What is the biggest brook trout ever caught?

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The World Record Brook Trout was 14.5 pounds and 31.5 inches long caught by Dr. Cook from the Nipigon River in Northern Ontario’s Superior Country Region in 1915.

How do you catch brook trout through the ice?

How do you catch big trout on ice fishing?

Where are the biggest brook trout?

Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada – Home of the World Record Brook Trout. The Nipigon River in Ontario has long been claimed as one of the best brook trout fisheries in the entire world.

What do brook trout eat in the winter?

What do trout eat in winter? Fish metabolism slows because of cooling water temperatures, and since food availability is greatly reduced in winter, this is an effective survival mechanism. With lower production of stream invertebrates, many trout shift to eating drifting insects.

How do you rig a tip up for brook trout?

What depth do trout feed at ice fishing?

Work all depths from 6 inches off the bottom to a few feet below the ice. Trout will tend to suspend in depths that run parallel to the shallow ledge depth. So if the water is only 4 feet deep where the ledge quickly drops off, the fish may be suspended at 4 feet over deeper water.

What is the best bait for ice fishing for trout?

The best live baits for anglers ice fishing for rainbow trout are mealworms, wax worms, spikes, and small live minnows. These are all readily available at tackle shops that cater to ice fishermen. Live baits can be presented on a small hook. A small split shot can be used to get the bait down to the desired depth.

What depth do you ice fish for trout?

Trout often cruise just a foot or three beneath the ice, and one of the reasons many ice fishermen only encounter them on rare occasions is that they’re fishing far below most of the fish. Third, fish relatively shallow areas. Flats of four to 10 feet are plenty deep for finding trout under the ice.

What is considered a big trout?

Any trout measuring in the mid-teens is a respectable fish. I think that’s fair. And anything eighteen inches or over is “big.” Trout that have grown to over twenty inches are what we call a Whiskey, and twenty-four-inch wild trout are Namers — following Troutbitten tradition, you have the rights to name that fish.

How big can a brook trout get?

On average, Brook Trout will vary from 25 to 65 cm (10-25 in) in length and weigh 0.3 to 3 kg (0.5-6.5 lb). The world record Brook Trout was actually caught in Manitoba way back in 1916; that record Brook Trout was 86 cm (34 in) in length and weighed in at 6.6 kg (15 lb).

What Lake has the biggest trout?

Pyramid Lake It spans 28 miles in length and 8 miles in width and holds a depth of up to 356 feet. It is known for holding the largest trout species in the world, and cutthroat trout up to 24 lbs are pulled from these waters on a regular basis.

What is the lifespan of a brook trout?

Brook trout reach maturity in 2 to 3 years and live to about 6 years of age.

What is the world record walleye?

So let the record be known in the walleye world that the world record walleye of 25 pounds which measured 41 inches in length was caught by Mabry Harper in the great state of Tennessee in 1960 was a most well documented claim and there has never been any evidence to prove the contrary.

Can brown trout and rainbow trout crossbreed?

Experiments have been made in hybridizing (crossbreeding) brown trout and rainbow trout with American brook trout, to produce two new types of sporting fish. The resultant hybrids (crossbreeds) are sterile and do not reproduce in the wild.

What temp is too cold for trout fishing?

As a general rule, trout are happiest when water temperatures are below 65ºF. Anytime water temperatures in moving water hit 67ºF, STOP FISHING. When water temperatures in moving water are between 65-66ºF we recommend getting out early in the morning and not fishing through the heat of the day.

What is the best bait for brook trout?

Brook trout can be taken on a variety of live baits, including earthworms, mayflies, various fly larvae, wax worms, grasshoppers and crickets, minnows and fish eggs. These baits are best set on hooks ranging from size 6 through 14, depending on the type and size of live bait being used.

Do trout go deeper in cold weather?

Trout fishing during late fall and early winter means slowing down, fishing deeper and expecting fewer bites, but bigger fish.

How many yards of line is a tip up?

Re: How much line on a tip up? Standard tippy setup: 50 – 60 yds of 30 – 36# Dacron or equivalent diameter, appropriate snap, attach leaders with a swivel @ one end and business at the other. Good advice here, not too expensive, not too thin and put enough on the spool to make it easy to pick up at the end of the day.

What line do you use for tip ups?

Rigging the Tip Up For ice fishing, you’ll want a braided or Dacron ice fishing line. Spool the line onto the tip up. In order to get the tip up flag to work, tie an arbor knot with the line around the tip up reel and hand wrap the line evenly in a clockwise direction.

How do you rig a line for ice fishing?

What is the best month to ice fish?

March is my favorite month for ice-fishing. The days are longer, the weather isn’t as cold, and the fish like to get caught in March. Following are some things to keep in mind to catch more fish through the ice until the end of the ice season.

Is it better to ice fish in shallow or deep water?

For the most part, where you find the fish in the spring and fall will be the same place you’ll find them in the winter. In my experience, I’ve found that most of the best ice-fishing action comes in water from 3-to-20 feet deep.

What depth should I ice fish for walleye?

The depth at which to ice fish for walleye depends on the time of day, and whether it’s early, late, or mid winter. At midwinter they are often found in 30-40 ft. deep water around noon, while towards evening they move into more shallow water of about 10-25 feet to feed on schooling bait fish during the night .

What bait do you use for ice fishing?

ICE FISHING BAIT For ice fishing live bait, try wax worms (bee moth larva), maggots, spikes (fly larvae), wigglers (mayfly larvae) or minnows. You can drop your bait and leave it alone, or you can slowly jig to attract the fish. Ice fishing jigging also works with artificial ice fishing bait.

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