If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their ... Solitude and Quiet Found on a Trout Stream/ Brown Trout, Hardy Bougle Fly Reel, Sage 99 4 Wt fly rod. / photo by Ken Baldwin ...

While it can be effective anywhere on any number of species, it is well-suited for fishing the native brook trout “small waters” of southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and western North Carolina.

Robert Riggs and his son Brent carried their small jon boat, trolling motor, and fishing gear to the edge of Mannington Lake in West Virginia ... two trout they caught that morning. Photo courtesy ...