Readers - Keep in mind that that huge brook trout came out of that dinky front pond in the photo on the previous page. Cecil can really raise big trout.
Also keep in mind that as Cecil says, trout are not as sensitive to super chilled water as other warm water fish. Many trout live in rapidly moving streams that don't freeze in sub zero, cold winter weather. This moving stream water is chilled below that standard 39F observed in the water column of pond and lake settings during winter ice cover.
When streams become superchilled during very cold temperatures, the stream bed forms anchor ice. This is where ice forms on the bottom areas (substrates) while the sub 32F degree water keeps moving downstream above the bottom. Cold water fish and some cool water fish are adapted to these super chilled water conditions.
