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)/Leib’s Creek (48)

Jeff - 52 - 48 Trout, 4 Chubs (48 Browns) (Saw a deer at Leib’s)

 

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

Honey Creek

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

1

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

Spring Creek

 

12

1

13

Jeff

 

1

1

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

5

 

 

Travis

 

6

 

 

Wycoff Run

 

 

1

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

1

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

First Fork – GBS

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

1

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

First Fork - 872

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

1

 

 

First Fork - Wharton

 

6

10

16

Jeff

 

 

3

 

Brian

 

 

1

 

Craig

 

5

4

 

Travis

 

1

2

 

First Fork - Cabin

 

1

2

3

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

1

1

 

Travis

 

 

1

 

Freeman Run

1

4

3

8

Jeff

1

1

1

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

1

2

 

Travis

 

2

 

 

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

Allegany - Sheetz

 

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

1

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

Oswayo - Lower

 

8

15

 

23

Jeff

 

1

7

 

 

Brian

 

4

2

 

 

Craig

 

2

3

 

 

Travis

 

1

3

 

 

Oswayo

 

6

12

1

19

Jeff

 

2

2

 

 

Brian

 

1

5

 

 

Craig

 

2

 

 

 

Travis

 

1

5

1

 

Oswayo – South Branch

 

1

 

 

1

Jeff

 

1

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

 

15

28

1

44

 

05/03/26      Borie – Lower (8)/Borie (16)/Big Moore’s 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

Borie - Lower

1

4

3

8

Jeff

 

1

 

 

Brian

 

2

1

 

Craig

 

1

1

 

Travis

1

 

1

 

Borie

 

4

12

16

Jeff

 

 

4

 

Brian

 

2

3

 

Craig

 

 

2

 

Travis

 

2

3

 

Big Moore’s Run

1

4

 

5

Jeff

1

4

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

Allegany

 

5

2

7

Jeff

 

1

1

 

Brian

 

3

1

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

1

 

 

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

Oswayo

 

4

5

1

10

Jeff

 

 

1

1

 

Brian

 

2

1

 

 

Craig

 

1

2

 

 

Travis

 

1

1

 

 

Freeman Run

 

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

1

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

Wycoff Run

 

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

1

 

 

TOTALS

 

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      Leib’s Creek (50)/Dietz’s (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 Dietz’s) (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 Abel’s - 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 Leo’s) (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

Wycoff Run

 

 

2

2

Craig

 

 

2

2

First Fork - Cabin           

 

 

1

1

Craig

 

 

1

1

Oswayo

1

3

7

11

Craig

1

3

7

 

Freeman - Road

1

 

 

1

Craig

1

 

 

1

TOTALS

2

3

10

15

 

06/09/26      Freeman Run (31)/Borie – First Few Holes (0)/Big Moore’s 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 18”to 20”) (Lost 18” Brown at Big Moore’s)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Freeman Run

5

15

11

31

Craig

5

15

11

31

Big Moore’s                     

2

 

 

2

Craig

2

 

 

2

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 hornet’s 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