(Another) Iowa Driftless Report -10/22-10/24, 2019

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14 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

I know they are reportedly called native (once wiped out....but brought back on our dime).  Bass are native too, they just haven't cost us anything yet, so I guess that's why the "racism" exists.  

They are ALL special.   Both should be protected/respected.  

Actually I'm not so sure that brookies (char) are truly native west of the Mississippi.  Are they?

No, they’re native to NE Iowa and the rest of the Driftless Area as far as I know. Not real up to speed on whether they’ve been reestablished. 

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Brook trout native range 

 

[fishinwrench]

There ya have it.

I'm even more surprised about the Tn. & Ga. fish.  Who knew?

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7 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

There ya have it.

I'm even more surprised about the Tn. & Ga. fish.  Who knew?

See, Trout are better than bass.  They even have a color coded map.😄

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3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

There ya have it.

I'm even more surprised about the Tn. & Ga. fish.  Who knew?

Yeah, it’s kinda goes against what you’d assume but those brookies are native to the Appalachians too and extend way down into what you’d think is hot southern water. 

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FishinDave… That male brookie is a real beauty. Great colors.

Congrats on a great trip.

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2 hours ago, ness said:

Yeah, it’s kinda goes against what you’d assume but those brookies are native to the Appalachians too and extend way down into what you’d think is hot southern water. 

I've caught Ga. Brookies from 2 separate watersheds.  Just figured they were stockers like the rainbows below Buford dam.