Erik.T. Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Pretty nice day for fishing, slightly overcast and no bugs! I figured I would get some brookies seeing as I haven't fished for almost all of the summer nor have I really been on the forum. The first guy was the biggest but not exactly the most colourful. I found that the ones caught in the sections exposed to sunlight were more pale than those in the shade of the cedar forest. One caught in forest section. One caught in an exposed section. It kinda looks just like something that would be caused by the camera but they visibly differ in darkness, I have seen this before in other fish where they change their colour to adapt to diffeent types of water and I know its not polymorphism but rather just a cool adapting feature fish have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 It is approaching spawning season for them. I have caught them on the last day of the season they really darken up. The males undersides turn a deep maroon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkers only Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Nice looking fish you caught there Eric. I really miss fishing those streams up that way. My father used to take me up when I was a kid for the opener every year. How come you haven't been fishing this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Nice looking fish you caught there Eric. I really miss fishing those streams up that way. My father used to take me up when I was a kid for the opener every year. How come you haven't been fishing this summer? Thanks i'm lucky the streams are so close. I got into bottle collecting and so I have been hiking throughout my area looking for old dumps circa 1930s and older and havent been fishing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Pretty little fish Eric.....and the best eating trout in Ontario for me ! Some fish have the uncanny ability to change colour very quickly to match their surroundings . I have caught bass in tea coloured water and reeled them into a white sandy bank into the sunlight & watched them change in seconds from a mid green/black to a very light yellow/white ....didn't even look like a bass......mother nature at her finest . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ketchican Kid Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Here is one i caught last summer in a small stream like that,this one was released but they do taste great!This i my favourite fishing for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverfisher22 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 good job man kudos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Very nice, Erik! Of all the fish in Canadian waters, the brookie is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Beauty little brookies you caught yourself there Erik. Now you got me planning a trip to my favourite brookie stream before the season closes. Goodluck with the bottle collecting. Bottle collectors are quite a fraternity. These guys I used to scuba dive with years ago were fanatical bottle collectors and would visit old junk piles all over Ontario looking for their 'treasures.' They also had the benefit of diving for submerged bottles too. They would go to the Muskokas and dive the waters around resorts and restaurants that had waterfront patios because they were a great source of old disguarded bottles and plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packrat Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Pretty fish for sure Erik---wtg Have plans to hit a small brookie stream before the end of Sept----its pretty fragile so I dont over do it---last time I was there was on opener day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacknslash Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Aww man now you are making me want to drive to my Dads place up in Elliot Lake and get some brookie action in!! Only 15 more days though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyeguy Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I love fishin' for brookies. I get some every summer when I go to New Brunswick. I want to try for some here in Ontario but I just don't know where they are. Nice ones you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasusthehorse Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Try Forks of the Credit for some brookies.... FORKS OF THE CREDIT PROVINCIAL PARK Some of the best brook trout fly fishing water in Southern Ontario is found downstream of Charleston Sideroad to the Cataract Falls. The river is accessible via formal trails in the Park. Extreme caution is required around the active rail line and steep rock gorges. Parking lots for the Park, off McLaren Road , require a fee and involve a long enjoyable hike to the river. The lower end can be accessed from limited shoulder parking near the actual river �forks� where the Forks of the Credit Road approaches the Dominion Street bridge. One can hike past this reach along Dominion Street where the Bruce Trail enters the Park. Brown and brook trout are typically fly fished up to the �meadow� and further upstream into the gorge and up to the spectacular Cataract Falls. Fast water warrants extreme caution while wading in this area even if in low water conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thanks everyone! I might try the forks of the cred but it seems to get a fair amount of pressure already plus from what I understand I have to use artificial bait only and I'm not really good with flies. Brookies are my favourite fish and it seems finding good trout streams is an art in itself. I was thinking of taking one or two home to eat but decided not to. Mr. pike Yeah I always wanted to go diving for bottles, maybe in the future for now im just looking along streams and creeks as well as digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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