Brown Trout Mayhem (5/6/17)

[JDTuna]

Given the crappy weather at the end of the week, I was not planning to fish Saturday. I was going to run errands and get some stuff done around the house. However, after I woke up, I changed my mind. I decided to say screw the chores and go fishing instead. I'm glad I did.

I didn't end up arriving at the river and getting started until about 2:30pm. It didn't take long to get the first fish in the net: a beautiful wild brown around 13 inches.



The action was pretty steady after the first fish, and I quickly landed and released a small brown and a stockie rainbow. I hit a particular run that tends to hold nice browns, and today it didn't disappoint. My lure got whacked and the fish screamed drag and tailwalked across the river. After a short fight, I slipped the net under a 16" wild brown.



I fished a little further, and had a few more hits. I decided to hit one more spot before I called it a day.

The next spot was on fire. The brown trout were very aggressive. I had many hits, jumped a few off and landed a bunch of fish. I was working my way through the last spot of the day when a big trout swiped and missed my lure. I fired it right back to the same spot and the fish crushed the lure. This was definitely the fish of the day, and after fighting and chasing the fish around, I got the brown in the net. It taped out at 18" and was a fatty.





I released on more little brown before I left. I ended the day with 8 browns and 1 rainbow to the net, jumped a few off and had a bunch of hits that didn't hook up. All in all, not bad for an afternoon trip. Gotta love those browns!

[kcritch]

Nice fish again JD...what lure were you using if you don't mind me asking?

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice Brownies!! Feel free to pm me the area you were fishing......

I had similar results yesterday. Although the biggest I caught was only 10-12", they were super aggressive!! I must have caught over 15 and lost at least a half dozen shortly after hooking up. With the good flows, they were hitting in shallow fast water, deep holes, and anything in between. I love when they grab it and shoot 2-3 ft out of the water instantly. HATE if when I see my lure go flying out at the same time!!!! Lost easily the biggest of the day this way. Saw his head come out of the water and before I could say OH SHEEET, he was off........

[NJSquatch]

i think your handle should be changed to JD Brown Trout....nice work again...

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by NorthJerzyG

Nice Brownies!! Feel free to pm me the area you were fishing......

I had similar results yesterday. Although the biggest I caught was only 10-12", they were super aggressive!! I must have caught over 15 and lost at least a half dozen shortly after hooking up. With the good flows, they were hitting in shallow fast water, deep holes, and anything in between. I love when they grab it and shoot 2-3 ft out of the water instantly. HATE if when I see my lure go flying out at the same time!!!! Lost easily the biggest of the day this way. Saw his head come out of the water and before I could say OH SHEEET, he was off........

Thanks dude. Yeah, that happens a lot with them.

Haha, I'll narrow it down...I was in New Jersey.

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by kcritch

Nice fish again JD...what lure were you using if you don't mind me asking?

Check your pm.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Beautiful Brown trouser Trouts man! They are tough as nails when it comes to stream fish! Great colors on those wilds as always!!!

[AndyS]

DAYUM !!! Nice Browns !!!