Raritan headwaters: First wild brown trout

[thmyorke1]

Wow, another species off my list

Starter the day driving around trying to avoid POSTED signs.

Final stop was at a public park (yet still found some posted signs that were avoidable)

Started fishing a big wide hole where a small waterfall poured in, but wasn't getting any luck. Some nasty clouds roll in and me in my T-shirt git cold and headed back in fear of getting drenched on.

Get to my car and considered just quitting but went back at it. Had some hours to kill.

Finally got a hook up in a slow pool, and I was in AWE when I saw it was my first brown.

Found another pool and before I cast I see topwater takes. I got ready expecting first cast hook up. When I did, saw two trout blitz for my micro jig. A tiny one.

I worked the hole and got another, bit bigger than the 2nd.

Plenty of other hits and fish that came off through the beautiful stream.

Hmmm.... Looking for a brookie now







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