Brookville Tailwater Trout Fishing

The tailwaters are located just ninety miles South East of Indianapolis. They are easy to get to if you just follow Brookville Road State road 52 all the way into the town of Brookville. Before you go, make certain to check the flow rates of the tailwater as this may find out if you may want to make the trip or not. There’s no schedule as to when the dam is opened to release water. So be prepared to get out of the water if you notice it increasing. (flymasters.com)

Lake species include walleyes, LM Bass, Perch, Crappies and Catfish, however the real attraction here is the stretch of water that runs approx. 2 miles from the Dam to the Whitewater river that’s a trout fishery. Rainbows are stocked here in the Spring and Fall as part of the Indiana Trout Stocking Program. Recently the Central Indiana Trout Unlimited, Chapter 699, with permission from the Indiana State Wildlife Agency, IDNR was stocking small Brown trout to see if they’ll holdover from year to year. So far the results are promising and there are some holdover fish from past stockings. It’s suggested that ALL Brown Trout be released to help show the state they can survive and will grow all year long. (mvff.tripod.com)

Nymphing as is the best, however anglers are throwing smaller woolly buggers and landing nicer fish also. San Juan worms should totally be a staple in your box for this season. To really get technical and land a hell of lots fish, start to figure out the midge patterns. This tailwater is super productive in its aquatic species and midges play a big roll. I could certainly have in the fly box, some Charlie Craven patterns juju and such, with red nymph midge patterns with some emerger patterns like a black beauty or a serendipity. This is a great time of year to perfect this knowledge and the trout will let you know if you’re on your game. (thepescado.com)

There was a shad kill in the lake, the result is lots of food in the tailwater. Reports are coming in with great results in bigger fish being caught. Fish a white streamer pattern wooly bugger, trash can streamer, conehead muddler with a dead drift. Sometimes strip to give a little life to your fly. The trout need an easy, high calorie meal that wont use lots of energy. The key is giving erratic life to your fly; wounded bait fish move up, down, sideways, etc. Mimick this and you will have success. Keep watching the gauge, with all the rain we have received. They can be releasing water and make the tailwater unfishable. (orvis.com)

And it is musky time in Indiana! Yes I said muskies, on the fly! If you have an urge to hang on to one of these awesome fish then you need a good heavy fly rod, some 6+ inch flies and a good casting arm. usually it’s said that muskies are the fish of 10, 000 casts and some days that’s true but if just one of these brutes slashes at your fly right at your feet it makes all 10, 000 casts worth it. Muskies are hungry now and it is a good time to hit the lakes before fishing pressure pushes the fish down deeper. Northern Indiana has some of the best musky lakes in the mid-west and there are guides that concentrate in fly casting for them. (Check this site out)

I have been fly fishing and tying for about 7 years now and started when I was 12. Fly fishing and tying became my true passion. I could fish anywhere, be happy but I do have some favorite places. Locally I enjoy fishing the Little Miami river for smallmouth, gar, and hybrid stripers, I also love fishing at the Brookville rear water in Indiana, this fishery holds many good sized rainbow and brown trout look in my pictures for fish taken from both the Little Miami River and Brookville . My favorite fishing locally is fishing Brookville in the coldest part of winter for the big browns. Outside of the tri-state I have fished for bonefish in Mexico, trout in Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. (dh.bestgear.com)

Species Found: Lake species include walleyes, LM Bass, Perch, Crappies and Catfish, however the real attraction here is the stretch of water that runs approx. 2 miles from the Dam to the Whitewater river that’s a trout fishery. Rainbows are stocked here in the Spring and Fall as part of the Indiana Trout Stocking Program. Recently the Central Indiana Trout Unlimited, Chapter 699, with permission from the Indiana State Wildlife Agency, IDNR was stocking small Brown trout to see if they’ll holdover from year to year. So far the results are promising and there are some holdover fish from past stockings. (thebrookvilleinn.com)

Whitewater River is the main feeder to the Brookville Reservoir. The cool rear waters have produced one of the tri-state s most top-rated fly fishing spots. Working together, the US Corps of Engineers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service have produced an environment in which the water released from the bottom of the dam is never above 71 degrees, creating the Brookville Tailwater . The tailwaters, stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout$. (brookvillelake.com)

Near Brookville, the Brookville Tailwater part of the East Fork of the Whitewater River is a productive year-round fly fishery. The well-liked Brookville Tailwater starts below the Brookville Reservoir dam and runs downstream two miles to the confluence with the West Fork of the Whitewater River. Fly fishing the Brookville Tailwater part of the East Fork of the Whitewater River is best done by wading to get at the pockets of brown trout and rainbow trout. Many fly fishermen find success with small nymph flies and wet flies. Think about that there’s a year-round minimum catch for brown trout of 18 inches. (myriverguide.com)

Yesterday i was fishing a tailwater when the water level was higher than average and didn't see a single fish i KNOW the trout population there’s healthy . So where did they all go? I tried any structure i could find and the deeper channels but had totally no hits and i didn't see any fish at all. Which leads me to another question – I'm restricted to fishing tailwater trout which means i'm at the mercy of random generation schedules. But i'd like to learn how to catch trout at any time. The problem with high water is that wading is dangerous and the current moves so fast it's hard to get a nymph down low enough to get to the fish. (Browse around this web-site)