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by Jerzguy21
Wed May 05, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Has anyone noticed a change from wild brookies to browns?
Replies: 9
Views: 7034

Re: Has anyone noticed a change from wild brookies to browns?

I'm all for C&R for browns or have a minimum size limit of 16" if you must. They are by far my favorite trout and if they are doing well with natural reproduction, let's protect them.
by Jerzguy21
Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:13 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: LV/Flanders area SBRR
Replies: 10
Views: 7917

Re: LV/Flanders area SBRR

There was nothing but farms and woodland in the upper drainage, no developments or paved shopping areas. So, I'm sure there was a much higher summer flow of cool spring waters and lower stream temp. with more constant flows. I doubt anyone even fished for these tiny brookies. I never caught any brow...
by Jerzguy21
Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: LV/Flanders area SBRR
Replies: 10
Views: 7917

Re: LV/Flanders area SBRR

Holy Water ! Should have fished it when I found it 55 years ago ! Pools of native Brookies like some places in Canada. Oh well, memories.
by Jerzguy21
Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:47 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A new honey hole for me on the Musky
Replies: 25
Views: 28602

Re: A new honey hole for me on the Musky

Hint question, north or south of 78 ?
by Jerzguy21
Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Passaic River
Replies: 7
Views: 8251

Re: Passaic River

I'm sure the temp. would be quite a bit lower a mile or so upstream. That pond 1/2 mile up has to raise the temp quite a bit.
by Jerzguy21
Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:19 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Passaic River
Replies: 7
Views: 8251

Re: Passaic River

But it's a nice net, that I won't have a heart attack if it's lost. Back to basics and a simpler form of fishing. Received mine yesterday, should have ordered two, just in case. Thanks again. That's a bear crossing area right there BTW. One was hit on the south bounds side a few years ago, and a tro...
by Jerzguy21
Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:43 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: fishing nets
Replies: 19
Views: 18435

Re: fishing nets

Thanks for the net info, Just ordered mine.
by Jerzguy21
Sun May 03, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: India Brook mischeif
Replies: 34
Views: 34301

Re: India Brook mischeif

I have seen some truly epic bs as I tend to ignore posted signs(a stream cannot be owned IMO. I will argue that anytime) Stream channel diversion is common as it cutting away streamside vegetation and some serious dam building. Mark, It's good to see that at least some reasonable remediation was don...
by Jerzguy21
Fri May 01, 2020 7:47 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Flows
Replies: 20
Views: 19776

Re: Flows

Good luck on the main stem and be safe. It was super high by Rt 22 in North Branch at 3 pm. and South Branch by Flemington was unfishable when I went by it at 2:30. I can't believe it will be fishable or safe down there. Think safety.
by Jerzguy21
Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A few nice wild bows...
Replies: 5
Views: 6592

Re: A few nice wild bows...

Really beautiful wild rainbows Mark
by Jerzguy21
Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:53 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Natirar smallmouth fishing
Replies: 11
Views: 24262

Re: Natirar smallmouth fishing

There used to be nice Smallmouths in that water all summer, 12 - 14" and saw a real nice Brown once. I also caught my personal best Smallmouth in the pool at the base of that Dam, about 4 lbs. Of course this was when I was 14 and it was still the Ladd estate. We would sneak in there and what would t...
by Jerzguy21
Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:41 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Raritan river videos:
Replies: 11
Views: 10984

Re: Raritan river videos:

Bill, Thanks for the videos, they were some really great fish there. That was a local secret for many years, few had any idea that it existed. Few even fished for them or had a clue of their existence 40+ years ago.
by Jerzguy21
Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:04 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Opening Day with Joe Brooks
Replies: 10
Views: 12482

Re: Opening Day with Joe Brooks

Brian, Yup, you were born the year I graduated High School. As hard as I try, I can find nothing to document that Opening Day. I was sure that there would be a photo of him in the Freshwater Fisheries building in Lebanon, but nothing there to document it. I guess the only way would be to research th...
by Jerzguy21
Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Opening Day with Joe Brooks
Replies: 10
Views: 12482

Re: Opening Day with Joe Brooks

No one even replied, Joe Brooks, Who's He? Guess I'm the only old guy on here and he was my idol. I read every article that he wrote for Field & Stream and how I got into fly fishing. Since my father had no interest in the outdoors or fishing and until I had a drivers license, I would beg anyone I k...
by Jerzguy21
Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:37 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Opening Day with Joe Brooks
Replies: 10
Views: 12482

Opening Day with Joe Brooks

Every year when Opening Day is upon us, I wonder how many people who watched the Wide World of Sports remember Joe Brooks visiting NJ on Opening Day. Jack
by Jerzguy21
Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:18 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Changes to NJ trout season about to be announced
Replies: 49
Views: 46283

Re: Changes to NJ trout season about to be announced

Millington is where I was, not my idea of trout fishing in a snag filled ditch.
by Jerzguy21
Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Changes to NJ trout season about to be announced
Replies: 49
Views: 46283

Re: Changes to NJ trout season about to be announced

Fished the Passaic by one of the stocking points briefly last year, as I have to cross it when going to work. This brief encounter was my first and last time to every fish that part of the river. I decided that if that's what I would have to resort to call trout fishing, I would switch to being a Ba...
by Jerzguy21
Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Peapack Brook 3/9/2020
Replies: 27
Views: 28833

Re: Peapack Brook 3/9/2020

That little stream has had natural reproducing browns for way over 50 years, FYI.
by Jerzguy21
Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:23 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: India Brook mischeif
Replies: 34
Views: 34301

Re: India Brook mischeif

Martalus, If I was a bunch younger, I would have someone drop me off on a rainy night for an hour, and remove that rock damn!!!
by Jerzguy21
Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: India Brook mischeif
Replies: 34
Views: 34301

Re: India Brook mischeif

Brian, I hope this gets better results than i received from the DEP on that wts in Oldwick, where the exact same thing was done to supply water to a farm pond. Stream was damned, water almost entirely diverted, and nothing was done. I spent hours and documented everything with photographs and made c...