Why I love January

I fished the S. Branch by myself today and it turned out to be one of those days that further supports my preference for winter trout fishing here in NJ. What you lose in insect activity and surface feeding you surely make up for in other ways. Such as having the stream to yourself (which I think counts double in a densely populated area with not a ton of quality water), non pressured fish, and fish friendly water temps.

Anyway, haven't shared any fish pics in a while so I made it a point to take some shots today. I landed a nice mix of eye catching wilds and rod bending Pequest bruisers.

Nice example of marking variation in wild browns
Camera 1

Camera 2


Larger Browns



Largest Stocker Bows


This fish was an honest 18", as I did tape it.


Same fish, fueled and ready for takeoff.


Water temp was 37.I forget in the morning. EB Stone was the fly of the day.

~James