a couple more from the raritan

[thmyorke1]

Last post at nevius stretch with a few smallies And that bow, this post in manville. Andy can't find any fish outside Duke island park stretch lol. Yet I couldn't catch anything there!

Picked up my first gizzard today. (At another spot in bound brook) Nice surprise. It was hooked at the jaw but sorta funny like in the outside. On a 1/8 oz chart grub jig

[Fun King]

I fished the North Branch in Natirar Park. Nice little stream but nothing. I tried at the Far Hills Fairgrounds. Some nice pools but no. A woman there playing with her dogs suggested I try the Black River in Hacklebarny State Park, but I never found it.

[JDTuna]

Good stuff, dude! Great fish.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Fun King

I fished the North Branch in Natirar Park. Nice little stream but nothing. I tried at the Far Hills Fairgrounds. Some nice pools but no. A woman there playing with her dogs suggested I try the Black River in Hacklebarny State Park, but I never found it.

Natirar park isn't fall stocked, I think far hills might be last stocking point, but up there u gotta find the nice pools between the skinny water to find the trout. Before the streams closed this year I caught one in far hills, so they stay there all winter.

For black river, go to hacklebarney state park. I take 206 up then local roads.

There's also other spots for the black river , they don't just stock hacklebarney

[Fun King]

Are these big, fat, beautiful rainbows fall stocked fish?

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Fun King

Are these big, fat, beautiful rainbows fall stocked fish?

No idea where they come from, manville is pretty far from any stocking points tho. Some will say they're hold overs others say they're very adventurous trout swimming all the way from the branches stocking points.

All I know and care for is that they're big, fat, and beautiful

[NorthJerzyG]

Hard to tell from this pic. But from Andy's post, judging by the nicely shaped fins, I'd say they are well fed spring survivors, or well traveled holdovers. IMHO.........

[Chrisper4694]

that front fin looks worn down pretty good. It def has the state stocker coloration.