I fished Pepacton Reservoir in Downville, NY for a day last week.
I was told by Al's Sporting Goods that the fishing hasn't been consistent this year and somewhat mediocre.
He was correct, and it was a tough bite on Pepacton. The fish were scattered, and I only had periodic marks. Most of the marks were down about 20', with some at 10', and a minority as deep as 28'. I only marked a couple of pods of alewives as well.
Water temp was approximately 59 degrees and it was a very calm day. Al had said the best bite was during the solunar peak which occurred that day between 12:30 pm and 3 pm. He was correct again, and my only action of the day was during this time.
I caught my first trout on leadcore. I hooked into the trout trolling leadcore at 21' over 130' of water. It was caught on a Sutton. After a spirited fight, I landed a nice brown that measured 22".
Later, the drag on my lightweight spinning rod began to scream and I looked behind to find it doubled over. I grabbed it, and preceded to battle a big trout. After several runs I battled the fish next to the boat but noticed that he wasn't hooked well. I luckily subdued him with a net and successfully landed a very fat brown trout that measured 24". It was caught trolling a Tazmanian Devil.
I took a couple of pictures and quickly released this brown to submit for a NYS Catch and Release Angler Achievement Award.
I also caught a 19" smallmouth bass. This smallmouth also qualifies for an NYS Angler Achievement Award.
After this I did some exploring and a long period of inactivity ensued. I subsequently only caught one more small trout the remainder of the afternoon.
In any event, here are the pictures of the brown trout:
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