New Landlocked Salmon State record ? - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

AndyS · #1 06-08-2018, 08:59 PM

8 pounds 5 oz, length 25 3/4 inches.
Last record was 8 pounds in 1951, 67 years ago.

kcritch · #2 06-08-2018, 09:24 PM

That's a really nice fish. Look at the size of the tail on that thing! Must have been a fun fight. Congrats to whoever that is on getting the record.

rwp2101 · #3 06-08-2018, 10:15 PM

Nice looking fish, saw a big one there a few years ago very early one summer morning as it chased my dropshot up as I was reeling in. Never got it to come back.

SaltLife1980 · #4 06-09-2018, 01:13 AM

Wow. Very nice fish

greeniesr · #5 06-09-2018, 07:48 AM

Identical fish that I caught and released three weeks ago....

henro · #6 06-09-2018, 09:35 AM

That's a beauty!

bigfishy · #7 06-09-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by henro

That's a beauty!

correction , that WAZ a beauty!!! could have gotten bigger but well never know

henro · #8 06-09-2018, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bigfishy

correction , that WAZ a beauty!!! could have gotten bigger but well never know

Who cares if somebody decided to keep the new state record of a fish that was stocked by the state? Some people like to eat fish too. Congrats to her!

Odin908 · #9 06-09-2018, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by henro

Who cares if somebody decided to keep the new state record of a fish that was stocked by the state? Some people like to eat fish too. Congrats to her!

100% fully agree.

MattK · #10 06-09-2018, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by henro

Who cares if somebody decided to keep the new state record of a fish that was stocked by the state? Some people like to eat fish too. Congrats to her!

It would be nice if there was a way when a state record was caught that the measurements could be taken at the lake so there's a chance that the fish could be released (maybe tagged so if someone else catches it a week later it wouldn't count) From what I read on the process it pretty much guarantees you have to kill a record to get credit for it.

Then again as far as I know the salmon don't reproduce in any of the new jersey lakes so it's not like that was a massive breeder being taken out of the population.