OK, I know you all enjoyed seeing the ice fishing photos and now it is spring trout season. My house sits 20 yards from a large stream, called brooks here in the east. My stream is fairly large at times and sometimes devastating with flooding. It is what is called a moving stone stream. It is comprised of cold, fast flowing, mountain run-off.

Yesterday I decided to take a break from logging the mountain to drop a line. The water is rather high right now so a bit murky and deep. I scoured around quickly for a few earth worms and switched reels to a very light line with a tiny plain hook suitable for brook trout. I threaded the worm on and took a position above a deep pool and flung the baited hook out. Within a minute something was on my line despit the turbulent current.

Well, the pole bent so I thought I might have snagged on a submerged tree branch. I screamed in surprise when I pulled this awesome rainbow trout up and out of the frigid water:

It was nearly 16 inches long. I baited the hook again and wham, another....

Number two was 14.5 inches long. I had no idea there were rainbow trout in the stream. While trying to land the fish I was really worried about the teeny tiny hook I had decided to use. I decided not to be greedy and called it a day. My fishing trip was 10 minutes long. It had taken me longer to get my gear out and set up!

Both fish were males, I will be grilling one tonight with home made maple syrup. I can't wait! These are the largest trout I have ever caught.