Lake trout stocking for 2013:

[AndyS]

I'm sure by now everyone on here knows my beef with lake trout. Hook them, they roll like a catfish, blow bubbles and float to the surface. Gimme a big brown trout anyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZt2HquSvbA

[Fishon1982]

Don't know much about fish going over into the wanaque res but I would like to just stick to stocking eyes and musky and make it a great fishery for them. Stick trout stocking to lakes that have them in there already and try to make different waters for different species instead of try to make them all have multi species fish men will travel to fish I drive a hour and a half to fish Merrill and round valley I will travel for different fish if the lake are really great to fish that's just me tho.

[Fishon1982]

And I enjoy catching lakers too just like any other fish a big fish will fight like a big fish all fishing is fun from sunnies to 30lbs salmon

[FASTEDDIE29]

Monksville is a great fishery, just very dynamic and difficult to get a pattern on any of the species in there. I think its great the way it is. Musky, Walleye, LM, SM, Perch, Crappie, Catfish. Thats enough species in my opinion. Love Monksville, especially for Ice Fishing.

[FASTEDDIE29]

I have to add that 5 years ago before my 9.9 blew up I did enjoy catching Lakers in RV. Used to fish for them exclusively in Jan and Feb. They are fun to catch when nothing else is going on, especially when there over 10 lbs on light fishing gear and 6 lb test.

[ithaca10]

Fished Round Valley when it initially opened up super brown and rainbow trout fishery, kokanee salmon stocked and failed. The stocking of lake trout IMO decimated the trout fishery.

Like reeling in a wet towel.

[ChaosStarter]

Originally Posted by ithaca10

Fished Round Valley when it initially opened up super brown and rainbow trout fishery, kokanee salmon stocked and failed. The stocking of lake trout IMO decimated the trout fishery.

Like reeling in a wet towel.

I feel they did the same to the bass as well.

[nutleysigns]

I ate a Laker out of Round Valley ... tasted Lousey

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by AndyS

I'm sure by now everyone on here knows my beef with lake trout. Hook them, they roll like a catfish, blow bubbles and float to the surface. Gimme a big brown trout anyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZt2HquSvbA

I catch a LOT of them here in NY state.. I assure you most do not fight as you described... Some fight like hell, I have had a few of them jump, some bore straight down,impossible to stop unless you want a broken rod...
I will admit, every once in a while, you would swear you hooked a big pile of weeds, but its a laker.. However, thats not the norm,,, at least it isn't here in NY state... never caught a NJ laker, so I can't comment, but NJ is not really optimal for lakers.. They are a fish of the far north, and are better fighters in the Canadian lakes than they are in the states... Just giving the poor lakers some due respect.. I like them fine...Here in the Finger Lakes they are a mainstay... bob