3 nice ones and

today I went 2 miles upstream and scored 2 fattie smallies.

Was obvious that I didn't have a brown on. They were bustin sky right

away and they fought like their tails were on fire.

How can a brown trout fishery switch so dramatically?

[mainbutter]

I see your location is in Wisconsin.. so this WOULDN'T be the Pine River in Pine County, Minnesota, right?

Just in case it is, I've been trying to find fish in there, but except for a pike fingerling and a few 4'' chubs, I haven't gotten anything to take flies or crawlers on a hook.

[Driftless]

richland county WI

[so haaad]

Odd that you would find more smallies this year of all years. It seems that many of the springs are flowing better this year.

[OnAFly]

Warming water trend over the last few years? Trout water that starts warming would probably fall into the category of good smallie water.

Are you catching more rough fish in there too? Might be a sign of habitat change.