Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

I did two quick morning trips the past two Saturdays. The fishing remained good with s mixed bag of species. I ended up with a bunch of nice wild browns to just over 20 inches, a big wild rainbow trout, a bunch of smallmouth and a couple of striped bass as well.

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Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

Damn, :D looks like a great stream with that variety of wild fish.

Wont be long till you fetch another pike outta a trout stream at this rate :D

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

Nice job, you are always on the fish!

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

Nice pics!!

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

oh yeah that's nice! start naming them!

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

Nice big Trout all around! Gotta love the river mixed bag this time of year. You never know what your gona hook! YEA BUDDY!!!:D

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

Nice clean looking fish Justin, just missing a greencarp and a catfish...

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

How can you tell the rainbow is wild? Full finns? I’ve caught some really beautiful looking rainbows this year that had perfect finns and thought they were way to pretty to come from a hatchery.

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

I really don't think you can ever tell 100% but if it has full fins and silvery vibrant color and it's in water that can support hold over it could be wild or a few years held over from a stocking.

Re: Mixed Bag Past Two Weekends (Trout, Bass, Stripers)
 

All the fish above with the exception of the rainbow are wild. The rainbow is a nice holdover. I suspect the stream in question is tannic or turbid hence the silvery hue. Wild rainbows are rare in NJ, the limiting factor is stream PH isn't favorable for them in NJ. Still a nice fish.