FISHING 2023

 

01/02/23      Leib's Creek

Jeff - 34 - 34 Trout (34 Browns)

 

01/11/23      West Branch Conococheague/Dickey’s Run

Travis - 0

Ryan – 0

Graham - 0

 

02/15/23      Falling Springs

Travis - 2 - 2 Trout (1 Brown, 1 Rainbow)

Ryan - 2 - 2 Trout (2 Browns)

 

04/01/23      South Branch Little Aughwick Creek (6)/Dennis Creek (6) – Opening Day

Travis - 7 - 7 Trout (4 Brooks, 2 Browns, 1 Rainbow) (Trifecta) (Got checked by the fish warden twice)

Ryan - 5 – 5 Trout (4 Brooks, 1 Brown)

 

04/01/23      Codorus South Branch (3)/Izaak Walton League (18)/Woodbine (27) – Opening Day – Saw a dead eagle at Woodbine

Jeff - 38 - 38 Trout (1 Brook, 15 Browns, 22 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught 3 Browns at the South Branch, 1 Brook and 17 Rainbows at the IWL, and 12 Browns and 5 Rainbows at Woodbine) (Caught two 15˝” Rainbows at Woodbine)

Craig - 7 – 6 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (5 Browns, 1 Rainbow) (Only fished Woodbine)

Jason - 4 – 4 Trout (2 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Only fished Woodbine)

 

04/02/23      Izaak Walton League

Jeff - 4 - 4 Trout (4 Rainbows)

 

04/03/23      Woodbine (14)/Orson Run (11)/Muddy Creek (0)/Dietz’s (2)

Jeff - 29 – 27 Trout, 2 Chubs (19 Browns, 8 Rainbows) (Caught 7 Browns and 7 Rainbows at Woodbine, 11 Browns in Orson Run, and 1 Brown and 1 Rainbow at Dietz’s) (The fish warden checked my license at Patterson’s rock) (Saw the dead eagle that we saw on Saturday) (Caught trout number 7,000 at Dietz’s – about an 11" Rainbow)

 

04/07/23      Codorus East Branch (7)/Blymire Run (0)/Izaak Walton League (2)

Jeff - 8 - 8 Trout (2 Browns, 6 Rainbows)

Craig - 1 – 1 Trout (1 Brown)

Jason - 0

 

Potter County Trip - Stayed at the Lakeview – Cabins 5 and 6 – 65 Trout Total (7 Brooks, 35 Browns, 23 Rainbows)

 

04/14/23      Oswayo (16)/Big Moore’s Run (3)/Borie (19)

Jeff – 22 - 22 Trout (1 Brook, 10 Browns, 11 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 17˝” Rainbow at Oswayo and 17˝” Brown at Borie)

Craig - 6 - 6 Trout (4 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Caught an 18” Rainbow at Oswayo)

Travis - 10 - 10 Trout (1 Brook, 6 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 15˝” Brown at Oswayo and a 16˝” Brown at Borie)

Jason - 0

John - 0

Jay – 0

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Oswayo

 

10

6

16

Jeff

 

5

4

9

Craig

 

2

1

3

Travis

 

3

1

4

Jason

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

 

 

Big Moore’s Run

2

1

 

3

Jeff

1

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

1

1

 

 

Jason

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

 

 

Borie

 

9

10

19

Jeff

 

5

7

 

Craig

 

2

1

 

Travis

 

2

2

 

Jason

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

2

20

16

38

 

04/15/23      First Fork – GBS Dam (2)/First Fork – Cabin to Freeman (8)/Freeman Run (14)/East Fork (2)

Jeff – 8 - 7 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (3 Brooks, 4 Browns) (Caught two 15” Browns in Freeman)

Craig - 5 - 4 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (1 Brook, 2 Browns, 1 Rainbow) (Trifecta) (Caught a 16˝ Brown and a 15˝” Brook in Freeman)

Travis - 10 - 9 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (6 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Caught a 19” Brown in Freeman)

Jason - 6 - 6 Trout (1 Brook, 2 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Trifecta)

John - 0

Jay - 0 – (Tried to gaff a Palomino in East Fork)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

First Fork – GBS

 

2

 

2

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

2

 

2

Jason

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

 

 

FF to Freeman Run

 

4

4

8

Jeff

 

1

 

1

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

1

3

4

Jason

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

2

1

3

Freeman Run

4

8

2

14

Jeff

2

3

 

5

Craig

1

2

 

3

Travis

 

3

 

3

Jason

1

 

2

3

John

 

 

 

 

Jay

 

 

 

 

East Fork

1

 

1

2

Jeff

1

 

 

1

Craig

 

 

1

1

Travis

 

 

 

 

Jason

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

5

14

7

26

 

04/16/23      Wycoff Run

Jeff - 1 - 1 Trout (1 Brown)

Craig - 0

Travis - 0

Jason – 0

 

04/22/23     West Branch Conococheague

Travis - 19 - 9 Trout, 1 Rock Bass, 3 Small Mouth Bass, 6 Fall Fish (5 Brooks, 1 Brown, 3 Rainbows) (Trifecta)

Barry - 1 - 1 Trout (and several Small Mouth Bass and Fall Fish) (1 Rainbow)

Mike - 3 - 3 Trout (and several other fish) (1 Brook, 1 Brown, 1 Rainbow) (Trifecta)

 

04/29/23      South Branch Little Aughwick Creek

Travis - 3 - 3 Trout (3 Brooks)

 

Potter County Trip - Stayed at Potter County Family Campground - Deluxe Cabin - 126 Trout Total (16 Brooks, 49 Browns, 59 Rainbows, 2 Palominos)

 

05/04/23      Wycoff Run (7)/First Fork – GBS Dam (1)/First Fork – 872 (2)/First Fork – Bridge (1)/First Fork – Hemlock (16)/Freeman Run (27)

Jeff - 19 - 18 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (4 Brooks, 6 Browns, 8 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 17˝” Brown in Freeman)

Brian - 16 - 16 Trout (1 Brook, 6 Browns, 9 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 16Ľ” Brown at Hemlock, and a 17˝” Brown, a 16˝” Brown, a 16Ľ” Brown, and a 16” Brown in Freeman)

Craig - 10 - 10 Trout (7 Browns, 3 Rainbows) (Caught a 17” Brown at Hemlock)

Travis - 10 - 10 Trout (2 Brooks, 6 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 16ľ” Brown at Hemlock)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Wycoff Run

1

3

3

7

Jeff

1

 

1

2

Brian

 

 

1

1

Craig

 

1

 

1

Travis

 

2

1

3

First Fork - GBS

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

1

 

1

Travis

 

 

 

 

First Fork – 872

 

 

2

2

Jeff

 

 

1

1

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

1

1

Travis

 

 

 

 

First Fork - Bridge

 

 

1

1

Jeff

 

 

 

 

Brian

 

 

1

1

Craig

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

First Fork - Hemlock

 

7

9

16

Jeff

 

 

3

3

Brian

 

2

4

6

Craig

 

4

1

5

Travis

 

1

1

2

Freeman Run

6

14

7

27

Jeff

3

6

3

12

Brian

1

4

3

8

Craig

 

1

1

2

Travis

2

3

 

5

TOTALS

7

25

22

54

 

05/05/23      Oswayo (15) – Cooked and ate 4 trout and potatoes on the stream

Jeff - 2 - 2 Trout (1 Brook, 1 Brown)

Brian – 0 (Lost a nice Brook at the big hole below the rock wall)

Craig - 8 - 8 Trout (2 Brooks, 4 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught an 18” Brown)

Travis - 5 - 5 Trout (2 Brooks, 2 Browns, 1 Rainbow) (Trifecta)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Oswayo

5

7

3

15

Jeff

1

1

 

2

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

2

4

2

8

Travis

2

2

1

5

TOTALS

5

7

3

15

 

05/06/23      Borie (15)/Lower Borie (4)/South Woods (1)/East Fork – Marvin Run (3)/West Branch Pine (1)/Lyman Run (1)

Jeff - 11 - 11 Trout (2 Brooks, 3 Browns, 6 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 17” Brown in Borie)

Brian - 8 - 8 Trout (1 Brown, 7 Rainbows)

Craig - 3 - 3 Trout (2 Rainbows, 1 Palomino) (Caught a 13” Palomino at Borie)

Travis - 3 - 3 Trout (3 Rainbows)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Palominos

Totals

Borie

1

4

9

1

15

Jeff

1

3

2

 

6

Brian

 

1

4

 

5

Craig

 

 

2

1

3

Travis

 

 

1

 

1

Lower Borie

 

 

4

 

4

Jeff

 

 

1

 

1

Brian

 

 

3

 

3

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

South Woods

 

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

1

 

1

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

East Fork – Marvin Run

 

 

3

 

3

Jeff

 

 

1

 

1

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

2

 

2

West Branch Pine

 

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

 

1

 

1

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

Lyman Run

1

 

 

 

1

Jeff

1

 

 

 

1

Brian

 

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

2

4

18

1

25

 

05/07/23      Oswayo (32)/Wycoff Run (0) – WWA participated in a water rescue at Oswayo

Jeff - 7 - 7 Trout (1 Brook, 4 Browns, 1 Rainbow, 1 Palomino) (Quadzilla) (Caught an 11˝” Palomino at Oswayo)

Brian - 8 - 8 Trout (2 Browns, 6 Rainbows) (Caught a 16ľ” Rainbow at Oswayo)

Craig - 8 - 8 Trout (3 Browns, 5 Rainbows) (Caught a 19” Rainbow, a 16˝” Brown, and a 16ľ” Rainbow at Oswayo)  

Travis - 9 - 9 Trout (1 Brook, 4 Browns, 4 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 16˝” Rainbow and a 17˝” Rainbow at Oswayo) (Got in creek to help a guy up who fell and got him over to the bank where we all helped pull him out)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Palominos

Totals

Oswayo

2

13

16

1

32

Jeff

1

4

1

1

7

Brian

 

2

6

 

8

Craig

 

3

5

 

8

Travis

1

4

4

 

9

TOTALS

2

13

16

1

32

 

04/02/23      Izaak Walton League (1)/Codorus East Branch (1)

Jeff - 2 - 2 Trout (1 Brown, 1 Rainbow)

 

05/27/23      Leib's Creek

Jeff - 57 - 57 Trout (57 Browns) (Caught fish number 10,000 which was about a 9" Brown)

 

Potter County Trip – Stayed at Abel’s - 68 Trout Total (7 Brooks, 20 Browns, 41 Rainbows) – Spotted 12 Palominos

 

06/09/23      Wycoff Run (2)/First Fork – GBS Dam (0)/First Fork – Bridge (0)/First Fork – Hemlock (1)/Freeman Run (10) – Saw a 400 to 500 pound bear and a smaller bear behind Abel’s

Jeff - 7 - 7 Trout (2 Brooks, 3 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Wildfecta – Wild Rainbow, Wild Brook, Wild Brown) (Caught a 15” Brook in Freeman)

Craig - 8 - 6 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass, 1 Sucker (4 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Caught a 14” Brown in Freeman and snagged the Sucker at Hemlock)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Wycoff Run

 

 

2

2

Jeff

 

 

2

2

Craig

 

 

 

 

First Fork – Hemlock

 

1

 

1

Jeff

 

1

 

1

Craig

 

 

 

 

Freeman Run

2

6

2

10

Jeff

2

2

 

4

Craig

 

4

2

6

TOTALS

2

7

4

13

 

06/10/23      Oswayo (36)/Borie (16)/East Fork – Behind Abel’s (2) – Saw an elk behind Abel’s

Jeff - 35 - 34 Trout, 1 Small Mouth Bass (3 Brooks, 6 Browns, 25 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 16Ľ” Rainbow and a 17” Rainbow at Oswayo and caught an 18” Rainbow and a 19” Rainbow behind Abel’s)

Craig - 20 - 20 Trout (2 Brooks, 6 Browns, 12 Rainbows) (Trifecta) (Caught a 15˝” Brown, a 17” tagged Rainbow, and an 18” Rainbow back-to-back-to-back in Oswayo) (The Palomino caught in Borie on the spring trip was still there) (Did not fish behind Abel’s)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Oswayo

2

10

24

36

Jeff

1

6

16

23

Craig

1

4

8

13

Borie

3

2

11

16

Jeff

2

 

7

9

Craig

1

2

4

7

East Fork – Abel’s

 

 

2

2

Jeff

 

 

2

2

Craig

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

5

12

37

54

 

06/10/23      First Fork – Hemlock (1)/First Fork – GBS Dam (0)

Jeff - 11 Trout (1 Brown)

Craig - 0

 

07/05/23      Wycoff Run

Travis - 2 2 Trout (1 Brook, 1 Rainbow)

 

07/06/23      Oswayo

Travis - 3 3 Trout (2 Browns, 1 Rainbow)

 

07/06/23      Lake (George B. Stevenson Reservoir)

Travis - 1 – 1 Small Mouth Bass

Amanda - 2 – 1 Perch, 1 Blue Gill

 

07/08/23      First Fork – GBS Dam

Travis - 7 – 6 Small Mouth Bass, 1 Blue Gill (Fished for a 24” Rainbow that swiped a few times)

 

07/08/23      Freeman Run

Travis - 3 1 Trout, 2 Chubs (1 Brook)

 

07/10/23      Wycoff Run

Travis - 2 2 Trout (1 Brook, 1 Brown) (Caught a 14” Brown)

 

08/04/23      Codorus East Branch

Jeff - 31 - 16 Trout, 9 Small Mouth Bass, 6 Chubs (16 Browns)

 

08/19/23      Smith Mountain Lake - Virginia

Matt - 1 – 1 Large Mouth Bass (16”)

 

08/20/23      Smith Mountain Lake - Virginia

Jeff - 1 – 1 Blue Gill

Matt - 4 – 1 Large Mouth Bass, 1 Small Mouth Bass, 2 Blue Gills

 

08/22/23      Smith Mountain Lake - Virginia

Matt - 1 – 1 Large Mouth Bass

 

08/24/23      Smith Mountain Lake - Virginia

Jeff - 4 – 4 Blue Gills

Matt - 7 – 6 Blue Gills, 1 Catfish (Catfish was 15˝”)

Ezio - 2 – 2 Blue Gills

Megan - 1 – 1 Blue Gill

 

08/25/23      Smith Mountain Lake - Virginia

Matt - 1 – 1 Small Mouth Bass

 

09/22/23      Codorus South Branch

Jeff - 10 - 9 Trout, 1 Chub (9 Browns) (New purple posted signs from metal bridge up)

 

10/22/23      Leib's Creek  (About 4.5 hours of fishing - averaging 1 trout under every 2.5 minutes)

Jeff - 112 - 109 Trout, 3 Chubs (109 Browns) (Biggest Brown was 14”)

 

11/05/23      Woodbine (14)/Orson Run (2)

Jeff - 16 – 16 Trout (16 Browns) (Caught a 14” and a 15” Brown) (Forgot my pliers, but found hemostats beside my truck) (Two trout were discharging eggs as I was unhooking them) (The bridge on the railroad trellis is repaired, but there are signs up now about not crossing it.  I did not cross and went down to the creek and around instead.  The property owner was on the other side of the bridge on his gator watching to see what I would do.  He said he has motion sensors and cameras up and kicks people out that don’t follow the rules.  I thanked him for allowing fishing)


11/24/23      Honey Creek (5)/Wycoff Run (6)/First Fork – GBS Dam (3)/Freeman Run (6)/East Fork – Behind Abel’s (0)

Jeff - 10 - 10 Trout (1 Brook, 8 Browns, 1 Rainbow) (Trifecta) (Caught a 17˝” Brown in Freeman)

Brian - 5 - 5 Trout (3 Browns, 2 Rainbows)

Craig - 5 - 5 Trout (3 Browns, 2 Rainbows) (Caught and mounted a 20˝” Rainbow at Wycoff and also caught an 18” Brown at Freeman)

 

Stream

Brooks

Browns

Rainbows

Totals

Honey Creek

 

5

 

5

Jeff

 

1

 

 

Brian

 

3

 

 

Craig

 

1

 

 

Wycoff Run

 

2

4

6

Jeff

 

1

 

 

Brian

 

 

2

 

Craig

 

1

2

 

First Fork – GBS Dam

 

2

1

3

Jeff

 

2

1

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

 

 

Freeman Run

1

5

 

6

Jeff

1

4

 

 

Brian

 

 

 

 

Craig

 

1

 

 

TOTALS

1

14

5

20

 

12/02/23      Codorus East Branch (8)/Blymire Run (1)

Jeff - 9 - 9 Trout (9 Browns)

 

Jeff - 449 Trout on 23 trips (19 Brooks, 334 Browns, 95 Rainbows, 1 Palomino)

(Average of 19.5 per trip and 94.9% of the fish)

Fish caught on trout fishing trips:  473

My total fish for the year:  478

Twenty-seven year total fish (97-23):  10,267 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

27 Year Grand Total

7,346

1,480

2,393

747

11,966