Wild trout
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:48 pm
I started exploring again in NJ for wild trout. So far found a new wild 'bow creek which is cool.
I also fished downstream of a well known brookie stream around my area.
I would fish the park normally but tried exploring further down in the system, notably downstream of the pond that marks the end of the park.
Surprisingly, I did find a brown trout. Cool to see?
Was sorta hoping for brook trout utopia through the entire system because it terminates to a swampy area, but I figure the browns just freakin' go everywhere their heart desires lol.
I did look online and see brown trout are actually in the upper region from electrofishing samples, i just never found one myself there. Notably they never found many in those samples.
I will return to explore another stretch that's by the highway. Hoping to report brookies next time! If anyone's curious i can share the brook's name just not publicly i guess
Bonus PA brown, brookie, and stocked tiger to compliment the "grand slam" (across 3 different days lol)
One last thing i explored, was downstream of a small reservoir. This looks like it has a bottom release but it also features a top spillway which was already overflowing from the rainy days before. So i assume in the summer it flushes the downstream creek with high temp waters. I DO know wild trout are in the system just downstream of the first two tributaries however, so obviously it cools down enough by there. I was hoping by winter wild trout would move in and maybe populate the creek especially in the fall. No luck finding anything however. Couldnt even spook any fish which i normally do with my lazy approach to the banks lol. Curious, maybe in the spring they may run back up. Cause this creek system too has wild rainbows? Thoughts?
I also fished downstream of a well known brookie stream around my area.
I would fish the park normally but tried exploring further down in the system, notably downstream of the pond that marks the end of the park.
Surprisingly, I did find a brown trout. Cool to see?
Was sorta hoping for brook trout utopia through the entire system because it terminates to a swampy area, but I figure the browns just freakin' go everywhere their heart desires lol.
I did look online and see brown trout are actually in the upper region from electrofishing samples, i just never found one myself there. Notably they never found many in those samples.
I will return to explore another stretch that's by the highway. Hoping to report brookies next time! If anyone's curious i can share the brook's name just not publicly i guess
Bonus PA brown, brookie, and stocked tiger to compliment the "grand slam" (across 3 different days lol)
One last thing i explored, was downstream of a small reservoir. This looks like it has a bottom release but it also features a top spillway which was already overflowing from the rainy days before. So i assume in the summer it flushes the downstream creek with high temp waters. I DO know wild trout are in the system just downstream of the first two tributaries however, so obviously it cools down enough by there. I was hoping by winter wild trout would move in and maybe populate the creek especially in the fall. No luck finding anything however. Couldnt even spook any fish which i normally do with my lazy approach to the banks lol. Curious, maybe in the spring they may run back up. Cause this creek system too has wild rainbows? Thoughts?