Cross River update

[Optor]

Caught my first ever brown today. It measured 20.5 inches and weighed 4lbs. Free spooled a sawbellie when it hit.  Must have been close to the top of the water since I didn't have any weight on the rig.  Was lucky I landed him since I forgot my damn net... also had a small LMB and also a small SMB.  The brown was tasty...  Weather was perfect!  Nice day to be on the water.

[KenH]

Congrats! That's the first GOOD report I've heard in a while
about both Cross River AND Browns.

[Biz-R-OWorld]

Congrats. Beautiful colors on that Brown!

[Gordon]

Nice fish! Glad to see the first reservoir brown in a while. I'll try and get out there this week -Gordon.

[ChrisD]

Congratulations on your first  brown, that is a nice fish. I was out there also and caught my first ever Cross River Brown.

[Gordon]

Chris, Nice fish as well!- sawbellies also? -Gordon.

[biggamee]

Caught my first ever brown today. It measured 20.5 inches and weighed 4lbs. Free spooled a sawbellie when it hit.  Must have been close to the top of the water since I didn't have any weight on the rig.  Was lucky I landed him since I forgot my damn net... also had a small LMB and also a small SMB.  The brown was tasty...  Weather was perfect!  Nice day to be on the water.

Congrats nice looking male brown!!!do you remember the water temp?

[lionpshark]

Congrats!!!!! Optor the report was great and at least you caught one before your wife did on CR

[new2titicus]

Eric, Water temp on Kensico, Rye Lake side was 51 degrees, Sunday.

[Optor]

Thanks to all.  It was a real Laurel and Hardy act trying to bring this one in without a net and no leader on my rig.  Thankfully he was hooked really well probably swallowed the bait.  Thanks Lionspark, my wife did outdo me twice with some nice bass this season but now I evened it up with a Brown, finally. I guess I'll continue to take her out... Cross River has been good to us this season, getting much better results than area 21 on New Croton.  Maybe I can land a couple more Browns before seasons end.  That is one fun fish to catch on light tackle.  And they taste really good as well!

[Montrose]

Both fish are nice and coloroed up.  Congrats to you both Optor and ChrisD.

And, yes, they are tasty.

[Brooklynite]

Optor--that's a great-looking brown. Was waiting for the browns to come up to topwater on CR (for the water temp to be low enough). Want to throw a few flies at them.

[Montrose]

I don't fly fish enough, but have always thought some of the saltwater patterns that are made to look like peanut bunker w/ mylar and crystal flashabou would be deadly in the right circumstance on the rezs since they look exactly like alewives too.

Just thinking out loud here. 

[reservoirdog]

Nice Browns fella's, Like TS stated , the deer are getting horny, just look at the sides of roads , their dieing to get laid.

[canoejon]

Montrose, I have a friend who would use those patterns and troll with his fly rod. He caught.