42ND ANNUAL CANANDAIGUA LAKE TROUT DERBY June 3rd & June 4th 2023

[Frogger]

Could you even imagine that fish on a hand line, at night? Crazy 

[cinnamon fish]

Yeah, that's truly nuts!

[troutman10]

I believe the state record brown was from keuka lake at one point in time as well. Not sure of the story or the size of the fish. Maybe it will ring a bell with some others. 

[Frogger]

Yep report I read has it at 22lbs back in 79’.  I remember a gang of us went out with a captain that ran the marina in the north end for browns late 80’s. Sliding bobbers with smelt off the drops. Huge browns in the hay day. 

[Trouthunter]

THIS LAKE STILL HAS MONSTER BROWN IN THERE I KNOW OF A 24LB ONE TAKEN OUT OF THERE YEARS AGO HIS NAME WAS LAKERTAKER

Edited June 6, 2023 by Trouthunter

[TROUTMAN 87]

Mike Where are you having it mounted?

[Sk8man]

Yeah I think I remember that 22 lb brown was caught at the Hammondsport arm of the lake

[cinnamon fish]

2 hours ago, TROUTMAN 87 said:

Mike Where are you having it mounted?

 

The derby has Ric Cleveland/Flint Creek do their mounts.

[cinnamon fish]

Love hearing about these monster/record fish!

[Netbender]

Just curious, how many entries this year?

[cinnamon fish]

1 hour ago, Netbender aka-Superhawk18 said:

Just curious, how many entries this year?

 

One of the guys in the derby committee told me, not yet official, but approximately 259 entries this year.

[JustinS]

The big laker was aged by the DEC and it was 22 years old.  The ear bone (otolith) is what they need to remove.  Congrats again on the rainbow.  Amazing fish!

[salmoseine]

 Wow... Gambler sure knows his LT. He nailed the age of the big laker 2 yrs ago when caught!

[cinnamon fish]

1 hour ago, salmoseine said:

 Wow... Gambler sure knows his LT. He nailed the age of the big laker 2 yrs ago when caught!

 

Impressive!  How old would you guys guess the 15.15 rainbow was?

[Frogger]

I’m guessing 10yrs-11yrs. It’s been a long time from the fisheries work, I do remember they have a different lifespan than the lakers. Truly an oldie. 

[salmoseine]

2 hours ago, cinnamon fish said:

How old would you guys guess the 15.15 rainbow was?

 

I remember a discussion with Ned Holmes and Bill Abrams (sp) of Region 8 NYS DEC in the early '70s. I expressed my concrern with the decision to stock BT in Canandaigua Lake... would they enter Naples Creek,  and perhaps alter/have a significant negative impact on RT recruitment. They assured  me it would be monitored very closely as they would never risk any damage to a "free"  $1,000,000 RT hatchery ('70s $$$s).  As part of that discussion they advised that the majority of bows only "run" the creek one time during their life span, with a significant number remaining in the lake, never entering the creek. The stress of the run and spawn does limit the life span.  I think Frogger's estimate of ~10-11 yrs is reasonable and the size may be an indication of a single or perhaps no spawn run into Naples creek.