Brookies

[Beaverkill]

A little game... Each of these brook trout are wild and come from a different watershed...A couple come from small feeder creeks... Can you match each fish to the following region.

 

New Jersey

Catskills

Adirondacks

Western Maine

 

 

Pic One-

 

Pic Two-

 

Pic Three-

 

Pic Four-

[nmc02]

That would be a tough feat......obviously you fly fish and travel to do so. You ever fish the Esopus Creek in the catskills? I passed it yesterday going skiing and heard it's a great place to fish. I like the beaverkill, as do you, I assume. I prefer the AuSable. Do you fish for steelhead in the great lakes? If so, what fly is your go to?

[PV216]

I can't match them but the pics are great!

[BowhunterNJ]

Man, that is tough...I have NO idea how you can match them to where they came from...I'm very interested to hear how you can identify them that way though!

[Matty]

Adirondak

Catskills

Maine

NJ

 

 

What do I win?

[MikeP]

that's easy:

Adirondack

NJ

Maine

Catskills

[Bucksnbows]

The simple answer is no. And I'm NJ's Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture coordinator for Trout Unlimited and a TU Eastern Conservation staffer. I could show you that diversity in coloration and more right here in our NJ streams!

 

Give me a few minutes to do just that...

[Beaverkill]

The simple answer is no. And I'm NJ's Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture coordinator for Trout Unlimited and a TU Eastern Conservation staffer. I could show you that diversity in coloration and more right here in our NJ streams!

 

Give me a few minutes to do just that...

 

I can show you 3 pics of completely different looking brookies from the SBR.. But that wouldnt be a fun game... If you are confused, I can make it simple like which is a rainbow or brown..

[Beaverkill]

Adirondak

Catskills

Maine

NJ

 

 

Matty got it right... Which is ironic since Matty believes the most important fishing tool is a stringer...and he probably hasnt seen too many brookies that werent born and raised in Pequest..

 

What do I win?

 

You are now the new NJ's Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture coordinator for Trout Unlimited and a TU Eastern Conservation staffer...:cheers:

[Drop Tine]

Adirondack

Catskills

Maine

NJ

[Bucksnbows]

 

I can show you 3 pics of completely different looking brookies from the SBR.. But that wouldnt be a fun game... If you are confused' date=' I can make it simple like which is a rainbow or brown..

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LMAO:D

 

Right back at you:

 

 

One of these if from PA. The others are from the Musconetcong watershed. At least one I know for a fact is a pure Heritage brook trout meaning its genetics are pure (never interbred with stocked brook trout) and it was deposited here as the Wisconsin Glacier receded through NJ some 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. We know that via DNA analysis.

[Drop Tine]

I didn't know you posted the answer but I see I too got it right....

[Beaverkill]

 

 

One of these if from PA. The others are from the Musconetcong watershed. At least one I know for a fact is a pure Heritage brook trout meaning its genetics are pure (never interbred with stocked brook trout) and it was deposited here as the Wisconsin Glacier receded through NJ some 10' date='000 to 15,000 years ago. We know that via DNA analysis.

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I am gonna guess the last one is from PA...Only because it has that look about it... DEAD:)

[Beaverkill]

Brian, Is that a bomber or ausable wulff in the last guys mouth?

[Bucksnbows]

Dan, last one was NJ and was sacrificed for scientific purposes by a professor writing a book on Eastern Brook Trout. The fly was a Light Cahill in that other fish. The 2nd picture was the PA native brookie. All others from the Musconetcong watershed including the one on the measuring board which we know is a heritage fish from a Musky tributary.