Caught this 15 inch even Rainbow Trout while carp fishing this morning at Millers Pond. The fish hit on corn. Caught two other trout 14 and 14.25 inches in length. Did not catch one carp in the five hours I fished. The 15" trout was released. Paper work will be sent to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. for the Millers Pond Catch & Release Rainbow Trout Record. Catching a Record Rainbow Trout . It just don't get any better.

Beautiful trout sir.

Out of curiosity though may I ask why you did not harvest the trout? Those trout will not hold over in the ponds around town. They are stocked in the ponds as a way for the community to get outdoors and fish and harvest them because once the water warms up they will die off.

None the less still a great fish and congrats.

It is a very rare occasion for me to catch a trout 15" or longer. I have harvested many of trout over the years and have plenty. I have also released many of trout under 15 inches and fish with a lot of anglers who release all of their trout they catch. They simply catch & release. Yes you are 100 percent right that just about all of the trout stocked will die off, usually by the end of March. I personally have caught stocked trout in early April. I simply chose a catch & release record and let the fish live a little longer. If no one else catches it maybe other fish in that pond will feed off of it. The only stock trout that have a chance to survive all year are the ones stocked at the Canyon Trial Race, and in the Trophy Zone of the Guadalupe River.


Side Note: Thank you for your reply!

Great Catch Chuck

Glad you have the trout season to fill the gap until the sunfish bite gets going. You sure seem to be enjoying it.

Thanks Jamie. Had a blast catching some nice trout and taking trips to small towns across Texas where some trout stockings took place. Met a lot of very nice people and fished some very nice waters.

Awesome!

Thanks Paparon for the reply!

Congrats on yet another record. I'm sure there was plenty Paparazzi out there watching...

Thanks GTrigg for the reply!


Side Note: You can find the Paparazzi following Jamie aka J-Moe and Barry, aka Osborne Fishing. Both of these guys are "Fish Catching Machines"!

It's Official!

Congratulations Chuck

Thanks GTrigg and Leo for the replies.

That’s cool!

Thanks Slick Rick '06 for the reply!