Brook Trouts

troutbone · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: Brook Trouts

what is the avarage sizes for Brook trout in MA, up here in Idaho, they were introduced as a way of providing more actions for anglers, but they did more harm then good by conflicting with native fish for food, in some lakes and certain water ways we even introduce Tiger muskies in hoping to leviate some of the problems we have with them, and we have alot of them (brookies)in certain streams that are stunt, they only get so big, but theres a few that gets closed to the 10 inch mark.

mikeyc · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject:

Most dont get very big at all. The native brookies that ive seen dont get much over 12 in. The stocked brooks get bigger in some of ponds but alot are put at a bigger size. The dumbass state actually stocked a 10lbs brook trout last spring!

meat7gtk · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject:

I havent caught one yet, but hopefully sometime soon.

paullyc · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: TROUT BOUT

MY FIRDT 5 BROOKIES LAST WEEKEND NH(WHITE MOUNTAINS SACO RIVER ) WHERE ARE THE TROUT AROUND MA I AM HESITENT TO USE THE MASS WILDLIFE SITE IT HAS GOTTEN ME SKUNKED BEFORE. THIS SITE IS THE BEST FISHING RESOURCE AROUND BY FAR.

paullyc · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject: TROUT BOUT

MY FIRDT 5 BROOKIES LAST WEEKEND NH(WHITE MOUNTAINS SACO RIVER ) WHERE ARE THE TROUT AROUND MA I AM HESITENT TO USE THE MASS WILDLIFE SITE IT HAS GOTTEN ME SKUNKED BEFORE. THIS SITE IS THE BEST FISHING RESOURCE AROUND BY FAR.

carpmaster · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject:

The Brook Trout in Mass streams are caught anywhere between 5-12 inches. They do get much bigger in the ponds and lakes of Mass though.

markinsturbridge · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:56 am Post subject: Swift fish

On a fly line I know that the Swift River catch and release area has some rather large brookies. I have hooked a 14" there just below the pool, while nymph fishing.

carpmaster · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:00 am Post subject:

I'm guessing that's because that spot is a fly-fishing only spot. Most brookies don't even get to 12 inches when in a Mass stream. I've noticed that they are more common in sections of streams that are fly-fishing only since not everyone fly-fishes.

markinsturbridge · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject:

Agreed

, that stream has some large river trout for any controlled stream in Ma. I know that the Rainbow trout in thier are trophy size fish of 16"+