I echo wbuffetjr's sentiments, always good to have another Brookie on the forum. You'll soon learn, there aren't many fish more fickle than a wild brookie. You have a great body of water and I am glad to read you do no want to use chemicals and prefer to maintain the natural balance. That is the best way to raise brook trout.

Feeding your Brookies will disrupt your ecosystem and increase your weed issues. Besides, hand fed brook trout aren't really brook trout,their pets. Bass, carp, bluegills etc make good pets. Brook trout are born to be wild and free, just like you and wbuffetjr are, on your beautiful properties.

Let nature decide how many brook trout can live in your body of water. Learn as much as you can about your water. Bass, carp, bluegills etc. can live in Poor water quality, brook trout need clean, cool, cool water.

There are a lot of people on here who can answer questions about maintaining water quality. The more you know about your water, the better your Brookies will survive and flourish.

Last edited by Joey Quarry; 07/26/21 10:30 PM. Reason: Brookie