Trout Season Count Down

[UPSTATE]

 nine days and its on 

[camo_fish]

nine days and its on 

the kay... is open year round above ballston spa and she looks in good condition. Not much thaw yet, but give it a week or 2 and she'll be running hard.

[PGKris]

mmmmm our trout season never closes Just thought I'd rub that in

[archbishop]

although our lakes have year round trout it will be nice to go to a stream and wander up and down the banks with no sled and cast

[Kodiak Commando]

KC you are one lucky guy to have the Kenai near you, I think just about everything runs up there right? A guy I used to work with got a 62 pound king out of their a year or two ago.
 Where I live my best bet is a small stream (butternut creek) North of Route 20. All I'd get if I was lucky is a residual stocking brown, or a tiny natural brookie. For now Ill just wait the ice out and wait till my favorite pond thaws, or till the rest of butternut opens on the 1st. Looking forward to some trout fishing this spring, and firing up the smoker for some nice smoked trout.

Actually i live on kodiak island which is an hour away from anchorage and then another 3 hour drive to the kenai. I am just fortunate enough to have some buddies who fish the kenai a lot and have enough money to be able to make trips all over the state.

[devil-man]

...it will be nice to go to a stream and wander up and down the banks with no sled and cast

Yes, Arch, it will be. I can't wait...
The 1st is dedicated to the stream fishing demon in me.

[archbishop]

good luck to you and onyunn on the first on the streams its gonna be a beautiful weekend in the 50's

[Pasquatch]

Its going to be beautiful out, but I hope the sun doesn't melt all the snow and makes the stream a rip roaring river...

[camo_fish]

Its going to be beautiful out, but I hope the sun doesn't melt all the snow and makes the stream a rip roaring river...

Yea, with todays soaking rain and running waters, plus the ice melt, the streams are over full, how about, FLOOD STAGE, Friday looks not so good, the fish will be tight to the banks in the chocolate water.    I'm hoping for the 2nd week will be nicer.
JUST MY .02 
River Rages On! 

[archbishop]

sorry to hear that down here in the western southern tier they dont look to bad and never got the soaking rain just a little drizzle although the second week probably will be better at least its not going to be a blizzard out supposed to be close to 60 all weekend may not be the best fishing but it is going to be a beautiful weekend

[camo_fish]

never got the soaking rain just a little drizzle although the second week probably will be better at least its not going to be a blizzard out supposed to be close to 60 all weekend may not be the best fishing but it is going to be a beautiful weekend

yea, but will be beautiful, lets hope, like I've said before, it seems to find rain on my days off.  Plan to take the canoe out and float a place. 
We all know when the best trout bite is, the BUDS are the secret and magic time for the trouty trout. 

[Pasquatch]

never got the soaking rain just a little drizzle although the second week probably will be better at least its not going to be a blizzard out supposed to be close to 60 all weekend may not be the best fishing but it is going to be a beautiful weekend

yea, but will be beautiful, lets hope, like I've said before, it seems to find rain on my days off.  Plan to take the canoe out and float a place. 
We all know when the best trout bite is, the BUDS are the secret and magic time for the trouty trout. 

What kind of buds? I know that when the lilacs are out, the bullheads are out.

[archbishop]

the BUDS are the secret and magic time for the trouty trout.   

would that be around oh say 4:20?

[camo_fish]

never got the soaking rain just a little drizzle although the second week probably will be better at least its not going to be a blizzard out supposed to be close to 60 all weekend may not be the best fishing but it is going to be a beautiful weekend

yea, but will be beautiful, lets hope, like I've said before, it seems to find rain on my days off.  Plan to take the canoe out and float a place. 
We all know when the best trout bite is, the BUDS are the secret and magic time for the trouty trout. 

What kind of buds? I know that when the lilacs are out, the bullheads are out.

Da treeeeez, when the leavvvves and fernzzzzz are budding toooo.   
got to put the ferns in your bag to keep the brookies coooool.    

[Pasquatch]

Fern fronds, yum...
You use ferns? I usually catch find them, use lots of grass when I do keep them.