GreenCanada Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 So I've been pretty fortunate since trout season opened up in zone 16. I've managed to land some big resident rainbows, a nice hen steelhead, and lots of beautiful brookies. I don't get out in boats very often (so lakers are few and far between), but I do hike and explore a lot. Today I decided to track down some brown's as I hadn't landed any larger than 6-8" this year. I figured I would try a stretch of river/creek that I've wanted to fish for years, but have just never made the time. I've always focused on my old spots, but after today maybe I'll start acting on my thoughts. So I landed about 6 or 7 beautiful browns, nothing smaller than 13" and ended up retaining a single 19" beauty. At one point I had 3, 20-22" browns basically fighting for my lure at the same time. The only way I can describe it was like a shark feeding frenzy. I have not experienced brown trout fishing this good, aside from fishing the Bow River in Calgary. I managed to snap a few photos for posterity sake, but still need to grab myself a replacement trout net and tripod. Tightlines! By greencanada at 2012-05-27 By greencanada at 2012-05-27 By greencanada at 2012-05-27 By greencanada at 2012-05-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Those are some excellent brownies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Some very nice browns there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice browns! But you really need to invest in a trout net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Great looking fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Those are some nice sized trout. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice browns! But you really need to invest in a trout net. I know, I was kind of embarrassed uploading those pics in the grass. I'll be getting a trout net before I get out on the river again, now if that isn't motivation that I don't know what is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great looking fish. Do you know if browns are native to South-ont? How far north does their territory go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great looking fish. Do you know if browns are native to South-ont? How far north does their territory go? Brown trout are of European origin. In Ontario, they were pretty much only stocked in the great lakes region, but I recall seeing a few lakes in central and north-eastern ontario that have been stocked with brown trout. Someone even told me that one or both of the Jocko's were stocked with browns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye'm Fishing Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Beauty brownies right there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacio Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great looking fish. Do you know if browns are native to South-ont? How far north does their territory go? Here's an interesting read...this document lists all of the waterbodies in Ontario which hold self-sustaining populations of Browns. Fisheries that rely on stocking are not included. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@letsfish/documents/document/stel02_198444.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great looking fish. Do you know if browns are native to South-ont? How far north does their territory go? Brown trout are native to Europe and were introduced to Ontario in 1913. As you can imagine, they have become pretty naturalized over the past 100 years and many people now consider them a native fish species, though technically that isn't the case. The same goes for rainbow trout. Picture of Ontario range http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_165834.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 nice outing - bet you'll be back there again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoby5 Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 soooooooo jealous dotn have anyone even remotely close to try and fish for browns but nice catches cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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