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Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Thursday 4/16/20:
Decided to do a little bit of first light trout fishing at a New Jersey stream before work on Thursday. I wasn’t going to have a lot of time to fish, but I decided to give it a shot anyway. I ended up walking to the spot in the dark and got to the stretch I intended to fish in the grey light just before sunrise. I began working the area over. Nothing much going on for the first few casts, except a follow of two. I worked up and down the same stretch when I suddenly go the jolt of a strike. The initial hit didn’t hook up, but the fish hit again and this time the hooks stuck. I could tell it was a good fish initially, as it peeled drag all over the river, but I wasn’t sure how big. It never jumped, just boiled on the surface. It was still a little too dark to get a good look at it, but I could tell it was a heavy fish. For the first few minutes of the fight, I was unable to get anywhere close to the fish without it taking off either up or downstream. Once I got the fish under control, it was like walking an eager dog on a leash. I kept chasing it upriver, but it kept bulldogging, just out of reach. At one point, the fish charged me and I got a look at how big it was. I almost attempted to net it, but I’m never a fan of attempting to net a green fish without a clear shot. I held off, and a couple of minutes later slipped the net under a mammoth male wild brown trout. But how big? After a few quick pictures, I measured the fish, which stretched the tape to 26 inches. Not only my personal best for NJ, but my largest brown outside of the Great Lakes watershed. I got him back in the water quick, and he kicked off strong with a swipe of his giant tail to continue to hold his throne as the king of the river. Sun 4/12/20: Ended up staying in the house all day due to an injured knee, but by the late afternoon I couldn’t take it anymore and I had to get out. I hit an easy access trout stream in PA for a short run. Today was quality over quantity. I landed three fish, all between 20 and 21 inches. |
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
That fish is INSANE!!
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Gerry Zagorski <>< Founder/Owner of NJFishing.com since 1997 Proud Supporter of Heroes on the Water NJFishing@aol.com Obsession 28 Carolina Classic Sandy Hook Area |
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
giant brown wow! Thing looks like it IS from the great lakes watershed and you pull it out of Jerzy fresh waters
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Vibrant colors, every fin perfect, and big to boot. What a marvelous specimen of Salmo trutta. Congratulations!
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Now the sun is just starting to climb up over the treetops, And it's gonna be a beautiful day, that's plain to see. But I won't be around at all, so don't even bother to call, Cause on a day like today there's one place I gotta be: GONE FISHIN' Fishing with LardAlmighty on YouTube |
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Awesome Browns , congrats
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Captain Dan Bias Fifty pound + , Striped Bass live release club |
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Next time your gonna go fish in my backyard you better call and ask me for permission first! 😝. Just kiddin, nice fish Justin I’m def jealous of that one ! 👍
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
That’s a really nice fish, congrats!
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Lol! That certainly is the King of NJ Trout waters. What an awesome specimen. Just think about how long that beast has been in the river. Amazing Brown! Congrats brother!!!
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"Go BIG or go HOME" "STRAIGHT OUT OF JERZEY" |
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
Damn nice fish JD! Congrats on continuously trumping your personal best man! That brown is gorgeous!!
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Re: Monster PB Wild brown trout 4/16/20 and other browns
So when are you changing your name from JDTune to JDTrout???? Congrats on the new PB man, what an awesome fish.
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