Spotted a odd trout all black head and white body ?

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by deaone123

So was searching for some trout holes managed some smallies n bluegills and stumbled on a shallow patch of cold water on the raritan with 25+ rainbows in one spot in a assortment of sizes largest was pushing over 30 inches & would hit my lure but not commit

Stressed out trout during periods of elevated water temps are probably best left to the game of survival, unless you're keeping them for table fare. Otherwise consider salting away your hole until temps break back downward.

Nothing sporting about hammering fish all packed into a cold water seep. Pretty much the same BS as pulling spawning bass from their beds. Not for me. But my standards are hardly standard. To each his own.

[Skunk City]

30" Rainbow???

[deaone123]

I was targeting smallies wading in the river but had to cast into the pocket of trout a few times, but it looked to be a natural spring running into the river because the shallow water was very cold compared to even the deep holes, and on the note of 30 inches the largest one i spotted was about that length it was long and big bodied with a few fish in the 20 inch range and the rest in the 10 inch range

[AndyS]

When you say Raritan you mean the main stem ? I can count where (cool) water enters the river from to the Headgates to Piscataway on one hand.

[deaone123]

The south branch