Watching, Not Catching, Trout

Native brook trout hiding in plain sight

A wild, native, Martha’s Vineyard brook trout.

On Martha’s Vineyard, there is a population of wild, native brook trout. Those who know, know; those who don’t are often surprised. They’re an open secret, happily tucked away in plain sight, under logs, old bridges, hidden in the shadows of the riverbanks.

I commend them. Their survival instincts are in che…