Raritan/Passaic headwater Brown trout

[AndyS]

Isn't the headwaters of the Passaic the Great Swamp ? I know several headwaters on the Raritan watershed, one of them is Budd Lake.
Cool Browns, just need this weather to calm down a bit so we can get back on the big water again before everything freezes solid like last year.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Isn't the headwaters of the Passaic the Great Swamp ? I know several headwaters on the Raritan watershed, one of them is Budd Lake.
Cool Browns, just need this weather to calm down a bit so we can get back on the big water again before everything freezes solid like last year.

Yes, great swamp is one of the headwaters of the passaic watershed. Other headwaters of the passaic watershed come right out of the hilly regions that also make up some Raritan headwaters.

[NJSquatch]

Watershed Map

https://www.state.nj.us/dep/seeds/docs/watersheds.pdf

[Hookmanski]

Nice trout man!!! way to find em. What are you doing on Sunday? Wanna go after the LL with me?

[akoop]

Nice job, small water wild trout are so much fun!

[AndyS]

The amount of rain this year has been good for these small streams. Even this little creek that flows into N Branch near the town of N Branch, Chambers Brook I think, has been flowing great.

[Drossi]

Nice fish. Even with the colder water from the snow melt the wild browns were still active. I got out Sunday as well in an upper Passaic feeder. Love the little creeks that get off color after a good rain.

[RichS]

Originally Posted by AndyS

The amount of rain this year has been good for these small streams. Even this little creek that flows into N Branch near the town of N Branch, Chambers Brook I think, has been flowing great.

Agreed. It allows fish to move throughout the streams to reach suitable spawning areas. My bigger stream fav, however, has been blown out all Nov.