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Chrisper4694
04-15-2015, 11:05 PM
have off work this week so i've been fishing like a maniac. here's the reports.

monday: tag team trolling with my buddy, we peppered those trout with our homemade flies. no luck at the first lake so we switched gears and moved to another lake. it payed off big time with my personal best brown trout at almost 23 inches and 6lbs 10oz! I told him he drives the boat so well for trolling he should start his own guide service haha. If we're only pulling one fish into the boat for the whole day...at least is was this beast!

tuesday: same deal but increased the spread with a third guy in the boat, nothing else worked except for the same fly and depth as monday, but again only one fish and it wasn't as big this time, 3.5lbs brown.

wednesday: couldn't decide where to go with my jon boat, was going to go to a small lake because of the wind but decided to just stay local and hit cong. threw mini mite lures under a bobber pretty aggressively and little twister tails and floating rapalas targeting crappie. whacked up 11 crappies, 4 perch, 4 gills and a rock bass. then right before packing it in found a shallow section with some small active bass. nailed two for the first 2 bass of the open water season. will be back at it tomorrow...somewhere...

Jigman13
04-15-2015, 11:18 PM
Gorgeous fish dude! Such sick silver rockets! Go way to spend the time off from work for sure...

Skunk City
04-15-2015, 11:23 PM
That's a big effin Trout, wow!

GetANet
04-15-2015, 11:31 PM
Some serious BROWN BASTING going on there!!!:eek:
Congrats on the SEXY BEAST!!!!!;)

Chrisper4694
04-15-2015, 11:36 PM
Forgot to add that my buddy caught a slightly bigger brown the Saturday before too when I wasn't with him, almost 25" and just shy of 7 lbs. he trolls that boat like a master. All I have do do is keep the trolling spread running true and jigging my fly.

GetANet
04-15-2015, 11:51 PM
I never knew there was another way to fish OTHER than TROLL!!!!;)
I love the people who say " it's boring" or "Your not really fishing"
Yep keep on keepin on!!!!!!

AndyS
04-16-2015, 01:22 AM
Hopefully some of the Rainbow trout will turn out looking as pretty as that fish. I was heart broken to hear we may not have browns stocked again for as long as 6 years, they seem to hold over well, not only in the lakes but the river and streams also.

FASTEDDIE29
04-16-2015, 07:43 AM
WOW! WOW! WOW!!! That's a serious Brown Trout right there! Congrats on a fine catch. Congrats on the PB!!! 2015, the year of the Holdover Brown!?!? Holy cow!!!:D

Adrenalinerush
04-16-2015, 08:44 AM
Awesome Brown Chris, you should try pulling those flys for some landlocks at waywayanda

Andrushkin33
04-16-2015, 09:56 AM
Great job Chris, that's some sweet fish you got there.

Way to make it work

Andre

Lard Almighty
04-16-2015, 10:14 AM
Sweet browns! I have a feeling the next few years will be a good litmus test for how well browns hold over in NJ waters.

bunker dunker
04-16-2015, 02:08 PM
congrats Chris,sweet looking brown

The Birdman
04-16-2015, 05:45 PM
Nice fish Chris ! beauty with winter colors

SplitShot
04-16-2015, 06:31 PM
those are some beautiful fish... NICE JOB!!! Great Pics!! :)

15FOOTER
04-17-2015, 08:42 AM
Nice brown..boy do they get big in Wawayanda...heard they are getting fish like that in round valley lately to : )

Chrisper4694
04-17-2015, 11:21 AM
They are? Went there Thursday and got skunked and was told by multiple people no Browns or bows being caught, only lake trout. And we couldn't get one of those either.

15FOOTER
04-17-2015, 12:17 PM
Pm sent

go_fish
04-17-2015, 01:58 PM
Nice fish Chris !!!!!

yumasdad
04-17-2015, 03:00 PM
Awesome catch! I have yet to wet a line this year & this has inspired me to revisit an old honey hole for browns that I have not fished in year's. My PB stream brownie came o/o there. Seems to be the right way to start out the season getting back to roots & playing some small ball before the muskie hunting SATURDAY night on the refurbished boat.

Fish porn will follow if the gods are with me!

GAME ON, TIGHT LINES & SCREAMING DRAGS ARE BACK!