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Angling for change
When are anglers more likely to catch trout, and with what success? According to the commissions study, anglers caught slightly more stocked fish after opening weekend than during the first-day crush. The catch rate was 1.0 trout per hour opening weekend and 1.13 fish per hour afterward. On wild trout streams, fishermen caught 1.76 brook trout per hour on small streams, 0.51 brookies per hour on large streams, and 0.56 brown trout per hour on large streams. Ken Undercoffer looks at the state's wild trout and sees enormous potential. "Devoted trout fishermen pursue them from early spring well into the fall, and sometimes even into winter," said Undercoffer, a former Greensburg resident who lives in Clearfield and serves as president of the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited.
Fishery News
ROSSLYNLEE TROUT FISHERY, near Penicuik (01968 679606): Bannockburn Angling Club's 13 anglers took 27 fish with a total weight of 100lb 6oz, giving an average weight per fish of 3lb 11oz. The heaviest bag of the day went to B. Dawson who had four fish for 16lb 13oz including one at 6lb 2oz. Runner up was J. McKee with four for 15lb 15oz with his heaviest at 5lb 2oz. S. Allen had one fish at 5lb 12oz. The water is now cooler and the fish well spread out, now taking dry flies again such as Daddies, CDC's and Hoppers, although Buzzers and lures are also taking a great number of fish. BUTTERSTONE LOCH (01350 724238): Conditions have changed dramatically with water temperatures plummeting from the 20s down to 16oC. Water clarity is nominal at around 1-1.5m depending on the day and the wind conditions stirring up the bottom.
Eagle Lake trout make five-hour drive worthwhile
SPAULDING - Just at dawn when the sun's rays graced the high plateau desert with hues of purple and gold, it was hard to watch the bobber for the not-so-subtle pull down, the sure sign an Eagle Lake trophy trout was on the line. The ambiance of the morning light was so spectacular.
I looked away at nature's showcase, then back to the surface of the lake, only to find my bobber had completely disappeared. Fish on.
Soon, I netted a 3-pound rainbow, but not until after it jumped clear out of the lake not less than three times. It was a beauty, a trout with special markings and a girth that made the five-hour drive from Stockton worth the effort. It wasn't long before another trout, a slightly "smaller" 21/2-pounder came to the boat. My day was made.
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