Late entry- funny green trout

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Hey I caught one of those green trout too, theyre must be a wild trout pond near me.

Pic included:

Beats the winter skunk. I was so convinced I had a nice brown on. Right spot, right weather.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by 23cardinal

Beats the winter skunk. I was so convinced I had a nice brown on. Right spot, right weather.

That was in a pond up around montclair, had time to fish inbetween classes so figured I could explore the fishing spots around the area. Bluegill were very active all around the brick edges of the pond, where the sun was hitting. Also where the snow was melting and forming a small stream pouring into the pond, that was fun to figure out where they'd be.

My efforts to catch something out of a river have still been fruitless this winter, come opening day with better weather ill be hitting nothing but those streams however.

[Delawareriver]

Thats not green trout, they are green carp. Can't believe you caught them on trout gear, most the pro green carp guys use like 20lb braid and 8ft casting rods to catch 1 or 2lb fish, they must fight like crazy.

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

Thats not green trout, they are green carp. Can't believe you caught them on trout gear, most the pro green carp guys use like 20lb braid and 8ft casting rods to catch 1 or 2lb fish, they must fight like crazy.

That's not exactly right, they use 60# braid

[Delawareriver]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

That's not exactly right, they use 60# braid

Makes sense , I mean I've caught steelhead up to 17lbs on 4lb leader but everyone knows they come in like dish rags compared to a 2lb bass. Oh well ill never understand the whole bass thing.

Anyways back on topic, isn't funny where those little bass turn up, I've caught my fair share over the years in those little creeks and puddles ponds

[23cardinal]

Yea I'm always impressed, their every where. Fun on 2lb test. I hooked a big carp last year in rainbow valley on my kayak on 4lb. Looked like I had a Tuna, with the 5 footer and everything

Yea some of the bass guys are a little nuts- I use my two trout rods all summer, only use my bigger rod for bigger fish. (So rarely lol)

[Delawareriver]

That's how I used to carp fish. Take the kayak, find a bank, set up with the ultra lights and when hooked up I would jump in the kayak and let them tow me around. Always been a fan of ultra light fishing in general, use 4' ice fishing rod for 90% of my fishing, some times I break out a 5' for extra casting distance haha. Only time anything bigger comes out is muskie, flatheads and saltwater