Garden State Trout

As mentioned, white perch generally travel in large schools, often of similar size/age classes. I have mostly targeted them in the Potomac during spawning season and even then, you have to put your time in in the likely spots/times. Like shad (which spawn similar times and locations) it can be quiet...

He is based in Florida he probably won't make it up to NJ :D That said, it would be great to get some footage from some of the big waterfall pools in the Water Gap and see what is lurking around in there. With all the noise on the internet, this guy does great work that I find quite relaxing-he even...

https://youtu.be/9ayO2iUuXV0?si=M7nskfzXXnmSF6Kp

Absolutely stunning footage!

I asked chat GPT for where to find white perch in January in Monmouth county-it does say if these locations are too general, ask local baitshops for more intel Fishing FleaMarket Bait & Tackle – Another Keyport choice with tackle and bait. Keyport Bait and Tackle – Small tackle shop near the waterfr...

I asked chatgpt where to find white perch in the winter in the Toms river-here is the response that tracks with what your club said about the salt/fresh water transition: White perch (Morone americana) are relatively hardy fish that can tolerate colder water, so in winter they tend to move to areas ...

I used to know Lido back in the day when we frequented the same small Hunterdon County streams! Send my regards!

https://www.sboutfitters.com/staff I guess I am out of the loop! Shannons is no longer Shannons? At least it is still open as a traditional fly shop! I still have a gift certificate signed by Jim H and given to me from my Dad (both passed on). It is one those scraps of paper that I can't seem to th...

I am back in NJ for a few days and may check out our VCB tomorrow with my brother and daughter..I have always loved the stream but havent fished it in over 10 years, maybe more. Is the road open? Are there still all 3 species? I have some very fond memories from there decades ago.

I am 45 and had a physical a few weeks ago. Just based on age, my doctor recommended a colonoscopy. She said while it may not be super pleasant, being dead is also not pleasant for my family. Apparently colon cancer is very treatable if caught early but if left untreated it becomes very deadly.

I like the colors on that wild bow. Is the stream not known to have them and you happened to find one?
How big was the brown? Did you pull any drag?

How have flows been? Have they been too low to build redds? Or could the redds be in tributaries to these streams?

It sounds illegal but also definitely immoral and unethical in my view. Perhaps another way to accomplish this would be to gift the unwanted trout to someone that looked like they needed them on the river instead of completing wasting them. Very few things will provoke an aggressive reaction with a ...

It was a bonehead move on my part. I had just driven home from NC and was rushing to return rental truck by 7 pm. I dumped my gear in my front lawn and returned the rental truck. I was so tired when I got back at 8 pm I went to bed without bringing it in. The next morning when I woke up it was all g...

Things look pretty good for this fall season with all the recent rain. Any recent fishing reports? Unfortunately I had almost percent of my fishing gear stolen (fly rod, UL and M spinning rod, vest, boxes of flies/lures, etc) so I haven't been out since my NC trip.

Skittering dry flies for remote wild brookies is like cheatin'!

I used to catch big ones at that tiny park in Voorhees state park. It often gets covered with Algae and sometimes the ranger chases you out. Mind you, these are not state record gills but nice dinner plate size ones that love to take a dry fly on a summer evening. hoppock grove? I have caught the l...

I used to catch big ones at that tiny park in Voorhees state park. It often gets covered with Algae and sometimes the ranger chases you out. Mind you, these are not state record gills but nice dinner plate size ones that love to take a dry fly on a summer evening.

That is tricky photography-the one in the net looks bigger than 11 inches! That deep swimming hole has to hold some brutes greater than 11 inches! Even so, tangling with plentiful, chunky 7-11 inch native brookies in heavenly surroundings on light fly tackle with good company sounds like paradise! T...

Looks like heaven! How big did the biggest brookies go? Looks like they are in the 14-15 inch range. Was the water cold?

What is that green stuff behind/wrapped around the salmon? Alaska natives smoke the salmon in a similar way I think.