Brown Trout from Past Seasons

fall tailwater brown, caught on beetle 

 

The first stream I ever fly fished had predominately Brown and Rainbow trout in it. The Rainbows were stocked. The Browns were also stocked yearly but they were more likely to survive or "hold over" and some even reproduced. That is what I fished for: wild trout. They were the prized catch. Some actually grew very large considering the size of the stream and that it was Eastern acidic water, and somewhat nutrient poor. Landing a few good sized Browns made my season.

Most of the Western rivers I now fish are dominated by Rainbows but it is always nice to land a few good Browns. They still make my season. They are special.

All of the fish below were spotted and caught on the surface with small stuff except two... they were enticed by a hopper.



tailwater brown, caught on pmd

 

spring creek brown, caught on hopper

 

tailwater side channel brown

 

oldman river brown, caught by joe f.

oldman river brown, caught by author