{"id":2264,"date":"2019-01-31T22:07:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T22:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2019-01-31T22:07:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T22:07:52","slug":"brook-trout-fishing-opportunities-there-are-more-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=2264","title":{"rendered":"BROOK TROUT FISHING OPPORTUNITIES\u2026 THERE ARE MORE THAN YOU THINK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>R<\/a>eprinted from TWRA Facebook page. (Link)<\/a>\u00a0 Brook Trout are primarily a mountain stream fish requiring anglers to seek them in the higher elevations, but there are other waterways in Tennessee where Brook Trout can be found.<\/p>\n

Tennessee\u2019s Brook Trout angling opportunities are more varied and plentiful than many anglers think. For some, it can be highly rewarding to head for high mountain streams to hook wild Brook Trout where they seldom exceed 10-inches in length, but bigger Brook Trout weighing up to 4 lbs. can be caught in tailwater rivers. Region IV Rivers and Streams Biologist Jim Habera says, \u201cExclusive of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there are 110 streams in the mountains of east Tennessee from Johnson Co. to Monroe Co. that support wild Brook Trout populations, although many are small and would be difficult to fish.\u201d Habera goes on to say that there is even a high-elevation pond (4,000 feet) in the head of Birchfield Camp Branch in the Cherokee National Forest in Unicoi Co. that has a Brook Trout population. It does however require a five-mile walk to reach.<\/p>\n

Having this range of opportunities benefits anglers who may not wish to venture into the mountains, but still want to hook up with Tennessee\u2019s only native trout species. The even better news is that Habera says the options for Brook Trout angling extend from upper East Tennessee all the way into middle Tennessee. He offers these as the best choices for East Tennessee anglers:<\/p>\n