Fish ID. help:

[AndyS]

Got this one going through the fish ladder in South Bound Brook on the Raritan river.[/IMG]

[FASTEDDIE29]

Tiger Musky!!!

[Fish n Jeep]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Tiger Musky!!!

That's what I was gonna say.

[JimmyMas]

Looks Like the Tiger Skunk played with a couple weeks back. Where are you getting these shot's? I love it.

[FASTEDDIE29]

There's been alot of Tigers caught out of the Raritan since last October. I myself have caught 5 since last October. Since than I know at least 10 other anglers that have come into a Tiger Ski either out of the Raritan or canal. 5 of those anglers are NJF members. It's good to see them doing well. Heard lots of stories about 40+ inchers lurking in the waters of the Raritan and the Canal!!!

[Dino]

a few years ago I was fishing the elbow pool on the SBRR for trout, I was swinging a large saltwater fly (Popovics Deep Candy) about 20 yards downstream hoping for a big fish. it was march23 2008 to be exact, and that pool was absolutely loaded with what I guess were stockie brook trout.. hundreds upon hundreds of them.

I was swinging the fly downstream, watching 8inch brookies swirl on the fly over and over but too seemingly to small to eat it, I suddenly had a savage take, just under the surface. the kind of strike that literally scares you for a second. after about a minute fight on a huge fish, (all I saw was dark sillhouette about 30 inches long) he broke me just above the fly. clean cut 10lb test tippet (high dirty water). is it possible this was a musky or pike? (and not the giant trout I have been telling friends I lost lol)

[njfish4life]

Although I have yet to catch one, looks like a tiger to me. I am always amazed at the pictures you post from the ladder. Keep those pics coming!!

[catfishonthelake]

Originally Posted by Dino

a few years ago I was fishing the elbow pool on the SBRR for trout, I was swinging a large saltwater fly (Popovics Deep Candy) about 20 yards downstream hoping for a big fish. it was march23 2008 to be exact, and that pool was absolutely loaded with what I guess were stockie brook trout.. hundreds upon hundreds of them.

I was swinging the fly downstream, watching 8inch brookies swirl on the fly over and over but too seemingly to small to eat it, I suddenly had a savage take, just under the surface. the kind of strike that literally scares you for a second. after about a minute fight on a huge fish, (all I saw was dark sillhouette about 30 inches long) he broke me just above the fly. clean cut 10lb test tippet (high dirty water). is it possible this was a musky or pike? (and not the giant trout I have been telling friends I lost lol)

There are lots of pike in the South Branch although they're not wanted there and you won't hear many people talking about them. They mostly likely came down from Budd Lake and are most abundant near Clinton and Califon. I hear awhile back they could be caught with some regularity in the big slow pool at Califon, but they're definitely not wanted in there with the trout and people were encouraged to kill them. I was told at Shannon's that they were becoming less abundant, most likely from people killing them. That being said, I would venture to guess that it is not unlikely to find a pike anywhere in the South Branch.

Judging from that picture which isn't the greatest quality, it does look like a small musky......the stripes on it's back give it away......but i may be wrong, don't know much about the raritan and if they inhabit that river....