April 1st stream trout or Ice fishing.

[grubdropper]

What’s your plan for April 1st if you have the choice?   Stream trout fishing or continue the ice fishing season.

[SeanP]

Work!  LOL

[FrozenJig]

What's everyone's go to stream rig/lure for trout?  Mine's a Panther Martin or a micro green & silver spoon

[Iceattic]

I'm in pa and no choice. Crappies aren't bitting , no ice on the lakes I fish, most lakes are stocked with trout. Use to go to the west branch of the delaware opening day not worth the 60 mile drive for 2 trout. If i where u i go trout fishing in the morning and ice fishing in the afternoon.

[wec]

Ice fishing until last safe ice.

[big_guy_13021]

Work...if I had choice stream fish

[trapper2000]

you can only keep 5  fish and only 2 can be 12 inches  ...your  better off  ice fishing

[Yotecatcher]

Depends on what steam or creek you fish

[trapper2000]

that's the  general state  regulations  of  course there is  special regulations  for  some  waters  but I  don't know of  any water you can keep more then 5  is there?

[filetandrelease]

I’ll ice it

[Adironzach]

Ice fishing until last safe ice.

Ill be right there with ya bill 

[mono_mono]

Wow, it's all about the numbers for some guys. My success is based on being out there. Not being dissapointed in driving 60 miles for 2 trout

[Hess]

Majority of my stream fishing for trout is catch & release -- in April with cold water temps (mid 40s), I have typically caught my biggest fish (Browns), on a large Black Woolly Bugger bead-head...!

[mcully]

Wind permitting most likely in the boat. Moved it from the backyard to the driveway and scrubbed it clean and charged batteries yesterday afternoon. It's time to put a hurting on some finger lakes perch. I will have a rod ready to throw a spoon at any trout though.

[trapper2000]

If I'm going to be out there I'd like to be able to keep more than 2 fish larger than 12" - whether I do or not is my choice that way.  You can have both.

exactly  other then a  few  brookie trout they are  all put and take  fish  ....  we pay  for the hatchery and  stocking   let us  keep  10  if ya need more  money  say so ......

and it  is all about the  numbers   if you say   I went and  got  skunked   but had fun people  say   nice  you   throw  50 huge  perch on the ice and get a picture people  say  WAY TO GO  or GOOD JOB.......

when  I have a  fish fry I don't serve fish sticks

[Zeker259]

No waiting for April 1st here. Local steams are open year round and heavily stocked 

[trapper2000]

knock da spots  right off them  zeker 

[buffoonus]

I thought the general regulations were 5 trout of ANY size?....I just read that in the DEC General Regulations on the web....Am I missing something about the length?
Thanks.

[Zeker259]

Statewide:
Trout—Brook, Brown and Rainbow and hybrids of
these species; and Splake April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5

Region 7
Trout April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2
longer than 12"

[NatefishNY]

Probably ice fishing, the rivers and streams will probably be high, fast and murky.

[trapper2000]

Statewide:
Trout—Brook, Brown and Rainbow and hybrids of
these species; and Splake April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5

Region 7
Trout April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2
longer than 12"

regions  9 8 7 and 6 Trout April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2
longer than 12"

lot of 5 is  3 total  along with region 1

[caliking]

NEITHER!! I'LL BE OUT POUNDIN ON THE SLABS WITH THE LONG POLE LIKE I DO EVERY YEAR WHILE EVERYBODY IS OUT PLAYING WITH THOSE LIVER PELLET EATIN TROUT!! 🤣😂🎣🎣🎣😎😎

[Fishmongerlyndon]

you can only keep 5  fish and only 2 can be 12 inches  ...your  better off  ice fishing

you're half right, the regulation is 5 fish any size for trout, quoted straight out of the 2019/2020 state regulations.

[bigredonice]

I put in for PTO months ago, will be on the streams Monday thru Wednesday.  Hoping i can hit all my streams before they get stocked.

[Zeker259]

you're half right, the regulation is 5 fish any size for trout, quoted straight out of the 2019/2020 state regulations.

You are right on the "State wide regulation" in regions 6, 7, 8, 9 "Special regulations by county" which include most if not all counties the regulation is:
All waters except specified, Trout - April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2 longer than 12"

Know the laws and read the guide. With that said "It's time to go hit up the stream."

http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/19NYFW_LR2.pdf

[trapper2000]

you're half right, the regulation is 5 fish any size for trout, quoted straight out of the 2019/2020 state regulations.

you  see how that works out for you


region  6,7,8,and 9

Trout April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2
longer than 12"

straight out of the 2019 and 2020  book look under the trout regulatons  in each region or call the regional offices

[Zeker259]

 

Beat you to it Trap. Have a great day. Going to "knock da spots  right off them" now.

[trapper2000]

zeker  go  do em  man and  hey  post some pictures   buddy

[Fishmongerlyndon]

you  see how that works out for you


region  6,7,8,and 9

Trout April 1 through Oct 15 Any size 5 - with no more than 2
longer than 12"

straight out of the 2019 and 2020  book look under the trout regulatons  in each region or call the regional offices

well I live in region 5... so..... good luck with that

[trapper2000]

well if your in region 5 then you  better  read  pages  24 to page 27 real well  more then 90% of your streams has some  special regulations  such as 2  fish or  3 fish limits,  size regulations from 9,12 15 18 21 to 23 inches depending on water your on ...... 

trout fishing  is  no where  the way it use to be   read the regulations and  keep a lawyer on retainer  ....... and thank  special interest  on this one  a lot  of  rules  for  stocked fish