The LOC Derby on Lake Ontario is held twice every year. There is a Spring and a Fall Derby. Prizes are awarded for each category Salmon, Lake Trout, Steelhead, and Brown Trout. There are two separate divisions one for adult and one for youngsters. Daily prizes are also awarded. The Spring Derby has a $10,000 Grand Prize for largest fish. The Fall Derby has a $20,000 Grand Prize for largest fish. It is hard not to consider taking a shot at that kind of money. And if you don't win you still can have a fun day of fishing.
The Brown Trout is not a native species to NY waters. The brown trout were introduced to NY waters from Europe. The brown trout is able to survive and flourish in warmer waters that other trout species will not tolerate. This is one reason for its growing popularity among the anglers of NY.
The Brown Trout will feed on a variety of items. In streams they will feed on snails, crayfish and other small fish species. They will feed on a variety of insects including mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies when they are available. In the larger lakes they feed mostly on smelt and alewives. This is why they grow to such large sizes in the lakes.
Brown Trout in the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario experience a phenomenal growth rate. They are able to utilize the colder water and venture in to warmer water that rainbow and lake trout do not feed in. The New York State record brown trout weighed 33 lb. 2oz. It was caught by Tony Brown on a Smithwick Rogue from Lake Ontario on June 10, 1997 aboard Dixie Dandy with Captain Gerry Bresadola.
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