New Jersey: The Garden State
New Jersey State Symbols Series #4
State Fish: Brook Trout
Latin name: Salvelinus fontinalis
Declared 1991
Tiger Brook Park is a 270 acre forest management preserve
nestled in the woods in western Morris County. The park was
purchased with the assistance of the Green Acres program in 1980
and is home to a ten acre reservoir where fishing is permitted and
also includes hiking trails and a scout camping area. Tiger Brook,
which meanders through the park is a state classified wild trout
production stream. It is governed by the state fishing and wildlife
regulations.* See below
A map of Tiger Brook Park/MacGregor Park can be found
here
It is in this stream that you will find our state fish, the
Brook Trout. It is a beautiful native fish. You might like to try
your luck here in this park! Remember to practice catch and release
to preserve our state fish, please.
Click to go to the New Jersey Freshwater Fishing
page
*WORD OF CAUTION*
Hunting season commences November 1, 2007 and concludes on February
17, 2008 in Tiger Brook Park. Deer hunting with a bow or firearm by
permit is allowed in this area on weekdays only. Wear bright orange
clothing on weekdays. It would be wiser to seek this cache on
weekends as no hunting is permitted on Saturday and Sunday.
Additionally, no hunting will permitted on the following weekdays:
Thursday, November 22; Friday, November 23 and Tuesday, December
25, 2007. Please expect this to occur every Fall. We will update
for 2008/2009 when information is available.
* This series is meant to engage adults
and kids in the sport of geocaching and to have fun together. The
easy puzzle challenges with hints are quick and fun! The hunt is
designed for kids to unknowingly gain New Jersey state knowledge in
interesting locations. The cache containers in this series are
large, camouflaged lock & locks and chock full of high quality
trade items. Please trade respectfully and hide well, as found.
Also note that many caches in this series will take you down gravel
or dirt roads. Enjoy our beautiful state! Thanks.
Word Search Puzzle Challenge
Find the fly pattern words provided in the puzzle
Circle the individual letters for an easier solve
There are 18 rows (horizontal) and 18 columns (vertical)
The letter “Y” is considered a consonant in this puzzle
Solve the word search puzzle and answer the questions below
Flies That Catch Brook Trout
clouserminnow
woollybugger
griffithsgnat
baltzsant
adams
elkhaircaddis
haresear
pheasanttail
quillgordon
royalwulff
copperjohn
bluewingedolive
palemorningdun
klinkhammer
maraboumuddler
lightcahill
daveshopper
stimulator
zonker
marchbrown
1. # of vowels remaining in row 11
2. # of vowels remaining in column 8
3. # of consonants remaining in column 11
4. # of consonants remaining in row 2
5. # of consonants remaining in row 13
6. # of consonants remaining in column 14
7. # of consonants remaining in row 3
8. # of consonants remaining in row 14
9. # of consonants remaining in row 7
10. # of consonants remaining in row 11
11. # of vowels remaining in column 12
12. # of vowels remaining in row 15
13. # of vowels remaining in row 10
14. # of consonants remaining in column 17
15. # of consonants remaining in column 10
Important Note: There is an old road bed which will bring you
directly to the cache from the parking area. Take it. There is no
need to bushwhack! The cache is about thirty feet from this road in
a slight clearing.
Interesting Brook Trout Facts:
A Brook Trout is really a char.
Brook trout are opportunistic feeders and have been known eat mice,
snakes and crustaceans in addition to the aquatic insect larvae
(nymphs) diet which they prefer.
They only live four or five years in the wild.
A male Brook Trout will develop an orange or red belly when
spawning in Oct, Nov or Dec.
Brook Trout are very sensitive to pollution.
Brook Trout are not endangered at this time.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
FTF prize! Congratulations to both Eagletrax and Condortrax for
the co-FTF!