NJ Landlock Record

MC

[bigfishy]

Gr8 catch being a record!! Cant tell how big really...tail doesn't look huge compared to his fingers...if its pushed out further it could pass fer 12lb..I'll say 7-8ish maybe...not knowing at all what the record was

[Wilson]

This is the CURRENT record.


The New Jersey DFW has certified the catch of a new state record freshwater fish! This Landlocked Salmon replaced a record which stood for 67 years and is the first record salmon since stocking began in 2006.

Runelvy Rodriguez of Northvale, New Jersey, reeled in the record Landlocked Salmon on June 2, 2018. The fish weighed in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces, eclipsing the previous state record of 8 pounds set in 1951! The fish measured 25.75″ in length and had a girth of 15″. Runelevy was fishing off a boat on Lake Aeroflex when she reeled in the fish. The fish hit while Runelevy was trolling. She was using an Okuma rod and reel. A spoon served as the lure.

[Jigman13]

Didn't they just start LL stocking in MC like 3 or 4 yrs ago? That's a terrifying growth rate lol. Mahi-like.

Correct MC was the last of the four added to the program and stocking started 3-4 years ago......supposedly. They're absolutely a gorgeous fish. Tremendous fishery, kudos to F&G for developing it.

[bigfishy]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Didn't they just start LL stocking in MC like 3 or 4 yrs ago? That's a terrifying growth rate lol. Mahi-like.

My thoughts exactly....those of us that fish it know when they started stocking and have caught some every season and seen the growth rate.....maybe they put a few in that started at 20+".... only the stockers know

[Billfish715]

It’s always a possibility that a few larger fish were stocked. My interest is in any population surveys that might indicate any natural reproduction in any of those impoundments. Does anyone have any information?

Originally Posted by Billfish715

It’s always a possibility that a few larger fish were stocked. My interest is in any population surveys that might indicate any natural reproduction in any of those impoundments. Does anyone have any information?

To my knowledge Bill there's no information out there supporting natural reproduction with Atlantics taking place in this State. New England states, yes. New Jersey, none I'm aware of.

[bulletbob]

They won't spawn...
They don't even reproduce in the huge lakes with large feeder streams we have here in NY...They won't reproduce in NJ either, no matter how excellent the spawning conditions might be, for the same reason as here,,, They eat landlocked alewives as their primary food source.. They contain something called thiaminase- which inhibits thiamine production which is essential to egg viability... Same thing happens to lake trout,, LOADED with dead eggs.. We get natural spawning lakers in the lakes without a lot of alewives up here.. Cayuga does have some reproduction of lakers but its only about 10%,,, The same thing that keeps these salmonids alive, kills their reproductive process.. Remember landlocks are a fish that are supposed to be anadromous fish that spawn in flowing clear cold well oxygenated waters,and then grow in marine environments with a widely varied diet. Lock them up in a lake where they swim in circles gorging on fatty easy to get alewives, and they become a very different fish, with different habits and health issues than they would have in a more suitable natural environment... They are always less strong and greasy tasting when eaten than the lakers, browns and rainbows they live alongside in these lakes....bob

[tradingfrank27]

Panoptix wins, like it or not