Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Sat 4/8/17:

I decided to get a few things done in the morning and head out a little later, hoping the usual opening day crowds would subside. I started fishing at 12:30, and had this particular stretch of the river all to myself...not another person in sight! I had quite a bit of action, though my hookup to landing ratio left a little to be desired. I landed 4 out of 8 hooked from this particular stretch, and picked up one more from another spot on the way home. One of the rainbows was stunning, with completely chrome sides. Never saw that before in a NJ river. I guess the fish was a steelhead in training.

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All trout were released.

Sun 4/9/17:

After a successful morning session catching nice landlocked salmon with Chrisper, it was such a nice day I decided to stop and do some more trout fishing (and retrieve a couple of lures I had broken off in a tree haha). I picked up a little brown right off the bat, then it was quiet for a bit.

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I got to a hole in knew should hold fish. My usual lure drew a follow from a nice fish, but it didn't eat. Soon after, fish began popping the surface. I switched up my offering, and in a couple of casts hooked up and landed this fat, beautiful rainbow. After a quick picture, she was released back into the river.

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Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Nice fish man!! I caught a chrome one like that last year. It fought hard too. I think I made a post on here as well.

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Same here. Fought way harder than any of the stockies. Peeled drag and jumped all over the river. Jersey steelhead lol.

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Trouser Trouts!!! Ok I've caught those silvery Bows in a bunch of rivers! Why do they look and fight so differently? Are they of the Kamloop variety? I am not too sure! Maybe one of our super powered Trout people have an answer!

Anyway, looks like a great weekend Tuna Trout man! Nice fish!:D

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

that jersey steelhead is nice. looks like it's been in there a while. it's crazy how much stronger the fish get after swimming a river for a while.
i had the same stuff, dropped just as many as i landed. lots of light strikes and lip skin hooks that day

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Was waiting for you to check in !! Nice fish !!

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

Justin beautiful, rainbow is a pretty fish. We should all be grateful for the variety and quality of fishing we have in this state and surrounding area.

Re: Opening Day Weekend Trout
 

I got a brown like that last year,totally silver on the sides and fat. I've read it's something with diet and condition