Spring Brook Trout Run?

[Giuga10]

Some of my friends have told me they caught Brookies in the Spring in their local creeks so I was doing some Google searching because I haven't noticed any Brookies yet in any rivers and creeks and I got no results for Spring Brook Trout runs.

Did they maybe wrongly ID the fish or do Brookies actually spawn in the Spring?

 

[Madriverfisher]

I could be wrong but brook trout are fall spawners a lot of some rivers have a resident population of brook trout most often found near the headwaters

 

[Rain-Bow]

It's pretty rare for Brook trout in southern Ontario to migrate into the lake. Your friends were likely catching the resident brookies that live near the headwaters.

 

[kaministiquia]

Brook Trout spawn in the fall Madriverfisher is right ...Probably river residents like Rainbow says lucky you guys having open water! :mrgreen:

 

[goodentight]

i know that some guys go for brooks in the summer months, also targeting the resi's. I remember a couple years ago walking a tiny creek by my house with my dog and seeing if I could see any minnows or crays or waterlife, and BOOM out spooked a big resi bow! So cool.

 

[Alfiegee]

Some of my friends have told me they caught Brookies in the Spring in their local creeks so I was doing some Google searching because I haven't noticed any Brookies yet in any rivers and creeks and I got no results for Spring Brook Trout runs.

Did they maybe wrongly ID the fish or do Brookies actually spawn in the Spring?

Hey Giuga. Many from Off know I will fish for anything, but Brookies are my fav and have been for over 40 years.
They are fall spawners, in fact I believe that inland rivers close at the end of Sept originally so their spawning would not be interupted by anglers. Of course there are lakes and rivers that have populations of Specks, but as the name Brook Trout would suggest, they are a stream and river fish and live there year round in many cases.
Some of my best memories involve fishing Brookies in early May in small rivers and streams. If you snuck up on a nice pool and didn't get a bite on your first 3 or 4 casts you just moved to the next one, and usually got a few fish there. They are very hungry after the winter and aggressive. And sort of like Tom Sawyer the only gear really needed is a branch, some line, a hook and a worm.
Most Speck fishers are very tight-lipped about locations as they have become so rare, in the south, but they are here if you know where to look.
I'll send a PM tomorrow when I have more time.

Alfie.