We stopped at the Brule in the afternoon after fishing the northern shore in Minnesota. There weren't a lot of cars around when we arrived at the FF bridge, which usually isn't a good sign.. One of our favorite holes below the bridge was more of a shallow pool with the low water and it held no fish. We headed up river to try a favorite stretch near the Sauna Hols and then above the swinging bridge. Neither spot produced any fish, but on the way back downriver I spotted a big male next to the bank. We found 3-4 more males in a riffle next to it, fighting over a female upstream. We ran flies past them and finally had a hooked up. Belisle had a nice one on and after a short fight he tried to bring it in. The fish wasn't quite done and with a quick turn of its head, broke his line. The fish all scattered down river and never made it back. It was the only fish we hooked all evening.