Shad and tiger trout in the musky?

[Castaway]

Fished the musky last night several miles from the Delaware river and we thought we hooked a huge trout. After several drag burning runs we slid the net under a shad. Is this a common thing to catch in the musky? We also had a tiger trout which I was surprised to see because I thought the state only stocked rainbows.

[Jigman13]

Yes to both

[ALS Mako]

tiger trout is probably from a club stocking. nice catch

[AndyS]

Tiger trout seem to be turning up all over the place for some unexplained reason. I guess with all the dam removal on the Musky some shad are finding their way up the river.

[JDTuna]

Very nice combo!

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Tiger trout seem to be turning up all over the place for some unexplained reason....

Damn those guys doing private stockings on our waters!

[Poncho]

Musky Trout Hatchery in Asbury breed and stock them.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by Castaway

Fished the musky last night several miles from the Delaware river and we thought we hooked a huge trout. After several drag burning runs we slid the net under a shad. Is this a common thing to catch in the musky? We also had a tiger trout which I was surprised to see because I thought the state only stocked rainbows.

Very cool on the A. shad catch. Please call or email me:


Mark Boriek (Mark B.)
Principal Fisheries Biologist
NJDF&W
Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries
PO Box 394
1255 Route 629
Lebanon, NJ 08833

908-236-2118

mark.boriek@dep.nj.gov

[blindalfred]

The pool below the falls at Columbia Lake (Paulinskill River) was loaded with shad yesterday. They were circling the pool, occasionally breaking the surface. Caught a couple on a silver Phoebe, then switched to a Roostertail to see if any trout were in the mood and caught another large shad. Great fight on ultra-light outfit. They must run up the feeder streams from the Delaware.

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by blindalfred

The pool below the falls at Columbia Lake (Paulinskill River) was loaded with shad yesterday. They were circling the pool, occasionally breaking the surface. Caught a couple on a silver Phoebe, then switched to a Roostertail to see if any trout were in the mood and caught another large shad. Great fight on ultra-light outfit. They must run up the feeder streams from the Delaware.

Pretty much every year they congregate there. Been that way for far too long! I can't wait for that dam to be removed! When conditions are right the big browns from the D congregate there in the fall while trying to make a spawning run up the 'kill. Likewise you'll often find walleye ganged up there around now for the same reason, and in the summer it's not at all uncommon to tangle with some stripers there.

Removing that dam will be quite an undertaking. It's actually hollow with a tunnel that runs the width of it inside. Restoring the river channel above the dam will also be a difficult task due to the immense volume of sediment buildup in the former lakebed, now just mainly a shallow muck hole with a channel through it.