Dinosaur Rainbow Trout (10/13/18)

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

That thing looks like it is an escaped mutant refuge! WOW just WOW
what a fish...Congrats dude....

Dakota this is what you get for encouraging them!

Knew about it before my earlier post but Justin's fish so didn't want to steal his thunder. Many wouldn't release a trophy that size and with those colors, Justin / Chris keeping it wouldn't even cross their minds. Not coming at anyone who would since they're certainly entitled to but that fish is the once in a lifetime catch we all hope to hook into some day and as far as I'm concerned fish like that deserve their freedom. The more released, the more of us who will realize that lifetime dream.

Great job as always guys, don't know how you do it as consistently as you do. My hats off to you both on the catch and especially the release! Great job all around.

[FASTEDDIE29]

That’s an old fish right there man! That fish has seen it all and survived! It is very difficult to catch fish like this in NJ Trout streams. Especially a big holdover male that big!!! Great fish!!!

[OMC]

Justin what beast Congrats and way to go on the release !!!

[Mikey topaz]

Fricken awesome fish Justin! Look at that big dookie thing hah👍

[ALS Mako]

Congrats on the new PB trout. Do you think it's a fresh stocked? Tail looks worn and in the one pic looks like it has a double pec fin.

[thmyorke1]

Looks like you pulled that thing out of Round Valley haha woooooooow
The color on that is insane too.
Congrats on the PB, JD. Also nice looking brownie Chrisper

Great to hear big trout out of a NJ stream.

[Jigman13]

Nice fish justin. Tank holdover! We gotta swap some info! Hahaha...

[ScowardNJ]

That thing is nutso! What do you think the story is about that bo? Some big hold over or stocked breeder? Or some native yeti trout that's been eating waterfowl for the past few years?

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by ALS Mako

Congrats on the new PB trout. Do you think it's a fresh stocked? Tail looks worn and in the one pic looks like it has a double pec fin.

I think it's a holdover, not fresh stocked. We saw this fish in the spring in the same location. Plus, it's in spawning coloration which is unlikely to occur for a fish just dumped in the river. Confident it's a long term holdover.

[JimmyL]

Amazing...