Brown Trout or Whale?

Oh my.  That's freaky.
 
Let me guess, Spruce or Yellow Creek?
 

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Must be cousins !!

ORIGINAL: D-nymph

Oh my.  That's freaky.

Let me guess, Spruce or Yellow Creek?

 
Still could be one of Beaver's fish, im guessing that was the point you were trying to make.
 
How in the world was that thing even able to take a fly??

Boy you guys are good, this fish was caught along Beavers Property.........and to answer the question "how could this thing even take a fly" it was caught on a live red fin minnow.......about 3" long......

Tell me about it...........

Man seeing freaks like that in the Little J really upsets me.  That river used to have a wonderful wild population, or at least semi wild.  The thing was you had to really fish for them.  Whats next?  Nice day glow fish so his "paying Customers" can see them better.

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Boy you guys are good, this fish was caught along Beavers Property.........

 
Only one man can prodoce monstrosities/freaky fish such as that.

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I'm no fan of DB, but to try and tie a deformed fish to him is rediculous.

I get what you're saying and it's true...BUT no it's not ridiculous at all.  You've clearly NOT fished this section, at least much at all.  I've fished his section of the J for years, not often but enough, not to mention his retarded fish swimming up and down Spruce creek.  Abnormal fish are more common where Beaver keeps his fish.   Mostly goofy lookin' short faced rainbows.  A sign of a stocked and overfed fish.  If he caught that fish from the confluence of Spruce, down about 250 hundred yards (I wouldn't be surprised if it was from the barn pool itself), it's about 99% likely that is one of Beavers.  Can't say I've ever caught a small fish there (refering to an actual LJ fish).

It was caught about 200 yards about his ground and Rothrock border..............not the barn pool, I agree that you cant tie this fish to him but were's the fun in it if you don't.............

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I agree that you cant tie this fish to him but were's the fun in it if you don't.............

Exactly.

Isn't fishing (and ripping on Donny Beaver) supposed to be fun?

Please pardon my ignorance, but who is this Donnie Beaver, and what is his villany?
 
I mean, I can't blame a guy for punching a fish. I've wanted to punch a couple of those hook spitters myself .
(prior to fishing, I didn't even know that the urge existed, but hey, there it is.)
 

Donnie Beaver is the owner of the Spring Ridge Club.  Donnie has attempted to build a small empire by leasing very desirable fishing properties around the state, including frontage on the Little Juniata River.  His club boasts some very wealthy members, who dole out about $80,000 to belong to his club.  In return, he tries to provide them with some private fishing, along with some large hatchery raised fish that he tries to pass off as wild.  His antics have done some serious damage to nearby Spruce creek, as the pond raised fish have hampered the naturally reproducing browns that used to live there.  In addition, Mr. Beaver was at the center of a recently decided lawsuit that involved a dispute over access to the Little J along the property he currently controls.  He lost.  We won.
 
Beware, he has set his sights on other parts of the state besides the Little J.  If you research a little, you will find many postings about his acquisition attempts in the Erie area, as well as other small streams, including Yellow Creek in the Bedford county area.
 
He is not well liked by the locals around here for his antics, and it is very apparent that he is not welcome in the Erie area as well.  I have never met the man, but I do despise his tactics and the way he conducts himself as a business man, all under the guise of being a conservationalist........ 
 
It is really hard to say if the fish in the picture came from his pond, but just the same, as many people who regularly fish the Little J will tell you, alot of fish, especially rainbows get caught near his leased property..... which is primarily a brown trout fishery.  The state stocks brown trout fingerlings only (to the best of my knowledge).......Just the same, since he is clearly trying to appease his members, he is most likely responsible for stocking the big pellet heads people catch there.....
 
I know there are people who post here who are much closer to this than me, just trying to answer your question.....

Ask and ye shall receive 
 

 
And yet another that has been brougt to my attention  LOL
 

Ah, I see. I found the SRC site and some of his antics.

So the guy likes to buy up land surrounding prime trout streams and prohibit others from fishing them, effectively making a lot of areas "members only". Thats a prety covetous, prick like thing to do.

Hiding behind the guise of conservationist while he nails suckers for 80k a pop plus 4800 a year to maintain membership is a real****move. It's not like he actualy deeds land to the state to be preserved for public recreation. 

And maybe its just me being ignorant of gazillionaires, but who in the hell would pay that much money to have a chance to catch a freakin fish?

Looks like the DCNR and got his number and handled him prety well in court though.
 
edit for afterthought-
* I'm going t have to get over to the Little J this year. Catching a few on "his property" would make those dues worth every penny.
 

Did anyone see the "picture" of Donny with****Cheney that was in a recent issue of "The Drake" magazine?  I don't have the technology, but it would a good one to post here as well..............