Connecticut Brookies

Connecticut is, in a nut shell, the battle ground for brook trout. On a recent visit, I spent time on streams that had been largely ruined by human activities through pollution and urbanization (which increases water temperature). As the land area around streams is cleared and paved, water running into streams dramatically increases both in flashiness and in temperature.

On the other hand, I also visited a stream that was protected, shaded, and full of brook trout.

In the end, it's pretty simple, brookies do best in rural, shaded streams, far from us.