Who said there are no trout in the Raritan

[RiverRat77]

Picked these two up today.
My personal best rainbow & my son's personal best all in 15 minutes.
The Raritan is rocking! Just gotta walk.

[bigfishy]

Those were the last two left...gr8 job...j/k way to git er done

[RiverRat77]

The big one is still in there.
Unfortunately my son's swallowed the hook. We did everything possible to save him but he didn't have a chance so he is dinner.
The fish has been in that hole for over a year, the meat is salmon orange.
I truly believe I have a spot that holds trout year round thanks to a natural mountain spring & a deep shaded water.
(Just my opinion)

[RiverRat77]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

Those were the last two left...gr8 job...j/k way to git er done

Thank you.

[thmyorke1]

Nice bows! more mystery holdovers from the lower raritan if you ask me, there surely are some spots they can holdover on both lower branches, and even down to the main stem.
bigger mysteries all come from that watershed, such as 26 inch smallmouth, sturgeon, american shad all the way up to the lamington river crazy place

[RiverRat77]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Nice bows! more mystery holdovers from the lower raritan if you ask me, there surely are some spots they can holdover on both lower branches, and even down to the main stem.
bigger mysteries all come from that watershed, such as 26 inch smallmouth, sturgeon, american shad all the way up to the lamington river crazy place

Very well said Luke.
You know me better though...Raritan can mean alot of differnt things/places

[AndyS]

The upper half is trout stocked. Nice trout !

[RiverRat77]

Up from where?

[RiverRat77]

Originally Posted by AndyS

The upper half is trout stocked. Nice trout !

Thank you.
Andy, anything to the color of the meat showing how long the trout has been released into natural waters, or is it just age?

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by RiverRat77

Thank you.
Andy, anything to the color of the meat showing how long the trout has been released into natural waters, or is it just age?

The pellets they feed them at the hatchery has an ingredient, carotene (carrots), that imparts the desirable orange color to the flesh.

They feed the same to farm raised salmon.