
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
- Guide, per angler
- $225–263
- Public access
- Good
- Crowding
- Medium

Native and stocked brook trout, from Appalachian headwaters to Maine's big wild brookies.
Explore waters ↓17 destinations list brook trout, in the Northeast, Canada, the Southeast, the Southern Hemisphere and the Great Lakes. A guided day for two anglers runs $350 to $600; the middle price is $475. The months named most often are April, May and June. 11 are good for fishing on your own and 12 have good public access.
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| Destination | JanJ | FebF | MarM | AprA | MayM | JunJ | JulJ | AugA | SepS | OctO | NovN | DecD |
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| Beaverkill & WillowemocNew York · $225–263 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Big Flat BrookNew Jersey · $225 | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||||
| Central PA LimestonersLittle Juniata · $250 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Deerfield RiverMassachusetts · $238–300 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Driftless Areaand southeast Minnesota · $250–325 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Esopus CreekNew York · $225–375 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||
| Farmington RiverConnecticut · $300 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||
| Great Smoky MountainsNorth Carolina · $188–263 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||
| Miramichi RiverNew Brunswick · $211 | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||||
| Musconetcong RiverNew Jersey · $225–275 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Neversink RiverNew York · $250 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Northern PatagoniaNeuquén · $280 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||
| Rangeley LakesMaine · $225–300 | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||||
| South Branch Raritan RiverNew Jersey · $225–275 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Swift RiverMassachusetts · $238–263 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||
| West Branch AusableNew York · $300 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| White and Norfork RiversArkansas · $275–300 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season |
Filled months are recommended planning periods; local-water selections are editorial. Check current rules and conditions. Follows the filters above; all destinations by water type.

Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild brook and brown troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutWild brown trout, rainbows, brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Spring creeks around Viroqua and Westby, Wisconsin, and southeast Minnesota · USA
Fly into LSE, 1 hr
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutWild rainbows, browns, native brook trout in the headwatersFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbows, brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutRainbow, brown and native brook troutTownsend, Tennessee / Bryson City, North Carolina · USA
Fly into TYS, 45 min
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Atlantic salmonAtlantic salmon, grilse, sea-run brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild browns and brookiesFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutWild browns; brook trout and browns above the reservoirFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutJunín and San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén · Argentina
Fly into CPC, 30–45 min
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brook troutNative brook trout, landlocked salmonFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, holdovers, some wild browns and brook troutCalifon and Ken Lockwood Gorge to High Bridge, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1 hr
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, wild brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

Brown troutBrown trout (including very large fish), rainbows, cutthroat, brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Local-water cards link to the evidence supporting the species record and the river on its state map. Records do not establish current abundance or catch rates. Historic records are labeled separately. Check the fishing rules before targeting a species.