Syracuse.com - Ballson Spa man returns to his roots in Central NY and reels in big brown on Oswego River

[HuntingNY-News]

"I miss my old haunts in Central NY. The fishing around the Syracuse is World Class and cannot be beat. "

Submitted photo Rudy Tomasick, of Ballston Spa, sent this picture of himself and wrote the following:

"I don't know whether you can use this picture of a 15-pound, brown tout from the Oswego River. I was on one of my many fishing pilgrimages to Central NY in search of steelhead.

"I retired from Cooper Crouse-Hinds about seven years (April 1st - First day of trout season or is it Aprils Fools Day) and have been fishing as much as I can.

"I moved to Ballston Spa, NY and find retirement very favorable. My wife Kathy and I enjoy volunteering for the Office of the Aging in Ballston Spa and AARP Tax volunteers during the tax season.

"The brown was caught in the Oswego River on Nov. 28th about 10:30 AM. I caught it on a chartreuse yarn fly with 6# test tippet. It took me about 10minutes to battle him in and after the quick photo I released him so he can procreate or get caught and make another angler ecstatically happy as he made me.

"I miss my old haunts in Central NY. The fishing around the Syracuse is World Class and cannot be beat. "

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