Big Bow from Wanaque River

[Capt. Lou]

Definitely nice bow , also definitely a stocky! Tail a dead giveaway.
Non of NJ streams will holdover fish like this not because of stream size depth etc, simply due to angling pressure!
If that was an very unlikely holdover it would be a lot darker as well!
The late winter
r fish I catch that spent the winter in a stream after bring fall shocked all take
on darker features & the males show a decent kype.
This looks to be a big freshly stocked female.

[shrimpman steve]

That is a good friend of mine. he lives on the river, nobody better at catchin trout than him. He actually taught me everything I know about trout fishin.

[Michael82929]

Fish of a lifetime.. thats what it is...

You have to see trying to fit a fish like that in a stocking net to throw in..

Its hilarious trying to heave something like that into the river...

They dont make em any bigger than that.. There are a number of golden ticket rainbows in the streams in NJ that size..

[Art Berkman]

Awesome catch !