Decent trout weekend

[Doug Vitale]

Originally Posted by JimmyL

No luck with bass, however, had another big surprise catch in this Tiger trout below.

I'm shocked that you got a tiger trout in the main stem of the Raritan. I don't think that the Pequest hatchery has stocked anything except rainbows for 5+ years. That tiger must have been stocked at one point by a club, but the nearest club is Lake Solitude just below the Lockwood Gorge. I'm stumped.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Doug Vitale

I'm shocked that you got a tiger trout in the main stem of the Raritan. I don't think that the Pequest hatchery has stocked anything except rainbows for 5+ years. That tiger must have been stocked at one point by a club, but the nearest club is Lake Solitude just below the Lockwood Gorge. I'm stumped.

check out the one i caught earlier this year https://www.njfishing.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=115128

Andy got one not too long ago too.

Think Lard had one on video last year too? or was it this spring?

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Think Lard had one on video last year too? or was it this spring?

It was this spring. It seems like every non-rainbow trout I've heard about from the main stem this year has been a tiger. I wonder if they hold over better in there than the other trout species?

[bigfishy]

Originally Posted by Lard Almighty

It was this spring. It seems like every non-rainbow trout I've heard about from the main stem this year has been a tiger. I wonder if they hold over better in there than the other trout species?

Well browns are notorious for finding a way to survive and tigers are halfskies, so why not??Browns do really well in the midd delaware , so long as they have other options to escape to if conditions require it...i think its gr8!! Andys on to something with his sea run theory

[FASTEDDIE29]

Beautiful Trout all around. That Tiger sure is pretty. The Trout will travel for sure but always have a feeder creek or undercut bank to hide in.

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Beautiful Trout all around. That Tiger sure is pretty. The Trout will travel for sure but always have a feeder creek or undercut bank to hide in.

Or an in-river spring seep. Larger rivers with deeper pools often also have areas of thermal refuge provided by springs.

[AndyS]

Originally Posted by Drossi

Or an in-river spring seep. Larger rivers with deeper pools often also have areas of thermal refuge provided by springs.

BUT the Raritan river is listed as NON TROUT, which means all trout die off in the summer, too bad the trout never attended a F&G meeting or read the compendium.

[JimmyL]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

check out the one i caught earlier this year https://www.njfishing.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=115128

Andy got one not too long ago too.

Think Lard had one on video last year too? or was it this spring?

In that forum link above a fellow member replied that it was the fourth tiger he heard caught that year. Yours and Lard's were very silvery too.

[AndyS]

I still miss seeing these caught in Bound Brook years ago when the State used to stock Brook Trout.