Syracuse.com - Trout season opener in CNY produces lots of memories and some nice-sized fish (see video)

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"A 24-inch, male rainbow came out of Nine Mile today," said fishing shop owner, Jake DeCapio, adding only that he knew the guy came from Oswego and kept the fish so he could mount it. Watch video

Dennis Armani said he landed seven trout by 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning on Nine Mile Creek.

“I’m keeping two,” the Westvale resident said, adding he got to the stream at 4 a.m. to secure his spot. “My neighbor loves fish and it’s Good Friday this week, so he’ll have some fish.”

Streams throughout Central New York were mostly clear and low, to moderately low on the opening day of trout season Sunday. The morning began overcast with a hint of sprinkles in the air. By noon, the temperature dropped and the day was marked with periods of rain and in some cases, sleet.

Nevertheless, it was a memorable opening day for many, particularly for the scores of anglers who lined Nine Mile Creek, which annually is the most heavily fished waterway in the area because of the amount of stocked fish it receives prior to the opener.

Jake DeCapio, owner of the Wayfarer Co., fly and spin fishing outfitter located along the stream, said he spotted nearly 70 parked cars as he drove into work before the sun came up. One lucky angler was the talk of the day.

“A 24-inch male rainbow came out of Nine Mile today,” Capio said, adding only that he knew the guy came from Oswego and kept the fish so he could mount it.

Andrea West, of Kirkville, was happy with her 15-inch brown trout she had hooked with a worm. She let her daughter, Taylor, 6, reel it in.

“She reeled it in so we let her keep it,” the proud mother said. “It’s in the car.”

JIm CommentucciJames Miller of McGraw (left) holds a 25-inch-long male rainbow trout, and Kevin Cute of McGraw a 22-inch-long spent female rainbow, caught in Skaneateles Lake tributary Grout Brook in the town of Scott Sunday on the opening day of regular trout season. A spent female trout is one that has already dropped her eggs in spawning and is dropping back into Skaneateles Lake. Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard

Dan Eddy, of Seneca Falls, and fishing buddy, Matt Ae, of Cato, were having great luck fishing with nymphs. The two fly fishermen landed five fish in less than an hour, they said.

"It was a Great April Fools Day. We didn’t get fooled,” Eddy said.

Meanwhile, some big rainbows were landed on Grout Brook at the southern end of Skaneateles Lake. Fishing buddies James Miller and Kevin Cute, both of McGraw, landed 25 and 22-inch fish, respectively.

For more on Opening Day, see Monday's edition of The Post-Standard.

Jim Commentucci/The Post-StandardLarry Oliver of Groton fishes for trout at the confluence of Dresserville Creek and Owasco Inlet in the town of Moravia Sunday on the opening day of regular trout season. Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard

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