The NYS DEC confirmed Ferguson’s behemoth brookie officially measured 22 inches and weighed six pounds, three ounces, edging out the state record set in 2013 by three ounces.

Spring trout fishing season opens Tuesday, April 1, and runs through Oct. 15. A catch and release (artificial lures only) trout season runs year round. Regulations and harvest limits vary, so be ...

This minimum was increased to 9 inches in 2008. In 2018, the Brook Trout Conservation Zone was established. All brook trout caught within the conservation zone must be immediately released unharmed.

The DEP will lead a multistate partnership to restore Eastern brook trout to waterways in NJ, NY and PA. Brook trout is the New Jersey state fish.

Fishing was slow for the two anglers until July 5, when late in the afternoon Ferguson caught a feisty, bright-colored brook trout. The fish was about 2.5 pounds, he says.

A Croghan man caught a record-breaking brook trout in the Adirondacks earlier this month; Saratoga Springs residents are pushing for more resistance against U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

News Native trout prized by anglers is getting nearly $4M in habitat help in N.J., Pa. and N.Y. Published: Jan. 12, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Water Temperature Brown and rainbow trout operate at their best in temperatures between 45° and 65°. Brook trout often get lumped into that ideal temperature range, but the reality is that any ...

Jan. 27—A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences shows a poor outlook for the future of Adirondack brook trout populations in lakes. The study, titled "Concurrent warming ...

Sixty years ago, a 12-year-old Syracuse boy named Don Dixon caught a spectacular brown trout in Fabius Brook. Dixon received a Distinguished Angler’s Award from Sports Afield for the 4 lb 12 oz ...

Sep 19, 2022 — Wild brook trout are one of the most prized species of fish in the Adirondacks, but they’re also one of the hardest to catch, in part because their populations have plummeted in ...