Hey guys,I posted these questions on its own thread and was encouraged to repost here....New member here and first time poster. I have seen some posts on here (1 in particular) in regards to brown trout in several of the NYC water supply reservoirs. I grew up hunting at a camp in Margaretville and spending afternoons during turkey season chasing smallies on the Pepacton. The last two years I lived in PA while attending grad school and was bit hard by the brown trout bug. However all of my trout fishing in PA was in limestone mountain streams. I just took a job in Delhi and have a lot of interest in trying to figure out how to get into the browns on the Pepacton or Cannonsville. So I have some questions I was hoping some guys on here might be able to answer for me (without prying too much).Question 1. I was told that the best fishing from shore is at ice out (which happens to be right now). According to the fishing syllabus "Trout season" is from April 1 to sometime in October I believe. This information is also accompanied with legal lengths and limits for keeping trout. Does this mean that trout can only be kept April 1 through October whatever? Meaning that catch and release fishing is permitted year round? Question 2. Are the browns generally in localized pockets, or can they be found all throughout the reservoirs? I have been fishing the Pepacton (near where rt 30 crosses) for 15 plus years now and do very well with the smallies (occasional large mouth, perch, pickerel) but have never caught a single brown. Now I know I haven't been fishing over deep water targeting browns etc, however I have spent a lot of time chasing pre spawn smallies with jerk baits (my go to for stream browns in PA). I would think that if there were browns there I would have accidentally caught one in all those years? Which leads to my next/final question...Question 3. What are the most common and successful techniques (both from shore and boat)? I'm not trying to get any secrets out of anyone, but just looking for general techniques, colors, speed, depths. Any info you guys are willing to give up would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for any info!Ben
Got a mount back of a nice male I caught last April on The Roundout. April 1st can't come fast enough! MK
Thanks Chez, appreciate the kind words! Of the two reservoirs you're considering, I would choose Roundout but I'm partial to the lakers! Love jigging for them and RO is loaded!! I have a boat on Pepacton (Downsville) which as you know, is a brown factory!! It's a blast trolling for them there! This year I'll be putting a boat on Neversink. It too has a good reputation for big Browns and I understand it also has LLS! Good luck and wishing you a successful season on the Ressies! Only 11 more days! thank you buddy.that Brown you got mounted.out of the roundout.how big was he???You get it flatlinning or trolling?MK
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