Big fish are fun to catch and make for some amazing photos, but sometimes good things come in tiny packages. My parents being from the east coast means it would probably be blasphemous if we didn’t fish. We have gone after large pike, huge salmon, monster halibut, fancy-fly ins and remote lakes. But on this trip we were doing it old school style.
We were brook trout fishing in Newfoundland. A small pole, five pound test, a few hooks, a couple of bobbers, two dozen worms and we were on our way. Newfoundland is covered in rock, bog, and tiny fishing holes. Some ponds we have pulled fish out of make football fields look as big as oceans; this is prime brook trout territory. If there is a beaver damn there you are set.
I have been doing this every year with my father since before I was old enough to walk; he would simply throw me on his back and carry me in; those were the days.
This type of fishing is perfect for kids and novice fisherman. The gear is light weight, simple, and it makes for a perfect day trip. On a bad day we will each land about 18 fish, on a good day it is not difficult to reach 100. The entire island is a honey hole for brook trout. The ease of this trip and the constant action make it perfect to hold the attention of a novice fisherman. No matter how seasoned an angler you are this east coast treasure will get you hooked.
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