Jumping trout: I’ve caught maybe a half dozen or so wild brown trout this spring and probably 100 stocked rainbows. Same river, same flys. Ever one of the browns was a jumper. Only one...

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

I’ve caught maybe a half dozen or so wild brown trout this spring and probably 100 stocked rainbows. Same river, same flys. Ever one of the browns was a jumper. Only one of the bows was. Does this match the experience of others?

One picture attached since I know everyone likes them.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Fish4fun wrote:

I’ve caught maybe a half dozen or so wild brown trout this spring and probably 100 stocked rainbows. Same river, same flys. Ever one of the browns was a jumper. Only one of the bows was. Does this match the experience of others?

One picture attached since I know everyone likes them.

Love it! Thanks for sharing, F4f.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Great that you are having success on the trout. Kind of odd regarding the jumps...in my experience it is the opposite. Browns staying under and running around...while the rainbows quite often go airborne!

Oh well...I'm not sure what either case means anyways...just cool that you are catching fish and enjoying the experience!

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

fishyaker wrote:

Great that you are having success on the trout. Kind of odd regarding the jumps...in my experience it is the opposite. Browns staying under and running around...while the rainbows quite often go airborne!

Oh well...I'm not sure what either case means anyways...just cool that you are catching fish and enjoying the experience!

My prior experience was with the bows jumping too. Wonder what’s changed.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

Papa Jack Loc: Indianapolis

I have caught 3 brown and 5 rainbow this spring. All of them are stocked. Three of the five rainbows jumped none of the brown

Bobfromfremont Loc: Fremont Ca

Fish4fun wrote:

I’ve caught maybe a half dozen or so wild brown trout this spring and probably 100 stocked rainbows. Same river, same flys. Ever one of the browns was a jumper. Only one of the bows was. Does this match the experience of others?

One picture attached since I know everyone likes them.

How do you tell the difference between stocked and wild fish?

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

Usually by their fins but in NJ it’s easy - they don’t stock browns

Bobfromfremont Loc: Fremont Ca

Fish4fun wrote:

Usually by their fins but in NJ it’s easy - they don’t stock browns

What about their fins?

JerseyJake Loc: New Jersey

It has been my experience that the meat in hatchery trout is white, and the meat in a wild trout is dark pink to orange.

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

Bobfromfremont wrote:

What about their fins?

Find on hatchery trout tend to be torn / beat up

Bobfromfremont Loc: Fremont Ca

Fish4fun wrote:

Find on hatchery trout tend to be torn / beat up

Thank You