TROUT FINALLY HITTING

We finally got into trout fishing last week. Previously all we were catching were perch in some of the rivers we were trying. Last Tuesday, although we did pull in a number of good sized perch, we also landed one good brown trout.


(brown caught by Leo)

 Fishing with Gary and Leo, we tried a number of places with no success. The weather has still been very up and down in temperature and snowfall or rainfall. Water levels have been fluctuating quite a bit the past week or two. We had snow at least two days last week and rain most of the rest of the week. The one good day we had we got out fishing.
We ended up in one large fishing hole just below a local dam and started catching perch once again. We had pulled in about a dozen of these fat bellied yellow perch and were just deciding to quit for the day.


(another view of brown trout)

 As Leo began a retrieve of his line, a trout suddenly struck and put on quite a nice show. This brown went aerial about three times and gave him quite a fight before he was able to land a 15 inch brown that weighed in on the digital scale at 1 pound and 3 ounces. It was a beautiful fish.
That was the total excitement so far of trout fishing, but at least the trout are there and are starting to cooperate. At the end of the week Leo saw another fisherman had pulled out another trout about the same as his, from that same pool.
We should be seeing marked increase in the trout fishing as of this week.

2011 SPRING TROUT OPENER

Despite dire predictions of significant snowfall for April 1^st, here in northeastern New York we had a relatively nice opening day of trout season. The skies were overcast and it was a bit cool, temperature wise, but no snowfall during the night or morning and the rain held off until later in the afternoon. The weathermen, however, had many believing that we might expect a foot or more of snow and I think they did receive significant snowfall south of us. Probably that prediction of snow was what kept many fishermen from even attempting to get out on opening day.
I hit a few of my favorite fishing holes on opening day and found fish, but not trout. The yellow perch were hitting quite aggressively in one place I fished and after landing about a half dozen or so, I headed for another spot. I never was able to connect with a trout that day.


(An  early April trout from 2010)


The second day of the season, a couple of fishing buddies and I hit the water again. It was a cold, windy day and a storm front was coming through the area. We didn’t connect with any trout that day either, but we at least got some interest in our offerings.
We had a few tentative strikes at a couple of different fishing holes but not enough to hook and land a trout. One of us did have a real small brook trout attack his worm, but I think the worm was bigger than the trout. He didn’t get hooked at any rate. When Tim held up his fingers and gave a chuckle, he indicated a fish about three or four inches in length. 



(Early April trout from 2 yrs. ago)

 The beginning of this week didn’t treat us any better. There has been temperatures ranging from the 40’s down to freezing and either rain or spitting snow on almost everyday. It has salvaged a bit of the maple sugaring season, but it hasn’t done anything for the trout fishing.
Last year, by the time of the opening day, there was no snow on the ground and the lakes and ponds were already beginning to open up. This year we still have a good foot of snow in the woods and the lakes and ponds haven’t even begun to see ice out here along the border.