Brook Trout Fishing

[PickerelHunter]

The girlfriend and I are planning on camping this long weekend on a remote lake. I have a few in mind that have brook trout in them and a few others that have pike. I've only fished brookies once (unsuccessfully) in April on a small lake just north of bracebridge. Beautiful lake though...The pics tell the story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My question is do you more experienced brook trout fishermen think that they will still be in shallow? Or have they gone deeper. If they've gone deeper I might choose one of the pike lakes I have in mind.

 

What do you guys think?

[bushart]

I think you can catch them deep or shallow at any given time

 

You'll see brookies hittin flies on the surface in August

[Rod Caster]

Keep a close eye/ear for fish jumping near the shore where a hatch may be happening. Likely they will still be shallow but on really clear/warm days you may only see them during the morning and dusk.

 

I would definitly stay in "spring" mode for the next couple weeks, for brookies.

[dave524]

First spots I try are shallow dark bottomed bays on the windward shore with wood blown into them.

[johnnyb]

A really handy tool is a thermometer. I picked one up at LeBaron for $8 that has a valve to let water in, and has a gauge to approximate the depth. I've checked it against my depthfinder and it's pretty accurate. Great for finding where the ideal temp range is.

 

 

[bushart]

I've caught nice ones in mid summer till Sept-----Slip bobber---5-6 ft of line below a red hook and small minnow

 

Quick breaks and wood nearby

 

Caught em on mepps spinners on tea lake castin off an island in mid July

[PickerelHunter]

Thanks for the input guys...maybe we'll give the brookies a try. Will just be nice to get away camping for the first time.