Pequannock and KLG 6/6

[jordanfstop]

I went to the Peq on Saturday. I just got my NJ license earlier in the week and thanks to BlackLabel for telling me some rivers. I got there around 0800 (got out of work at 0700 and headed straight down after a fueling and food run.) I threw a hares ear and pheasant tail in the first pocket I saw, pulled two out.

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I walked up the river to some other spots, had a bit more luck.

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I saw a total of four other guys there who had some luck as well. I really liked the river, despite the sketchy bottom I was wading through. They were killing hares ears, pheasant tails, and prince nymphs. It felt pretty good catching flies on the first flies I've ever tied (just started tying a week ago.)

I then headed down to the Raritan. I first fished about a mile upstream of the KLG in some pocket water. Hooked 3, landed 4 all within my first ten minutes while some bait fishermen weren't getting anything; I surely got their attention. Two were decent sized 'bows that were too camera shy. One pretty brown though.

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Then I went to the KLG. No luck whatsoever for about an hour. I may've needed a heavier anchor fly (Nick, you got some money coming your way for those Vladi's!) I ended up taking a spill coming up the river. Ripped the new waders, too.

I did pull this out though...What is it? Shorthead redhorse? I wasn't sure about these weird warts/growths on it's head though.

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Thanks NJ for a pretty damn good first time NJ fishing experience!

[AaronJasper]

Good job there. The SBR is a great little trout stream. You have to admit that its fun when you are getting the bait guys all pissed off!

[NJFred]

Those Brookies in your photo's sure look like wild Rainbows with par markings to me.

[JUICE]

Those are rainbows and those growths are normal. According to my super smart buddy regan they are for breeding. That's a male and he uses them for doing battle and breeding. Here is another picture on a different species of chub.

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/west...b_breeding.JPG

[jordanfstop]

Ahh, thanks for the corrections JUICE/NJFred.

JUICE, thanks for the chub info! Now I won't be scared to touch them, haha.

Aaron, now I'm finally on the other side of the spectrum!

[paddy]

Nice looking trout and Horn Chub. Some Chubs I caught in PA waters looked like that as well as pink gills.

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