Awesome report and pics Mike
Must feel real good getting into your first brookies.... Congratulations
I remember when I was younger, dad used to go every Sunday for brookies. He had 5 miles of creek to walk along and back then only had a 16' telescopic bamboo rod tipped with the smallest hook and worm. He would be gone for a couple hours and return with bag full of them..... don't know if back then there was any limit on harvesting but would eat trout for supper every weekend.
That was the good old days. I do to this date remember the great tips he gave me, he would say "son, when walking along the creek, try a locate the darker holes, undercut banks and if you see your shadow in the water.... you're on the wrong side of the creek".
Again great job Mike and thanks for sharing
Leechman