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I am going to be doing a backpacking camping/fishing trip the first weekend in may. I am thinking of trying to fish for some brook trout along the way which i have never done. This will be in a few creeks and rivers that flow into lake superior. What are some good methods of catching brook trout in small streams or rivers? One will be crow creek and other will be gooseberry river. I only have spinning gear to use, have never fly fished before. thanks for any advice you can give me on catching brookies!

Blake

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I like to use light line with a small split shot sinker and a small hook tipped with an angleworm or a small piece of a night crawler. I drift the tail ends of rapids and behind large rocks or deep pools. Some rivers you are even able to cast a panther martin spinner. It is important to be "sneaky" because the brookies are leary. Good Luck!.

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It would be a good idea to pinch down the barbs on your hooks as well - or use barbless hooks. Particularly with worm fishing. Brookies are a delicate fish and will swallow those worms pretty agressively.

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Depending on which stretches of the river you'll only be able to use single hooks also. #0 mepps spinners work great, they make them with flies, nymphs, or wooly bugs on a single hook. Or just clip 2 of the trebles off. Caught many a brookie with those lures as a kid.

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Thanks for the advice, doesn't seem to complicated at all. How easy is it to tell if one takes your bait while drifting worm pieces? I already have some joe's flies that I use for smallies a lot and got some that are to small that I might try on the brookies. Pretty much a small light inline spinner in fly patterns. It has single hook then a treble trailer, so ill just cut the trailer off. Do you know what the laws are for above HWY 61...or where is the cutoff for different regulations? What fly pattern/color is ussually most productive this time of year? Thanks again,

Blake

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Stop by the French River DNR office on your way up and pick up the "Trout Angling" book. It has all of the boundaries, sanctuaries, and species for each stream up the shore. It is a must have if you are not familiar with the shore. It will make obeying regulations a lot easier and less confusing.

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did some exploring today before the rain, did pretty well for not knowing the area. We got very lucky and chatted w/ a lady who was jogging down dead end road we were parked at. She gave us a great game plan and direction to head. I hope her husband isn't upset with her at all. Found three good pools and 5 nice fish, then had to run in order to make it home on schedule. And if the nice lady who helped us happens to browse this site... thank you very much, it made our great trip even better.

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