Queens Bridge surprise !
 

Catching a trout in the Main Branch of the Raritan is no surprise, but catching them below the Queens Bridge is rare.
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Re: Queens Bridge surprise !
 

Caught em there yearssssss ago, haven’t seen one down there in awhile nice job👍🏻

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Thanks! I wasn't targeting trout as you can see the large rapala . I've caught striped bass in that exact spot.

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Maybe it was from the State surplus stocking of small trout in Piscataway.
That combined with MULTIPLE clean ups through that area. :)
Vintage pic of trout caught in the net pull near Piscataway by Rutgers students.
Either way it's all good.

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nice, length? they turn up everywhere in the whole watershed around this season :p

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I didn't measure him but around 16 maybe,I wanted to get him back in the water quickly. Came out of the water 4 times and fought real well .

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nice, that's raritan river steelhead quality :cool:

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Pretty cool. Going by the silver coloration that fish has spent a good amount of time in the lower river.

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Great to see. Thanks for sharing the catch. That's my favorite stretch even though it's classic hit or miss.

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They’ve been known to get washed way way down. They just become hard to find most of the time. Great catch man. Healthy Bow!! :D