Surprise Holdover Brown Trout

[tautog]

I used to keep two trout in a small pool right where water came from an under water pipe. Water came from a two foot deep pond but time under ground cooled it enough for the trout to survive in that one pool. They would hide during the day and come out at night when the temps dropped a few degrees. I also caught a brown once in Lake Takanassee in August that must have survived quite while. I guess they find a tiny spring seep and sit on it for the hot weather period.

[Chrisper4694]

Idk this lake but private entities could also stock using the musky trout hatchery which could put Browns and Brookies in. It's a possibility or maybe it just survived.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Great to see some our Browns surviving through the roller coaster of weather we experience here in NJ! Nice catch buddy!

[AndyS]

That's pretty neat, nice net btw

[Mark B.]

NJDF&W has gotten other reports of holdover trout catches from Echo Lake.

They lowered & dredged it a few years ago, perhaps, exposing some cold water seeps / springs.

[Matt A.]

I caught a brown on opening day in the Green Brook last Saturday, that stream has to get over 80 in the summer

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Matt A.

I caught a brown on opening day in the Green Brook last Saturday, that stream has to get over 80 in the summer

Really? How big? That brook didn't have any water in it over the summer. That's amazing. Couple holes for the fish to hide in on the brook.