Brookies

[TheGoat]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good brookie spot? I've never caught one, and my wife's been wanting me to take her fly fishing.

Thanks!
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[AverysAdventure]

Where are you at? Are you looking for a bucket of 6" fish for the skillet or the 5 # for the wall?
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[TheGoat]

I'm in Eagle. Just looking for some pan size fish, nothing special. Just some fun fish to get my wife into, and to check brookies off my list.
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[AverysAdventure]

Well those would be a bit larger than what I chase in the creeks lol. I'd try (PM Sent) Lake. Haven't been there in 20 years but it use to have some nice pan sized fish. Only a couple hours from home, nice drive, moderate hike. They did drop some TM in it 5 to 10 years ago so I'm not sure how the brookies fared. The other lakes in the area have cutthroat, rainbows and brooks also. Good luck!

Rod
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[TheGoat]

What are TM?

Thanks for the info! I think we're looking for some small stream fish, though. I'll keep looking.[]
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[oregonguy]

Tm= tiger musky
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[AverysAdventure]

Most local streams have brooks but you'll not find many fish I'd consider pan sized. Good luck on your quest.
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[Perry3]

Bull Trout Lake has a ton of brookies. Best spot to flyfish is at the inlet on the south end
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[Biigfish33]

I have caught some (in the very few times I've fished the area) in valley creek that runs through Stanley. I know they stock it with rainbows too, but it seemed like all I caught in the upper end of the valley were brookies.
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