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Grandfather's Waterlimestone/butternut creeks..not too sure by TroutStalker(nate) on Tue, Apr 4
ive been reading the articles on this site and they are very informative and alot can be learned i thank you for this..BUT..ive fished limestone/butternut creeks most of my life,and in ur outlook section im reading alot about people having major luck on these two creeks,and i must say with the fishing pressures and the stocking of finger/yearling trout and not much luck here,although i fish these creeks hard,to me it seems unbelievable to me that everyone is being totaly honest about the size of the fish being caught,i know every hole along these places and in 20yrs. it just seems they are going down hill as far as quality fisheries,and yet ive seen no pictures of trout being taken on these waters,does this hold any truth or am i just jaded.ty Nathan
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| Re: limestone/butternut creeks..not too sure by peter malelis on Tue, Apr 4 (37) | |
| i love these streams only if i trek out far from public access points. ie climing down the canyon section to fish at butternut after the quarry along jamesville | |
| Re: limestone/butternut creeks..not too sure by [no name] on Tue, May 30 (104) | |
| I've fished the butternut for 3 years and had moderate success for browns. Nothing over 15 inches. I'm not positive that there's any 20 inchers or over are in there but the natural reproduction, abundunce of dace and other forage fish makes me tend to think they are in there. I would call up the DEC regional office for confirmation regarding any recent shocking surveys to get the real low-down. They can also tell you how many fish were shocked per mile of stream. Sometimes those numbers are mindblowing in themselves. Remember that you have to hit the stream at the right time. try during a solunar period right after a rain to kick their butt. The solunar stuff really works as confirmed by my fishing diary. | |
