Wild Brookie in an urban creek?

[Adrenalinerush]

You can answer your question by asking yourself a few. Forget where the stream is and consider the following:
Does it have good water flow year round?
Does the temperature get much above 72 degrees in the summer or is it possibly spring fed in the area you saw the fish?
Despite the urban setting and the fact that it is "full of trash" is the water dirty of generally clear and clean?
Does it run into a larger stream or river that hold brook trout or one that has been stocked with brook trout in the past?

[Mark B.]

In the mid 1980’s, @ the urging of the now defunct Toms River Trout Unlimited Chapter, NJDF&W back pack electrofished Toms River in Jackson. The anglers were sure that they observed juvenile, naturally reproduced Brook Trout. Though, they never caught any.

What they were seeing, which we collected, were Eastern Mudminnows. Through the water, they can look trout-like.

They can tolerate low dissolved oxygen & acidic water.

[briansnat]

It's possible. I know people who have caught wild browns on the Pequannock where it runs through the center of Bloomingdale behind gas stations, laundromats and nail salons.

[NJ Dave]

Originally Posted by briansnat

It's possible. I know people who have caught wild browns on the Pequannock where it runs through the center of Bloomingdale behind gas stations, laundromats and nail salons.

Ditto on that. Have caught plenty of true wild fish in that river. Small fish that fight well.
C & R on all of those

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

Ditto on that. Have caught plenty of true wild fish in that river. Small fish that fight well.
C & R on all of those

That's my home turf! Lol

Not all the browns in the pq are small, some 12 in plus. The upper waterway is pretty secluded, but even the track in Bloomingdale is good. The wanaque has the some type of fish in spots. Like he said, clear water , spring or reservoir fed, stays decently cold. Not totally impossible, depends on the water source

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

In the mid 1980’s, @ the urging of the now defunct Toms River Trout Unlimited Chapter, NJDF&W back pack electrofished Toms River in Jackson. The anglers were sure that they observed juvenile, naturally reproduced Brook Trout. Though, they never caught any.

What they were seeing, which we collected, were Eastern Mudminnows. Through the water, they can look trout-like.

They can tolerate low dissolved oxygen & acidic water.

i'm going with this^

[njmultispecies]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

In the mid 1980’s, @ the urging of the now defunct Toms River Trout Unlimited Chapter, NJDF&W back pack electrofished Toms River in Jackson. The anglers were sure that they observed juvenile, naturally reproduced Brook Trout. Though, they never caught any.

What they were seeing, which we collected, were Eastern Mudminnows. Through the water, they can look trout-like.

They can tolerate low dissolved oxygen & acidic water.

The fish I saw had a red-ish fin and underbelly. It looked nothing like that.

[Jigman13]

Like this?

Chub...

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Like this?

Chub...

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[Jigman13]

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