Mixed bag o' trout - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Chrisper4694 · #1 04-19-2018, 02:01 PM

Joined JDtrout, uh i mean JDtuna, for some trout fishing before the last big rain. The fish were def a bit picky but we had a pretty nice mixed bag of trout. unfortunately the biggest fish of the day nailed JDtuna right by our feet and popped off, but we got to see the whole thing pretty clearly which was interesting. I also caught my first deer skull...it hit a pink jig.

I don't have any of JDtuna's pics so i'm sure he'll add them on or make a separate post. There was also some creepy dude by our cars taking selfies...I think he's on this site too, maybe he'll reveal himself

All NJ fish, nice sized private stocked brown (i'm assuming), wild smaller one, nice rainbows (maybe high quality private stocking or wild?? idk), glowing mutant gold rainbow. all on plugs or pink jigs good times.

BT67 · #2 04-19-2018, 03:01 PM

nice ones, stocked bows have had nice color this season

cool deer skull, must've put up a nice fight

kcritch · #3 04-19-2018, 03:06 PM

Way to go Chris...Nice group of fish ya got there. You gonna use them as bait for that Laker you're huntin? I bet those beasts of the depths would go for that pretty gold one for sure!

NJSquatch · #4 04-19-2018, 03:10 PM

MUTANT FISH! Did your hands melt after holding it?

submit the skull to the skillful angler program...that has to be worth something.

thmyorke1 · #5 04-19-2018, 03:28 PM

Sweet catches, lots of variety.

Id be careful of snagging that skull- sounds like bad luck to me

Drossi · #6 04-19-2018, 04:31 PM

Browns are healthy. That gold fish gotta go though, I hope you killed it, though I wouldn't feed that mutant to my cat. Only thing they're good for is to draw a crowd away from the areas that I want to fish.

akoop · #7 04-20-2018, 02:20 PM

Did you purchase your 2018 Deer Skull stamp?

JDTuna · #8 04-20-2018, 07:06 PM

Pretty good day despite the cold weather.

icebadger · #9 04-20-2018, 10:35 PM

cool report chrisper that goldie is cool. the skull does not qualify for the river monster category but neet to see. hope you practiced catch and release on it

Chrisper4694 · #10 04-24-2018, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by icebadger

cool report chrisper that goldie is cool. the skull does not qualify for the river monster category but neet to see. hope you practiced catch and release on it

yeah i released it, but kept some of the flesh eating beetles inside it for a snack later