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| Jonathan gets ready to release a 29" inch male lake run brown trout. |
As of writing this blog post, we still have snow on the
ground from last week’s snow. In fact the whole month of November has been more
like late December or early January. Colder than normal temperatures rule the
day, and rain drops have been transformed into those light white fluffy flakes.
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| Ethan with his biggest brown of the fall |
Even in the face of a lingering cold snap, the fishing has
been really good. And that, In part, is due to the release of Erie Canal water
into many of our WNY lake Ontario tributaries.
The extra bump in water has provided a continual push of
fresh fish into all the streams. Lots of Lake Run brown trout, steelhead and
even a few salmon are still making their way upstream. With the salmon spawn
done, and the brown trout spawn fully under way with plenty of spawning and
post-spawn fish now in the system, the “egg bite” is on!
We have had most of our success while dead drifting egg
patterns in pockets, deeper runs and pools. And now that the many of the brown
trout are coming off the spawn, swinging streamers have started to take their
fair share of fish as well.
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| A nice big lake run male caught on the 10' 6 weight |
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| Jessie Hollenbeck with a nice steelhead |
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| Even I get to catch a few - Photo by Jonathan |
As the season works its way into a winter pattern. Fishing will
start to slow a bit, as the fish’s metabolism also slows. This will make the
afternoon period better for fishing. Even a slight warming of the water by just
a degree or two will often turn fish on to feed. Until then, enjoy fishing big
streamers on the swing for some heart stopping action.
