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Step 1
Fly fish in the cooler waters. Brookies like cooler water and don't like temperatures that other trout can handle. Most streams used to have the shade and pure water that brook trout need. But now the brookie is found only in wilderness areas. Focus on streams that have a little bit of a current in remote places, and you'll find the brookies.
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Step 2
Buy some flies that the brook trout will eat. Brook trout typically eat all kinds of insects and bugs including frogs, crayfish and snails. They also seem to bite on artificial flies in the larger size range.
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Step 3
Wear dull colored clothing, including a good quality jacket since you will likely be in colder waters. Also recommended are light waders, felt soled boots and a five or six weight rod with an earthen colored floating line.
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Step 4
Identify the right trout. If you are fishing for brook trout, make sure it is brook trout that you are catching. They are easily identifiable by their orange and black fins with a white stripe toward the front edge of their bodies.
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Step 5
Know that brook trout aren't very smart. Most fly fishers agree that brook trout are prettier than they are intelligent.
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Step 6
Know the rules and guidelines of the locations you're fishing. Have the proper license and follow the guidelines.
