Brookie Fever in January

[Scudly]

With the toasty weather in the upper 40s I left work early last Monday and headed down to southeast MN with Tommy. A long drive but it was worth getting back to a new favorite brook trout stream I discovered this summer. As it turns out, brook trout streams are getting harder to come by these days. I understand in recent years any water connected to brown trout gets taken over. Luckily this one is somewhat isolated. This is in fact the only solid brook trout stream I know of listed in the Minnesota winter streams.

Brook trout have a special place in my heart. Their colors are a true delight compared to browns and I also love the fact that they are always anxious to chomp on a worm - any time of day, and almost any time of year. I don't have that much experience with bait fishing in the winter. Yesterday was an example of pure success. Small but beautiful and worth the drive in my opinion.

[reinhard1]

what a way to spend the day!! ya, the brookies are so beautiful, especialy in the fall. love the colors shown on your pictures. good luck.

[Driftless]

I love the brookies too. This photo is on the inside cover of the new Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations. I donated the photo to the WDNR to use.

[Scudly]

Yeah that photo is a good one Len. It is on the inside cover this year. What made the outside cover? Can you post? What stream did you catch that brookie on?

Sat March 3 you gonna chase big browns, big brooks, or both? Full day or half day? Pretty soon we will have your daily reports to look forward to!

[Driftless]

TU took over the old tradition of the Trout Stamp competition again.

It was phased out by the WDNR. I love seeing the old stamp thing again.

My dad use to collect them. It is a watercolor painting again.

I am going after browns for sure...