Garden State Trout

I prefer fish over meat, we'll go to a great steakhouse and I order fish. That being said I keep a few trout early season from a put and take stream, everything after that goes back, never keep wild fish. I prefer salt species over fresh.

Is the second picture the Delaware?

Try a YouTube search, might find some helpful videos.

The Musky is 42 miles long from the Lake Hopatcong dam to the Delaware River. You can fish about 30 + of those miles without issue on either public lands or private lands that allow public access. There are so many spots just like the one you are showing here that are NEVER fished that it blows my ...

Good point Brian about one size does not fit all. I was looking for something that may come close, always looking to see if I can cut back on what I carry when fishing. I was also thinking if needed it's easy enough to cut a foot or two off the 20lb test line and retie the ring or swivel and tippet ...

Just looking for what others use, and start a new topic. I've been using furled leaders for the years, and they are great. I just started to us the following with my 4, 5 and 7 weight, and has been working well with each. I use Seaguar line for tippet material, buy in bulk huge savings. Five feet of...

I've noticed a significant drop in the past couple of years. Managed two small ones today in a stretch I would of picked up a dozen or so a couple of years ago. I find myself fishing it less and less, it's really become disheartening.

I was up at the WBA this past Friday thru Sunday. Friday the WB except for the extreme upper section and main were unfishable, they got hammered with multiple storms in the morning. Water was to muddy until the evening, and even then it was very cloudy. Didn't fish much, just relaxed (beers) and wa...

I was up at the WBA this past Friday thru Sunday. Friday the WB except for the extreme upper section and main were unfishable, they got hammered with multiple storms in the morning. Water was to muddy until the evening, and even then it was very cloudy. Didn't fish much, just relaxed (beers) and wat...

Nice fish and net. Which net is that? e-bay special :lol: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rudder-Fly-Fishing-Landing-Net-Rubber-Trout-Catch-and-Release-Net-Light-Weight/264703010065?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=564515266024&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 I'm not one to buy a custom or high end off the ...

Nice fish and net. Which net is that?

I heard it was up in the Delaware, not sure if WB or Main.

I love them. As stated most furled leaders come with them. I tie them into my Tenkara level lines. I also use micro-swivels on my streamer leaders.

I don't euro nymph, however I do primarily use a tenkara rod in NJ and while using a nymph the technique is almost identical. Use flouro leader to help get the fly down, weight as needed, want to be sure your on the bottom, however not so much weight that your always getting stuck. You also want to ...

Without getting into details of why, or the merits of barbed or barbless - I prefer and purchase flies tied on barbless hooks. If barbed I pinch them down.

Thanks for sharing, great story.

I've been up to the Beaverkill twice so far. Turned down an invite from Rick Axt whom many know to float the upper East, but only because I had committed to fishing with Agust (whom many also know) and my old HS English teacher on the B-kill. Next week I'm hoping for low enough flows to hit the Hen...

So, for Twism and Cappy, what was the issue when you lost a large fish on a Tenkara? I made the mistake of dropping the tip, putting stress on the tippet when the fish bolted, should of kept it high and let the rod absorb the stress of the run. Did that yesterday and all went well. Yeah, not much s...

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Sat May 16, 2020 8:09 am

So, for Twism and Cappy, what was the issue when you lost a large fish on a Tenkara?

I made the mistake of dropping the tip, putting stress on the tippet when the fish bolted, should of kept it high and let the rod absorb the stress of the run. Did that yesterday and all went well.

How come no indicator needed with the Tenkara? It can be very much like euro-nymphing. No floating line laying on the water. Exactly. If you cant reach a spot where a traditional cast and drift would be necessary, you cant fish it with Tenkara. I havent busted mine out in a while, ever since I lost...

I hear that! I have never in my life seen rivers and even smaller streams as packed with anglers as this year. For obvious reasons of course. But some rivers like the upper D are seeing just the opposite because guides were largely off the river through April and into May which means no drift boats...