Round Valley 20 lb. Lake Trout:

[bigfishy]

I'm really jealous too
If i could call every big fish 20lbs i would...until i talk to someone that
saw this seven foot man thats holding it , i'm happy calling it a ten lber ,
maybe low teens.....
gr8 catch from a gr8 fisherie

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

I'm really jealous too
If i could call every big fish 20lbs i would...until i talk to someone that
saw this seven foot man thats holding it , i'm happy calling it a ten lber ,
maybe low teens.....
gr8 catch from a gr8 fisherie

Hahaha

[bulletbob]

I regularly fish in the lake trout capital of the NE US, The Finger Lakes ... I have yet to even catch a 10 pounder, and our average fish is about 4 pounds.. NJ fresh water fisheries management in fantastic.. you guys have wonderful fishing in the somewhat limited size fresh water lakes you have.. We rarely see even a 10 pounder taken here.. a 20 pound laker?In 25 years here, never heard of one.. You guys also have bigger pike on average than we have here.. We have more waterways that hold them, but the fisheries NJ does have produce some big fish. That laker is something for the angler to be proud of for sure , but the lakes and streams of NJ are very well managed to be able to produce fish like that... bob

[MudCat08]

And people even say that NJ only has small Lake Trout - that photo proves them wrong!
Great catch! I haven't seen a photo of a big one since the 32lb record caught in the same place.
I'd be happy even with a small lake trout - not a species i have caught yet, but someday will!

[Delawareriver]

There was a 17lber and a 21lber caught last year, so the valley still produces large trout. But definitely a needle in a haystack.

[Jigman13]

Gotta be giants in monks. Never hear of peeps targeting them there. Pretty sure it was stocked with lakers years ago

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Gotta be giants in monks. Never hear of peeps targeting them there. Pretty sure it was stocked with lakers years ago

Never even saw or heard of one caught there...but they were put there...its a bit far for me to check it on a whim haha

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

Never even saw or heard of one caught there...but they were put there...its a bit far for me to check it on a whim haha

Yea def a haul from where we're at in Middlesex. Would be interested in hearing about them in there and the Savage hybrids in the squan!

[15FOOTER]

Damn 20lbs?? Who weighed that Ray Charles? Calibrate that scale lol

[MudCat08]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

Never even saw or heard of one caught there...but they were put there...its a bit far for me to check it on a whim haha

I read that they stocked those trout there a long time ago as well. I live close, so maybe I'll investigate sometime!