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NorthJerzyG
03-01-2017, 07:20 PM
Finally got out for the first time in 2017 this past Monday. Had great conditions, temps in the 50s, flows just a bit above average, and overcast skies. Took a nice 2-3 hour hike and found plenty of action!!! All I could seem to catch were big browns?!?! :D

Action wasn't steady but whenever I got bit, it was a good fish. First fish was easily my best stream fish and possible PB. My previous being a lake caught stocked breeder. The good flows made the fight even tougher. Caught 3 browns total. Even the small one was a really nice fish!!!! Couldn't have asked for a better kickoff to the new season......

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henro
03-01-2017, 07:42 PM
Beautiful brownies!
NJSquatch
03-01-2017, 07:44 PM
Sick!!
Jigman13
03-01-2017, 08:19 PM
Those are absurdly gorgeous fish dude. Congrats!
MudCat08
03-01-2017, 08:26 PM
Catching trout like a pro in winter! Nice!
hammer4reel
03-01-2017, 08:36 PM
Nice fish, great pics
bigboy5522
03-01-2017, 08:45 PM
Beauties
thmyorke1
03-01-2017, 09:42 PM
Nice but im a bit confused, havent browns not been stocked- only rainbows for the last few years? If so those are some sick holdovers, extra credit there.
MudCat08
03-01-2017, 10:14 PM
There can be wild browns in NJ!
thmyorke1
03-01-2017, 10:32 PM
There can be wild browns in NJ!

I always considered wild ones to be pretty small, mostly cause the trout production streams are small themselves. thats pretty cool though, good to know there are still big browns and not just rainbows
njflyfisher
03-01-2017, 11:18 PM
Dude that sick!!! Those are some beauty's! That's not jersey right?
NorthJerzyG
03-01-2017, 11:29 PM
Thanks all. No, these are not Jersey fish. Took a trip out to PA to grab a license and fish a bit. Definitely got way more than I expected which made the trip well worth it!!
FASTEDDIE29
03-02-2017, 07:33 AM
Those are some beast Browns "G!" Wow! Beautiful fish man!!! Off to a phenom start for 2017! Way to go brother! YEA BUDDY!!!:D
Mark B.
03-02-2017, 08:41 AM
I always considered wild ones to be pretty small, mostly cause the trout production streams are small themselves. thats pretty cool though, good to know there are still big browns and not just rainbows

NJ's got big wild browns in the Wanaque River.
Rich196
03-02-2017, 09:45 AM
Damn, that's some nice fish dude, Great start to the season.
dakota560
03-02-2017, 09:51 AM
They are some absolutely beautiful browns! Great job!
JDTuna
03-02-2017, 09:58 AM
Beautiful fish, congrats dude!
NickM221
03-02-2017, 01:34 PM
Those are some awesome browns. Congrats!
Super
03-02-2017, 04:42 PM
Wow! Well worth the walk.
AndyS
03-02-2017, 04:43 PM
Dayum !!!!! Sweet fish !!!
JimmyL
03-02-2017, 05:44 PM
down with the brown
Dave B.
03-02-2017, 10:10 PM
Nice job 'G'! Way to kick off a new season!
SplitShot
03-03-2017, 08:04 AM
WOW!! Really Nice Catch!!!!:D
sbalewitz74
03-04-2017, 07:47 PM
Nice fish, even better hat!
O'Connor
03-06-2017, 11:29 PM
Wow. beautiful fish. congrats.


Saw a pic today of a sea run brown that was supposedly caught while striper fishing in NJ. looked to be double digits.
Mark B.
03-09-2017, 08:31 AM
An angler sent me a photo of a nice (24”, 5lb.) brown that he caught & released in the Del. River just upstream of Lambertville. He was jigging for Walleyes.
Thought the brown might be a sea run, but it didn’t look like it to me.
Either a stockie or wild fish (the fins looked nice) that came swam from a cold tributary to the now, uniformly cold, mainstem Del. R.