FISHING 2026
03/14/26 Big Cove Creek
Jeff - 0
Brian - 0
Craig - 0
Travis - 0
03/28/26 Izaak Walton League
Mentored Youth Day (with Matt, Nicole, Ezio, and Megan)
Memphis - 3 - 3 Trout (1 Brook, 2
Rainbows) (Frist trout was a Rainbow)
Tony - 3 - 3 Trout (1 Brook, 2
Rainbows) (First trout was a Rainbow)
Jimmy - 2 - 2
Trout (1 Brook, 1 Rainbow) (First trout was a Brook)
04/04/26 South Branch Little Aughwick Creek/West Branch Conochocheague/Dennis
Creek Opening Day
Travis - 0
Ryan - 0
04/04/26 Codorus South Branch
(3)/Izaak Walton League (13)/Woodbine (15) Opening Day
Jeff - 21 - 17 Trout, 3 Small Mouth
Bass, 1 Sucker (3 Brooks, 3 Browns, 11 Rainbows) (1 Brook, 1 Rainbow at the South
Branch, 1 Brook, 1 Brown, 6 Rainbows at the IWL and 1 Brook, 2 Browns and 4
Rainbows at Woodbine) (Trifecta)
Craig - 9 - 8
Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (1 Brook, 4 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Only
fished Woodbine)
Matt 6 6 Trout (1 Brook, 5
Rainbows) (1 Rainbow at the South Branch and 1 Brook, 4 Rainbows at the IWL) (Did
not fish Woodbine)
04/11/26 Codorus East Branch
(0)/Leibs Creek (48)
Jeff - 52 - 48 Trout, 4 Chubs (48
Browns) (Saw a deer at Leibs)
04/12/26 Pond at Starview
(with Stacey, Ezio, and Megan)
Tony - 1 - 1 Trout (1 Rainbow)
Jimmy - 1 - 1
Large Mouth Bass
04/15/26 Codorus East Branch
(7)/Blymire Run (0)
Jeff - 11 - 7 Trout, 3 Small Mouth
Bass, 1 Chub (1 Brook, 4 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Saw a Palomino along Swamp Road)
04/17/26 Izaak Walton League (and into the Codorus East
Branch some)
Jeff - 16 - 15 Trout, 1 Chub (3
Brooks, 4 Browns, 8 Rainbows) (Fished for the Palomino on Swamp Road and saw
about a 20 Rainbow with it) (One of the Rainbows I landed had swallowed a hook
with the leader still attached and my spinner hooked the loop of the leader
sticking out of its mouth) (Saw two deer at the IWL)
04/18/26 Harpers Ferry, WV
Craig - 1 1
Bass
04/18/26 Codorus East Branch
Jeff - 0 - (Fished
along Swamp Road only for the Palomino and Rainbow - did not see them. Not counted in average)
04/30/26 Codorus East Branch
(20)/Blymire Run (2)
Jeff - 22 - 22 Trout (2 Brooks, 11
Browns, 8 Rainbows, 1 Palomino)
(Quadzilla) (Skipped middle section) (Palomino was
9)
Potter County
Trip - Stayed at Private Cozy Cabin Airbnb - 136 Trout Total (3 Brooks, 62
Browns, 69 Rainbows, 2 Palominos)
05/01/26 Honey Creek
(1)/Spring Creek (13)/Wycoff Run (1)/First Fork GBS Dam (1)/First Fork 872
(1)/First Fork Wharton Store (16)/First Fork Behind Cabin (3)/Freeman Run
(8)
Jeff - 10 - 10 Trout (1 Brook, 4
Browns, 5 Rainbows) (Trifecta)
Brian - 2 - 2 Trout (2 Rainbows)
Craig - 19 - 19 Trout
(12 Browns, 7 Rainbows)
Travis - 13 - 13 Trout (10 Browns, 3
Rainbows)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Totals |
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Honey Creek |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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Spring Creek |
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12 |
1 |
13 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
1 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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5 |
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Travis |
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6 |
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Wycoff Run |
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1 |
1 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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1 |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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First Fork GBS |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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First Fork - 872 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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1 |
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First Fork - Wharton |
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6 |
10 |
16 |
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Jeff |
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3 |
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Brian |
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1 |
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Craig |
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5 |
4 |
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Travis |
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1 |
2 |
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First Fork - Cabin |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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1 |
1 |
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Travis |
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1 |
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Freeman Run |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
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Jeff |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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1 |
2 |
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Travis |
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2 |
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TOTALS |
1 |
26 |
17 |
44 |
05/02/26 Allegany - Sheetz
(1)/Oswayo - Lower (23)/Oswayo (19)/Oswayo South Branch (1)
Jeff - 13 - 13 Trout (4 Browns, 9 Rainbows) (Caught a
15½ Rainbow in lower Oswayo and caught and declared a 20Ό Rainbow in Oswayo
it had a hook in its mouth with broken line attached indicating a less
experienced fisherman latched into it and could not land it I kindly removed
it)
Brian - 12 - 12 Trout (5 Browns, 7
Rainbows) (Caught a 16 Rainbow in lower Oswayo)
Craig - 8 - 8 Trout (4 Browns, 4
Rainbows) (Caught and declared an 18Ό Rainbow, caught an 18½ Rainbow, caught
a 15½ Brown, and caught a 15½ Rainbow)
Travis - 11 - 11 Trout (2 Browns, 8
Rainbows, 1 Palomino)
(Trifecta) (Caught a 16Ό Palomino in Oswayo)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Palominos |
Totals |
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Allegany - Sheetz |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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1 |
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Travis |
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Oswayo - Lower |
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8 |
15 |
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23 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
7 |
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Brian |
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4 |
2 |
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Craig |
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2 |
3 |
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Travis |
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1 |
3 |
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Oswayo |
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6 |
12 |
1 |
19 |
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Jeff |
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2 |
2 |
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Brian |
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1 |
5 |
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Craig |
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2 |
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Travis |
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1 |
5 |
1 |
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Oswayo South Branch |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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TOTALS |
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15 |
28 |
1 |
44 |
05/03/26 Borie Lower
(8)/Borie (16)/Big Moores Run (5)/Allegany (7)
Jeff - 12 - 12 Trout (1 Brook, 6 Browns, 5 Rainbows)
(Trifecta)
Brian - 12 - 12 Trout (7 Browns, 5 Rainbows) (Caught a
15 Brown in the Allegany off Olmstead Road)
Craig - 4 - 4 Trout (1 Brown, 3
Rainbows)
Travis - 8 - 8 Trout (1 Brook, 3
Browns, 4 Rainbows) (Trifecta)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Totals |
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Borie - Lower |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
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Brian |
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2 |
1 |
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Craig |
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1 |
1 |
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Travis |
1 |
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1 |
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Borie |
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4 |
12 |
16 |
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Jeff |
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4 |
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Brian |
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2 |
3 |
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Craig |
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2 |
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Travis |
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2 |
3 |
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Big Moores Run |
1 |
4 |
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5 |
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Jeff |
1 |
4 |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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Allegany |
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5 |
2 |
7 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
1 |
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Brian |
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3 |
1 |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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1 |
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TOTALS |
2 |
17 |
17 |
36 |
05/04/26 Oswayo (10)/Freeman
Run (1)/East Fork (0)/Wycoff Run (1)
Jeff - 2 - 2 Trout (1 Rainbow, 1 Palomino) (Caught a 17
Palomino in Oswayo)
Brian - 3 - 3 Trout (2 Browns, 1
Rainbow)
Craig - 4 - 4 Trout
(1 Brown, 3 Rainbows) (Caught a 19 Rainbow in Oswayo)
Travis - 3 - 3 Trout (1 Brown, 2
Rainbows)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Palominos |
Totals |
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Oswayo |
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4 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
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Jeff |
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1 |
1 |
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Brian |
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2 |
1 |
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Craig |
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1 |
2 |
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Travis |
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1 |
1 |
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Freeman Run |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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1 |
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Travis |
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Wycoff Run |
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1 |
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1 |
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Jeff |
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Brian |
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Craig |
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Travis |
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1 |
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TOTALS |
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4 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
05/09/26 Codorus South Branch
Upper (9)/Codorus South Branch Lower (15)
Jeff - 26 - 24 Trout, 2 Blue Gills (4 Brooks, 9 Browns,
11 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 15 Brown)
05/11/26 Izaak Walton League
Jeff - 39 - 39 Trout (7 Brooks, 16
Browns, 16 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Had 3 different Palominos come out) (Bail trip
spring in reel broke so I used my spare reel)
05/17/26 Leibs Creek
(50)/Dietzs (0)
Jeff - 57 - 50 Trout, 4 Chubs, 3
Small Mouth Bass (50 Browns) (Started fishing with new rod) (Only fished a few
casts at the bridge at Dietzs) (Caught
recorded Brown number 4,000)
05/25/26 Codorus South Branch
Jeff - 4 - 4 Trout (4 Browns) (Very muddy)
05/31/26 Laurel Run
Jeff - 19 - 19 Trout (12 Brooks, 7
Browns) (Saw 2 deer, a snake, and a porcupine) (Caught recorded Brook number 1,000)
Potter County
Trip Stayed at Abels - 48 Trout Total (9 Brooks, 18 Browns, 21 Rainbows)
06/08/26 Wycoff Run (2)/First
Fork GBS Dam (0)/First Fork 872 (0)//First Fork Bridge (0)/ First Fork
Behind Cabin (1)/Oswayo (11)/Allegany Sheetz (0)/Freeman Road (1)
Craig - 15 15 Trout (2 Brooks, 3 Browns, 10 Rainbows)
(Trifecta) (Saw a bear cross the Quehanna highway a mile or so before the
juvenile barracks) (Saw 1 Palomino at the big hole at Wycoff and 2 Palominos at
Oswayo 1 at the rock wall and 1 at the scout camp where woods begin) (Saw 50
to75 trout in big hole below Leos) (Took a bath at Topeka) (No luck calling
fox/coyote at camp saw a few deer including a nice buck in velvet)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Totals |
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Wycoff Run |
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2 |
2 |
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Craig |
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2 |
2 |
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First Fork - Cabin |
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1 |
1 |
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Craig |
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1 |
1 |
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Oswayo |
1 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
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Craig |
1 |
3 |
7 |
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Freeman - Road |
1 |
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1 |
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Craig |
1 |
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1 |
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TOTALS |
2 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
06/09/26 Freeman Run
(31)/Borie First Few Holes (0)/Big Moores Run (2)/First Fork GBS Dam (0)
Craig - 33 33 Trout (7 Brooks, 15 Browns, 11 Rainbows)
(Trifecta) (Saw a fox) (Saw ~20 trout in the hole behind the
school including 2 Rainbows over 20 and another that was 18to 20) (Lost 18
Brown at Big Moores)
|
Stream |
Brooks |
Browns |
Rainbows |
Totals |
|
Freeman Run |
5 |
15 |
11 |
31 |
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Craig |
5 |
15 |
11 |
31 |
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Big Moores |
2 |
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2 |
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Craig |
2 |
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2 |
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TOTALS |
7 |
15 |
11 |
33 |
06/13/26 Codorus South Branch
Upper (11)/Codorus South Branch Lower (0)
Jeff - 12 - 11 Trout, 1 Red Eye (1 Brook, 8 Browns, 2
Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Saw several deer including a doe with a fawn)
06/20/26 Codorus East Branch
Jeff - 14 - 9 Trout, 2 Small Mouth
Bass, 3 Chubs (6 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Lost a fair number of trout including 3
or more Rainbows and 2 Brooks) (Saw 2 otters together and several deer) (Went
to Codorus South Branch to look for spinner and fished the first few holes
nothing)
07/11-18/26 Lake Gaston
Matt 5
5 Blue Gills (7/13)
Jeff - 3 3
Blue Gills (7/16)
Matt 3 3 Blue Gills (7/17)
Jeff 14 14 Blue Gills (7/17)
09/04/26 Woodbine (0)/Orson
Run (1)
Jeff - 20 - 1 Trout, 10 Small Mouth
Bass, 7 Chubs, 1 Large Mouth Bass, 1 Blue Gill (1 Brown) (Saw two deer crossing
the creek, saw a hornets nest, and saw something in the water an otter? an eel?
a mink? it was large, black, and snakelike)
Jeff - 303 Trout on 18 trips
(35 Brooks, 185 Browns, 81 Rainbows, 2 Palominos)
(Average of 16.8 per trip and 86.6% of the fish)
Fish caught on
trout fishing trips: 350
My total fish
for the year: 367
Thirty-year
total fish (97-26): 11,558 and 1 Turtle and 1 Crayfish
|
Year |
Jeff |
Brian |
Craig |
Travis |
Year Total |
|
1997 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
|
18 |
|
1998 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
5 |
|
1999 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
|
28 |
|
2000 |
19 |
14 |
23 |
|
56 |
|
2001 |
32 |
31 |
16 |
|
79 |
|
2002 |
124 |
67 |
48 |
|
239 |
|
2003 |
368 |
140 |
226 |
|
734 |
|
2004 |
337 |
204 |
145 |
|
686 |
|
2005 |
223 |
126 |
127 |
|
476 |
|
2006 |
152 |
118 |
169 |
8 |
447 |
|
2007 |
114 |
53 |
83 |
2 |
252 |
|
2008 |
136 |
68 |
149 |
4 |
357 |
|
2009 |
141 |
39 |
96 |
12 |
288 |
|
2010 |
231 |
77 |
92 |
16 |
416 |
|
2011 |
282 |
67 |
71 |
7 |
427 |
|
2012 |
415 |
62 |
65 |
21 |
563 |
|
2013 |
322 |
49 |
40 |
23 |
434 |
|
2014 |
781 |
40 |
62 |
26 |
909 |
|
2015 |
351 |
40 |
79 |
48 |
518 |
|
2016 |
470 |
53 |
88 |
57 |
668 |
|
2017 |
508 |
31 |
80 |
19 |
638 |
|
2018 |
644 |
28 |
156 |
77 |
905 |
|
2019 |
354 |
44 |
194 |
39 |
631 |
|
2020 |
370 |
40 |
164 |
41 |
615 |
|
2021 |
182 |
15 |
63 |
177 |
437 |
|
2022 |
317 |
27 |
63 |
95 |
502 |
|
2023 |
449 |
37 |
77 |
75 |
638 |
|
2024 |
475 |
50 |
91 |
62 |
678 |
|
2025 |
379 |
54 |
170 |
55 |
658 |
|
2026 |
303 |
29 |
91 |
35 |
458 |
|
30 Year Grand Total |
8,503 |
1,613 |
2,745 |
899 |
13,760 |