Trout/Pike 3/26-27

[JDTuna]

I was planning on targeting some 'eyes this weekend, but due to unforseen circumstances I wasn't able to get out until around 11am on Saturday. Due to the late start, I decided to chase some wild trout in hopes of finding a wild tiger. While I didn't get my wild tiger, I had some action with some fiesty wild browns.

I had a little bit of time to get out on Sunday, so I hit my favorite river and played around with some pike. Nothing big, but fun nonetheless.

[Chrisper4694]

sounds like fun to me

[ngeno626]

beautiful brown

[njflyfisher]

Nice brown!! Was it in NJ?

[Jigman13]

Ain't seen a brown that pretty in a long time. Occasionally get them on the south branch. That specimen looks hand painted!

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by njflyfisher

Nice brown!! Was it in NJ?

Yup, Northern NJ.

[Bruce Litton]

Nice fish. Real good to see a wild brown & there are some for sure. But tigers--they're been crossed between brookies and browns. Browns are actual trout, brookies char, so how that works in the hatcheries, I've always wondered about. But does it really happen in the wild? Aren't any stream acclimated tigers holdovers? Friend of mine caught a nice tiger in the Claremont, but we assume that fish came down from private stocking above. But the Claremont is both loaded with wild browns and has some native brookies too.

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by Bruce Litton

Nice fish. Real good to see a wild brown & there are some for sure. But tigers--they're been crossed between brookies and browns. Browns are actual trout, brookies char, so how that works in the hatcheries, I've always wondered about. But does it really happen in the wild? Aren't any stream acclimated tigers holdovers? Friend of mine caught a nice tiger in the Claremont, but we assume that fish came down from private stocking above. But the Claremont is both loaded with wild browns and has some native brookies too.

They do hybridized in the wild as well. The stream I fished does not get stocked and is full of wild browns and brookies, and I've seen pictures of tigers from there as well.

From NJ Fish and Wildlife:

"*brook and brown trout, and if you fish the lower section don't be surprised if you encounter an occasional wild tiger trout, the hybrid offspring produced when brook and brown trout successfully mate."

[Chrisper4694]

the browns had to be put in there at some time didn't they? not native to NJ.

[AndyS]

Cool combo !! ONLY in New Jersey !!