Questions about NJ trout

[thmyorke1]

Thanks for the recap cardinal

And they've only been stocking rainbows due to a fault in their tanks with brook + brown trout, from what I've heard?

I find some of the listed waters a bit surprising to be TP, green brook for example. Its listed under the Passaic instead of the Raritan however which is a bit confusing.

And it answers my questions about which parts of the south branch are TP and NP.

[Mark B.]

It is all here: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bfwfhome.htm

Click on “Management Highlights”, “Surface Water Classifications”, “Coldwater Fisheries Plan”, “Wild Trout Stream Regulation Assessment”, “Trout Stocking Program”.

[Delawareriver]

You would be surprised how many trout are out there both in stocked and non stocked waters. I've caught wild rainbows and browns in many streams as well as native brook trout in just about every small and medium sized streams. Many trout do hold over in the northern part of the state so for years. Really plenty of opptunties out there if willing to walk and hike, go where other guys don't and explore.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

walk and hike, go where other guys don't and explore.

That's one of the reasons I like creeks/streams so much- involves a ton of hiking that's off trails.

Sort of off-topic but do smallmouth bass simply populate all streams? I'd figure any branches off the raritan would, since they seem to be a lot more tolerant than trout.

[AndyS]

You really can't go by that classification of waters published by the State, the fish never read them and tend to swim, because they have fins.

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by AndyS

You really can't go by that classification of waters published by the State, the fish never read them and tend to swim, because they have fins.

Hahahahaha. And amen. Pequannock and wanaque are maintancie. Go figure.

Thmyorke- u digest that pm?

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by 23cardinal

Hahahahaha. And amen. Pequannock and wanaque are maintancie. Go figure.

Thmyorke- u digest that pm?

Yep, thanks. the wild trout streams site I've seen before and the related documents made the map understandable.

Additionally from that other article it seems that their spawning is dependent on a gravel rather than a soil/mud bottom.