I agree that trout taste lousy, but brookies aren't a trout. It's a char, or in the salmon family if you will.

Not sure i'd call them stupid either. Catching a big trout from a tailwater on a fly is not easy. Even harder to land with a small tippet. They'll dive under rocks everytime.

All these trout were caught from a short driving distance from where I live. Not what i'd call small, and not easy on light fly rod gear.

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