Piker...
Stauffer creek has had cattle exclusion fencing installed in a lot of areas since 1974. The creek was totally fenced from cows <> 2000. Virtually all the creek was fenced except for a short stretch by 1995 or so.
Bhf....
The BROOKIES tend to use much different stretches of the stream. From the B for W bridge downstream, BROOKIES are few. Above the bridge maybe 10% brooks. Above the bridge upstream of the Lazy M, the brooks tend to be more till near the head springs they compose nearly all the trout.
It's strange about the Brook/brown thing. Remember reading years back where the browns were seen as the killers of brook in New York State, Maine, Vermont and the upper UP. Now BROOKIES are the boggy man!
Don
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