Garden State Trout

High of only 52 that day in trout country, but that's still warm for winter. Expect earlier hatches this spring based on our mild winter. Temps, not snow. Snow has little impact on hatches for the most part. Temps are what it's all about.

martalus wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:05 pm

Congrats on the promotion! Let me know if you have any info on the Maryland chapter as I live there!

We are not yet launched in Maryland, but I am vetting new board members there for inclusion into that state's chapter once we launch. Should be soon.

Just a reminder for anyone needing it. The Edison show is huge and always well attended. I will be in the Native Fish Coalition booth parts of all three days. Stop by and say hello!

The green sign outside will remain according to the new owner Abraham Beates. I don't know all the particulars but from what I do know it seemed easier to go with a new name and entity. Did all of you see that due to legal constraints they had to rebrand? South Branch Outfitters now, just saw this ...

Well, that was fast.....I'm no longer state chair. I got promoted to National Vice Chair - North. John Kosar, who was my Vice Chair, took the Chair role for NJ and he will do a much better job than I did in my short 5 or so months in that role. My new role is helping the 12 states I have under me an...

Rivers got high with yesterdays rain Sunday should be decent True dat (because I'm so from the 'hood), but they are falling back fast. SBR is only 288cfs which is fishable now, but should be in the 100s by Sunday. I like that river anywhere under 200 cfs and it can easily be fished well above that ...

Thinking of maybe fishing sunday no sure where yet but a few hours of trout fishing will be nice Any one been out or planning to be out? Planning? Yes. Getting out? No. Today would have been a perfect fit for my schedule, but I'm not hard up enough to chase stocked trout in the rain in 35 degree we...

Update: they are open daily, 9-4 for now. Expanded hours once primary fishing season kicks off. Also, they will have a booth at the Edison FF Show next week. The new owners are Abraham and Lyndsey Beates. I should tell them to change their last names to Beatis.

Looking like it might be a bust for January this year. We had a couple of days of safe ice on certain lakes and ponds and now zip. May have to do it the old fashioned way and trout fish with waders in the rivers.

i sometimes fish rods from the 1970s and my bamboo is from much earlier than that.

Rusty, it’s three years already. I helped stock the Musky with Rick and others. Never forget the time sitting on his tail gate going up a field when he stepped on the gas and I fell off onto the tall grass. I spent most of my time with Harry in his truck till we found another place to stock. I hope...

sad indeed. Ive never tried ice fishing. But Ive been invited many times. It doesnt look like my type of fishing. Not knocked the 1s that do it. Ive passed Budd lake many of times in the winter & see guys out there all the time. I say to myself more power to them ;) Budd lake is a whole different a...

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:47 am

When I first saw that pic, I saw Rick E. (aka Stonefly on this board). RIP Rick.

Great photo, Troutman.

LOL, I used to email that to Rick when he was still very much with us to bust his chops. I'm also missing my friend. Hard to imagine it's been three years already!

I am glad to see they are expanding a bit and cleaned up some. I always thought the clutter gave the place a bit of charm. that character-charm reminded me of the old fishing stores when I was a kid :) I am glad to see they are expanding a bit and cleaned up some. I always thought the clutter gave ...

Wow, I knew Jim had passed away but didn't know it had changed hands. Who are the new owners? The daughter and son in law of Bill and Marica Asdal, owners of the Raritan Inn which is also Shannon's Private Water and the host of the annual One Fly/Angler of the Year contest. A very nice young couple...

Shannon's is open, but on a limited basis. I visited with the new owners the other day and was pleasantly surprised to see the entire inside painted and all the clutter in the back room removed. Because the owners live very close by, they have no need to store a lot of inventory on site or keep a d...

Hey Troutman, are those Victoria Secret underwear? :lol: Glad you were ok tho- wish they was ;) . They would have @ least dried faster & I wouldn't had to have free balled on the drive home. But Now I pack a extra pair of undies in my stash ;) :lol: :lol: My F-150 Supercrew has a locking storage un...

Shannon's is open, but on a limited basis. I visited with the new owners the other day and was pleasantly surprised to see the entire inside painted and all the clutter in the back room removed. Because the owners live very close by, they have no need to store a lot of inventory on site or keep a de...

I just tell my fishing buddies I was trying to get a closer look at the macroinvertebrates in the river.

i dont every remember fishing @ WW. have fished & ate @ Johnny's thou :lol: I did a river restoration project at this site before we did any others back when I worked for TU. I was also involved in the purchase of the property and the conservation easement with a now no longer in NJ land trust out ...