Trout Reccomendations

[AndyS]

Raritan river, you'll forget about small trout real fast !!!

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Raritan river, you'll forget about small trout real fast !!!

Has the Raritan ever had migrating/anadromous trout? Maybe in historic days of NJ?

I'd figure that's how the brook trout native to the up stream regions got there in the first place.

Is it rare nowadays or is it completely void of migrating trout?

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Has the Raritan ever had migrating/anadromous trout? Maybe in historic days of NJ?

I'd figure that's how the brook trout native to the up stream regions got there in the first place.

Is it rare nowadays or is it completely void of migrating trout?

Brownies are all added- not native to nj- fun to read about. A lot of the Brookies got killed when we dammed everything up, then drying out their habitat.
I'm not sure about how brookies bred or if the go to sea or anything . Some people on here would definitely.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by 23cardinal

Brownies are all added- not native to nj- fun to read about. A lot of the Brookies got killed when we dammed everything up, then drying out their habitat.
I'm not sure about how brookies bred or if the go to sea or anything . Some people on here would definitely.

They reproduce in streams, and according to the wiki there are migratory trout. Safe to say the brook trout in our state all came from migrating trout in the Atlantic looking for a new place to spawn. Although it's funny to mention that when they're well known to spawn specifically where they were born themselves. I guess there are exceptions to that rule

[Moz]

Did I take that picture of Wilson or has he spent the last couple of years walking the banks of the Raritan with the same fish?? LOL

[Super]

The NJ "heritage" strain of brook trout are hard to find now because we've stocked a presumably more hardy strain from Norhwest NY. But originally they were found all over. They spread through sea-runs, floods, migration, etc. And their DNA varies by watershed. Brook trout are the only trout native to NJ.

Back to the original question...Are you looking for a big or small river? Popular or off beat?

[Hookmanski]

Originally Posted by Super

Back to the original question...Are you looking for a big or small river? Popular or off beat?

I like smaller rivers personally, but I'm willing to try anything really!

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by Hookmanski

I like smaller rivers personally, but I'm willing to try anything really!

The peq. Is a smaller one. So is the wanaque. The paulinskill at source is small- but medium large thru blairstown. Ramapo is small in mahwah- medium towards Pompton/potash. Shoot me a pm if your gonna be around

[Super]

Originally Posted by Hookmanski

I like smaller rivers personally, but I'm willing to try anything really!

Sent you a PM with some spots. Some guys don't appreciate spot-burning.