Spring 2013 trouting re-cap

[anthrax2244]

Looked at my fishing logbook and figured i'd post a summary of the past 9 wks.

Opening Day - SBR in high bridge califon - My brother and i went hitless from 8 am to 130pm. My buddy met me in califon and we found a pod of rainbows (along with like 10 other people) they wanted powerbait or salmon eggs only. I caught 8 in 2 hours. nothing big.

Sun of stocking week#1- Black River in hacklebarney - very very cold morning - caught a dozen brookies in the plunge pools from 7 to 10am. Worms and powerbait.

Sun of week 2 - NBR in far hills - 7-10am. 10 brookies near the 202 bridge - worms.

Sun of wk 3 - Black in hacklebarney - 645-1015. 13 rainbows and brookies mixed, plus a 16" brown. all on worms. high water from recent rain.

Sun of wk 4- Black in hacklebarney - 645-1030. small wild browns to 7 in, rainbows and brookies, about 20 fish total

sun of wk 5 - SBR in long valley -645-1030- light rain. 10 Stocked rainbows, half a dozen wild browns to 12", 3 brookies with 2 wild at 5-6". saw a guy land a big rainbow around 17-18" when i first got there. Worms.

Sun wk6- SBR in LV- 7-1030, 9 stocked bows, 8 wild browns to 10", 3 brookies to 9" all appearing wild. Lost 2 big fish, 1 rainbow which i lost after 30 second fight - threw hook on the turn. Other fish i never saw, stayed down deep (possible sucker) -all on worms.

Sun wk 7 - SBR in LV - 645-1030, 6 stocked bows, 1 wild bow, 6 wild browns @5-6 inches, 2 white perch to 6", 3 chubs to 10", a few sunnies, 1 lmb @8"

Sun - 6/2 - SBR in LV - 645-1030. 2 big bows near 16/17" and 15/16" (I gut hooked both, they just inhaled the worm), 1 big brown 17" - released . which I think was hold over or wild, lost count on stocked bows, took 1 brown at 10" that i gut hooked and wasnt going to make it. 4 wild brookies to 7"

[AndyS]

ALWAYS great to keep a log book, thanx for posting.

[Michael82929]

Nice to see those bigger fish being caught later in the season.. those rainbows and browns have been in the stream for over a month plus+..... goes to show the fisherman that thinks bigger fish dont hold and get caught the weekend they are thrown in

Good times...

[anthrax2244]

The log book is great. You can see patterns of whats working/not working and the weather/stream conditions. I just started this year as a new years resolution. I've had more big fish action the past 2 weeks than the first 5 combined and I know those bows have been in a long time. the bigger one had very pink flesh, possibly a fall holdover or a preseason stocker. The smaller one was very slightly pink.