Nice batch of brookies

[jh45gun]

Went fishing yesterday for some brook trout. Caught 11 kept 5 and lost two that broke my line. Where I caught them you have to ease them over a culvert edge so that gets tough on light line expecially when you have a nice fish on. The 5 I kept the smallest was 10.5 inches and the largest a nice male 13 inches and heavy. Thats nice brookies most anywhere.  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:

I should note that these are out of  a hole by a road and while that is public access the land on both sides of the crick on both sides of the road is posted so this is the only way to fish the crick with out wading. Even on private Land WI states if you keep your feet wet you can fish the crick. Since the limit is 5 and I normally can catch a limit by fishing these easy access holes why bother wading where I may get into a confrontation with a land owner even though it would be legal.

I should comment with the shape my legs are in my wading days are long past anyway so this is about the best way I can still catch some trout and enjoy fishing.

[Leverdude]

Congrats Jim.  :grin: I'm not a big fish eater but theres not much makes my mouth water than thinking about some fresh trout.

Nothing wrong with catching them lke that IMO. Round here after the first month or so after they stock the streams you need to find little holes others dont bother with if you want to catch fish. I'll wade around if needed & enjoy it but its nice to find a spot where you dont have to sometimes.

[jh45gun]

Yep they all have salmon colored meat.  so they have been eating good. The streams I fish have native trout in them they have never been stocked. Never had a need to stock them they always have had a very good self sustaining population of trout in them.