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downfloat · Eyed Egg Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Monroe, MI

Was able to get a few takers among the blow rivers! Most came on spawn and glow in the dark jigs with waxies. Caught a wide range of fish including a 16 1/2 brookie. Just curious if any one else has caught a brookie in OH water, I thought it was quite unepected.

walleyehawger · Alevin Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 14 Location: S. Ontario

Sounds like you had some fun out there today. I think that fish might actually be a Laker. Still a rare catch in the Erie tribs, but more probable than the Brookie, I would think. Nice catch at any rate!!!!!

Walleyehawger

Snowmonkey · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: ...

Although the colors are washed out, it's certainly a brookie. I'll have to find out more info before I actually believe it was caught in Ohio waters, though. Incidentally, brook trout are listed as threatened in the state of Ohio.

Mike

silverbullet · Alevin Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 15

If that was caught where I suspect it was, it would be quite possible as the water raises, the fish could escape over the gates far upstream. Seen it before.

fish2much · Lunker Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 285 Location: Monroe, MI

I suspect an escapee also especially since the "creek" in question would have been one of the few places fishable this weekend. I've caught some large brookies in PA after flood waters flushed 'em out of "private water".

If my hunch is right, the fish came from a place further west than most Ohio steelheading is done

Snowmonkey · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: ...

Ditto. I tried to pull that info out of this fellow in a PM (as I serve on the Ohio Brook Trout Advisory Committee which directs mgt of this threatened species in the state...and was interested from that perspective), but he was understandably protective. If it was taken in that creek we all suspect it was then it's no big deal, as it wouldn't even be a native Ohio strain fish (it would have been stocked/washed through the gates as SB suspected). If it was taken elsewhere, though, that info would be very interesting. Incidentally, the single most successful Ohio strain brook trout introduction site in the entire state of Ohio flows completely within the Park District where I'm fisheries mgr (no fishing in this case).

Mike

Bow_buster · Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: