Rapid River Brook Trout

These days the big trout are a little more scarce but the river still produces excellent numbers of healthy sized trout and is probably still an anglers best chance to catch a true trophy trout over 20 inches in.

Rapid river brook trout. 2016-10-03 The Rapid River. The genetic strain of brook trout in this drainage had survived even thrived for millennia. 2021-03-01 Such streams are often characterized by low nutrient content and shallow rapid water flow that limit fish abundance and their size.

The river is not only beautiful but it houses extremely large brook trout and. 2017-11-27 Finally the elimination of ice fishing in portions of the north basin of Umbagog Lake where Rapid River brook trout are believed to winter over. Most importantly set yourself up for success by keeping your expectations in check.

The bulk of the brook trout reside from the Forks Of the Credit and up. The river is catch and release only and barbless hooks are required. This measure was adopted after significant numbers of large brook trout were taken through the ice.

The fly fishing stretch of this trophy river is pretty short just a little bit over 3 miles long. 2014-08-28 The Rapid is perhaps the best river in the United States to catch 3- to 5-pound brook trout and it is also considered one of the top rivers in Maine to fish for landlocked Atlantic salmon that average from 16 to 18 inches but can be as big as 5 pounds. You can also expect to catch Landlocked Salmon and Smallmouth bass.

Brook trout do best in streams with occasional deep pools where they arent constantly working against the current are able to feed and find cover from potential predators. However obtaining information about this place proved to be exceptionally difficult and what we did glean from our research was limited. Not only are there large brown trout over 20 inches there are also brook trout over 3 pounds and some resident rainbows over 20 inches.

The native Brook trout in here can easily top five pounds but they usually run 2-3 pounds. Mid-September found the crew fly fishing on the Rapid River one of Maines legendary wild brook trout fisheries. Expedition Go hiking in the heart of the Arctic Cordillera as part of a guided expedition package or a customized trek.