Ray,

If these are the same critters as up here, they don't hold in prime lies. They will be holding a ways downstream (or up) from the spawning beds. They stack up there to wait out the summer.

They act in some ways just like an Atlantic. Monstrous things, they are curious and will inspect a fly, sometimes moving 10-20 feet from station to come look over a fly, leaf, ant ... that's drifting by.

As they move up into the fresh water to spawn (the adults anyway), they don't eat for most of the summer. Seems that the hens do late in the summer just before spawning, ... maybe starting to lose out in the energy balance.

They hole up in slower current to rest and laze about. Those holding in seams "appear" to be showing "feeding lie" behaviour and that's the "easiest" way to spot and connect to "takers".

Tyflier,

You are absolutely right too.

Nuance, ... when the adults first arrive, they are pretty shy, just having come from a VERY hostile environnement (the sea). Delicate presentations, stealth and VERY early mornings or the order of the day.

As the season progresses, especially on the "famous" pools, they have SEEN EVERYTHING. I change tactics to:
  • stimulators (skittered or skated) or [/*:m:fde88]
  • long dead drifts of "new" flies or[/*:m:fde88]
  • bombing[/*:m:fde88]

A couple "adaptations" on Salmon fishing are posted in the article on Drift 'n drag @ [url=http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=3047:fde88]http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=3047[/url:fde88]
(I'll cross post this article to FAOL if you like)

One of the most fun with these sea run brooks is that it helps dispell the "myth" that brook trout are "easy" prey for a FF'er. Going after these monsters is a challenge.

I love this sport.

p.s.: I imagine that you're going after these ??

Andr? Bernier 2002 - Ste-Marguerite River

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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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