First of 2017....... Big Browns!!
 

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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Beautiful brownies!

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Sick!!

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Those are absurdly gorgeous fish dude. Congrats!

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Catching trout like a pro in winter! Nice!

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Nice fish, great pics

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Beauties

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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.

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There can be wild browns in NJ!

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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

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Dude that sick!!! Those are some beauty's! That's not jersey right?

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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!!

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Those are some beast Browns "G!" Wow! Beautiful fish man!!! Off to a phenom start for 2017! Way to go brother! YEA BUDDY!!!:D

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NJ's got big wild browns in the Wanaque River.

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Damn, that's some nice fish dude, Great start to the season.

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They are some absolutely beautiful browns! Great job!

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Beautiful fish, congrats dude!

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Those are some awesome browns. Congrats!

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Wow! Well worth the walk.

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Dayum !!!!! Sweet fish !!!

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down with the brown

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Nice job 'G'! Way to kick off a new season!

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WOW!! Really Nice Catch!!!!:D

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Nice fish, even better hat!

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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.

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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.