The Big Brown Trout of Lake Ontario

I’ve by no means caught a 24-inch brown trout on a fly. I’ve put just a few 23-inch fish within the internet, and greater than a handful of 20-inchers. However I’ve but to cross the 2-foot mark with salmo trutta, despite the fact that I’m surrounded by tailwaters supposedly stuffed with fish close to 25 inches.

I reckon loads of anglers fall into that very same state of affairs, which is why this current story from On The Water caught my eye. Josh Lengthy wrote about how the brown trout of Lake Ontario deserve extra consideration and love than they at the moment get.

I fished Lake Ontario final yr, and caught a big sufficient brown trout on an enormous spoon, however now I’m tempted to return and chase the larger fish on the fly rod.

As Lengthy writes, “Whereas a lot of the press and a spotlight on this fishery goes towards steelhead and salmon, brown trout additionally enter these areas in September and infrequently keep nicely into the winter. Timing their run is essential, as being off by a day or two might be the distinction between casting into water that appears devoid of life and working into unbelievable numbers of migratory browns.”

His publish goes into nice element on the way to time the runs, the way to rig for them, and the way to be sure you’ll have a profitable day on the water. It’s price studying, particularly for those who’re able to run off and put some large trout within the internet.

Learn the story right here.