Garden State Trout

cappy wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 03, 2026 5:34 pm

Am I safe to assume there are no "wild" Trout in the Ramapo?

There are a few tributaries that feed into the ramapo that hold wild brook trout in the mahwah area

My firm is working with Dresner Robin Engineering on a river restoration for the mighty 'Po starting immediately below Lenape Lane and ending at the Railroad crossing. This forum's setup doesn't allow me to post up the design as it is in .pdf. Let me see if I can save some pages as .jpg files. Hard...

Drossi wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:52 am

One of the few bigger NJ streams that I've never fished, I probably should hit it and cross it off the "bucket" list. Anybody fish in on the NY in the Tuxedo area?

Yes. its mostly smallmouth bass in that area

cappy wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:41 am

Nice one Troutman. I'll give it a try this season.

you wont be dissapointed !!!!

Ive fish that river since I was 10 years old. Im 59 now. fished from RT17 bridge down to Oakland old Pleasureland pool park. some parts contains all the stream conditions you mentioned. I found it all. Very productive local water for me. Heavily stocked. My semi home river. This was caught a few yea...

FISHING REGULATIONS UPDATE: New Freshwater Fishing Regulations will go into effect February 17. The new rules are designed to provide more angling opportunities and to simplify the regulations, while providing adequate protection of our fisheries resources. Major changes include: • Removal of the t...

FISHING REGULATIONS UPDATE: New Freshwater Fishing Regulations will go into effect February 17. The new rules are designed to provide more angling opportunities and to simplify the regulations, while providing adequate protection of our fisheries resources. Major changes include: • Removal of the tr...

My firm will be invited to bid on this. It is disappointing to me that no actual river restoration work will happen. The plan for the river is to simply remove the old and dangerous concrete diving platform in the river in Hackettstown's park. No in-stream habitat restoration. well that sucks. the ...

My firm will be invited to bid on this. It is disappointing to me that no actual river restoration work will happen. The plan for the river is to simply remove the old and dangerous concrete diving platform in the river in Hackettstown's park. No in-stream habitat restoration. well that sucks. the ...

https://i.imgur.com/wnG830F.jpg PEACE New Jersey is pleased to announce that we have received a grant through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for our project: Restoring Riparian Habitat and Improving Public River Access in Hackettstown New Jersey Grant Amount:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE NJ FISH AND GAME COUNCIL Central Region Office Robbinsville, New Jersey November 12, 2025 Things to keep in mind for 2026… We are reducing the creel from 4 to 2 on rivers and streams from June 1 until the preseason closure. This should somewhat satisfy anglers who prefe...

Im considering a change this year. Instead of fishing the Salmon River for steelheads . Im considering Oswego by the dam. has anyone here have any experience or recomendations ?

THX

interesting

nice catch... but Im wondering about those carbon fiber canoe that weight 20#'s mentioned in the article ???

46er wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:21 am

Up in the ADK's some landowners stretched wire with a sign saying no trespassing across waters passing thru their property to keep canoer's/kayaker's out. Lots of legal battles fought and still going on.

https://www.kayakmapspa.com/river-law

Nice read thankyou !!!!

here's a question I have thou. Ive floated down from Deposit down to past Junction pool. I ran into a few areas that was posted no fishing in certain sections in the river. Im taking that a private section belonging to clubs. How does that apply when your floating in the water. I know you cant wade...

If you put in in Deposit, where exactly are you taking out? If your doing drift boats. there are 2 spots I do on the PA side. 1 is on the west branch still . its about 2 miles up from the town of Hancock . the other is on the main stem about 2 miles down stream . If I float down on my kayak. I usua...

here's a question I have thou. Ive floated down from Deposit down to past Junction pool. I ran into a few areas that was posted no fishing in certain sections in the river. Im taking that a private section belonging to clubs. How does that apply when your floating in the water. I know you cant wade ...

The other issue is with the former Hale Eddy boat ramp. I haven't floated down the WB in years because of this. As someone with a drift boat, I'd fish the Main from April until usually the first week in June or whenever it got too hot. Then I'd move to the WB. I'd normally put the boat in at Styles...

I was talking to a guide and good friend that lives on the lower WBD just yesterday after I posted last. He agreed that the intense pressure is changing trout behavior, and even during hatches, we are seeing far fewer trout rise to flies. I watched in horror last late April and early May when I spe...