Super User J Francho Posted November 17, 2008 Super User Posted November 17, 2008 ....To my trout season Some notable catches so far this fall. My best chrome of the year: Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted November 17, 2008 Super User Posted November 17, 2008 Great looking trout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 18, 2008 Author Super User Posted November 18, 2008 Thanks man. We had a great time this past weekend. Bass TX was canceled due to weather, so we hit 5 tribs in six counties. Well worth the tank of gas and frozen hands. Quote
32251 Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 NICE!!!. I see your spinning rod....what kind of lure did you use. Quote
Super User T-rig Posted November 18, 2008 Super User Posted November 18, 2008 Nice fish congrats! what kind of lure did you use. Looks like they where caught on salmon roe. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted November 18, 2008 Super User Posted November 18, 2008 ;D ;D ;D WOW! ;D ;D ;D Man, fantastic fish and beautiful pics! I'd forget about bass with trout like that. I had no idea you guys have fish like those in New York. WOW! 8-) Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Great fish and great pix. Congratulations. :) Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Wow, great fish ;D I bet those were some great fights. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 18, 2008 Author Super User Posted November 18, 2008 Nice fish congrats! what kind of lure did you use. Looks like they where caught on salmon roe. Salmon and brown roe and skien. The big dumb Chinook was taken on a Glo Bug. A few came on artificials, but nothing beats drifting eggs this time of year. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 18, 2008 Author Super User Posted November 18, 2008 ;D ;D ;D WOW! ;D ;D ;D Man, fantastic fish and beautiful pics! I'd forget about bass with trout like that. I had no idea you guys have fish like those in New York. WOW! 8-) RW, I live in a great spot to be a fisherman. The NY State records are: Brown Trout 33-2 Lake O., Oswego Co. Rainbow Trout 31-3 Lake O., Niagara Co. Coho Salmon 33-7 Lake O., Oswego Co. Chinook Salmon 47-13 Salmon River, Oswego Co. Atlantic Salmon 24-15 Lake O., Wayne Co. All locations are within 90 minutes of my house. Three Fridays ago, I caught an 18 lb. brown floating a tiny ball of Berkley trout dough off a jetty near shore. Last year, my personal best brown was caught on a small spoon cast from shore. It was 22 lbs. Starting at the end of August, we've had many Chinook in the 25+ class from some undisclosed tribs. My best chrome was caught my 1st season of trout fishing three years ago, at 17 lbs. For reference, the fat hen in the last picture was probably about 10 lbs. Many of the records came from open water, and its probably true that the biggest fish stay in the lake, remaining pelagic feeders their entire life and never spawn. But I have seen some truly huge fish in some incredibly small water. Five years ago, I had no inkling that there were fish like this in these little creeks that streak the countryside. I always wondered why there were people fishing them in the middle of winter. I never saw any fish, but as it turns out, the catch and release ethic is in effect for the trout guys as well. But there are also many snaggers too, as I witnessed at a VERY famous trib Saturday. Apparently for some, flyfishing means 20' leaders and a marble sized weight attached about 6" from the hook. I keep DEC on speed dial on my cell, and that is also why some of the backgrounds are blurred. Today's cold snap of sub 30's temps will put an end to that though, LOL. And yes, that is snow in some of those pics. i had 6" of it on my car this morning . Here are a few more by my buddy. Some will recognize him from the pretty smallmouth thread. He's a good trout angler as well. Normally, I'd hide the background here, but the run is over, so no harm in it. Here's an idea of the crazy places we will go to for fish: Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted November 18, 2008 Super User Posted November 18, 2008 Beautiful! I miss looking at places like that.Thanks for posting. I'll tell ya,living in Florida has it's benefits and serious downfalls. :-/ Quote
CookieMonst3r Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Those look like some awesome places to fish. Great fish, great pics. Quote
Captain Rhino Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 That's awesome... I'm lovin it! Quote
Joe Boss Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 If I were the creator of this thread it would be titled "A good finish..." because I could die happy after catching trout like that. Thats some nice fish you caught. I am going to have to try trout fishing. There are some nice streams on this side of NY also. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 19, 2008 Author Super User Posted November 19, 2008 Thanks everyone. Its VERY early yet, and I have hopes of busting the 20# chrome barrier this season. Quote
macmaster761 Posted November 21, 2008 Posted November 21, 2008 absolutely stunning fish.... I had no idea you had salmon that size in NY holy crap, I wish I knew about that fishing when I was up in the fingerlakes a few years ago Quote
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