12lb 9oz Lk Hopatcong Brown trout...

8 lb test and a phoebe I 'm sure it was a long fight. Amazing the line and hooks held up. I'm sure this wasn't the catch the angler was expecting so who knows how or if he really tried to revive the fish. I'm not trying to be judge and jury, there's only one person who knows what really happened. Regardless it's a shame for a trophy fish like that being killed.

[Chrisper4694]

oh i see, i didn't even realize there was a link on this post to click on i was just reading the trout, my bad.

I know the KDC is pretty adamant about releasing musky so i'm kind of surprised this guy wasn't snubbed for bringing it in to Dow's, but it is what it is. not much we can do about it unless the state puts in slots...which i'll never understand why they don't. I get they can't even enforce the rules they have now for the most part but just having the slot rule might help a little anyway.

Bigger fish of any species are much more valuable in the water than on the table.