Quote Originally Posted by JohnScott View Post
Brothers or not, it is remarkable that the spot patterns behind the gill plate, for sure, and along the belly, best I can tell from these pix, are identical !!!

On the trouts I catch, which don't include brookies, spot patterns are like fingerprints. Do you commonly find identical spot patterns on two fish in the same tiny creek ??

Not trying to be argumentative, Len, just curious how brook trout are so different from other trouts.

John
I understand the questions.
This stream is 3 feet wide in most place.
serious head water.
I remember the outing well.
I caught the smaller of the two first and took it down stream to release it. I do that so as not let the trout alert the hole.
I have a standard pattern too also as far as photos.
No more than 2 of a fish and off it goes.