Sunfish

Targeting freshly stocked brown trout and picked up this little sunfish in Little York Lake. Foul hooked it but managed to release with no worries.

Another Hoxie Brookie

Brown Trout

Little York Lake

Black and Yellow Panther Martin

Braided line

Smallmouth Bass

Caught this little fighter about 5 minutes after pulling up waterside at Dwyer Memorial Park. Must’ve been my third or fourth cast with a trout rod, small spinning reel and copper spinner. Throwing straight braid that day.

Wild Brown Trout | Butternut Creek

Springtime trout season in Upstate NY! First catch of the season! Hooked two but only landed one.

Trout | Little York Lake

First Rainbow Trout

Water: Casterline Pond

Month: April

Rod: Field & Stream Tec-Lite 6’ Ultralight

Reel: Lew’s Mr. Trout

Line: Seaguar Smackdown Stealth Gray braid

Lure: Panther Martin black and yellow with gold spinner

Brown Trout | Butternut Creek

I spent the morning at a very small section of Butternut Creek located on my commute to work. I caught a nice sized brown trout on my first cast from a small pool of slack water! The entire creek was only about eight feet wide, and I really didn’t expect too much. I hooked three trout and landed two of them with my net. The smallest of them shook my lure and got away. Another angler named Bill was fishing the stream and not having much luck. When I landed my first fish, he asked if I ate trout. I replied that I catch and release, and he asked if I minded if he took them home for dinner. I obliged, as it seemed like the appropriate thing to do, and one was hooked fairly deep anyway. We talked awhile and he shared some tips after I mentioned I was new to trout fishing. Much appreciated.

Water: Butternut Creek

Month: April

Year: 2023

Combo: Lew’s Mr. Trout Ultralight | 5’

Lure: Panther Martin

Color: Black and yellow with gold spinner

Line: Gray Seaguar Smackdown Braid