Trout Fishing at Butternut Creek, LaFayette, NY, December 4, 2015

Between route 20 in LaFayette and Chittenango Creek, trout fishing is open all year round at Butternut Creek. There are four DEC access points with parking near LaFayette, some you have to use coordinates in your GPS to even find. Today I went to a couple of them to try a little afternoon trout fishing.

One of the areas is down a secluded dirt road next to what looks like an unlived in house. I've been to this access area before and it was interesting to see the difference between the beginning of Fall and Winter. When I went in the Fall, I got several bites from very small trout. This time, the water was faster, brush on the bank had died down making access easier, but no bites. However when I went to the access area near route 20, I had better luck. Using my favorite ultra light Shakespeare spincast pole with 4 pound line, a very small split shot, swivel and worm on a number 8 hook, I caught a nice 15 inch brown trout. 

I continued to fish and caught another smaller brown trout that hopped off as I pulled it to the bank. It wasn't too cold, only 45 degrees out with no wind. There was no one else at any of the sites I went to.