Best Brook Trout lures for January

Typical January: ~42°F water, winter patterns nationally.

These are the month's typical nationalpatterns. What actually decides the bite is your water's live temperature, clarity, and stocking — so start from a specific lake and read its current conditions before you tie on.

Spoon

gold

42°F, clarity n/a, winter → slow-jigged in pools gold spoon

Why we say this: State agency winter brook trout guide

Try: Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz, Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz

Brook Trout by month

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Other species in January

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Brown Trout · Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge · Northern Pike · Rainbow Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · White Crappie