Garden State Trout

True there is negative impact. But given the differences and lack of ability for the hatchery fish to compete with wild populations, has it been quantified? I mean how much gain would there be (if any) to restart a hatchery process with something close to our heritage strain eggs? Even given some of...

First of all, ask you yourself what "money play" the Division can gain. Once you recognize that money has zero to do with the current and future trout stocking situation, then you can accept the truth. And by "you", I don't mean you alone but all who keep questioning why the Division is making the ...

Virtually all our fly shops have closed Monmouth county and south. Basspro doesn’t count, even though they have a guy who tried, and have some limited stock available. when I was in buildup mode, I frequented the Fly Hatch in Red Bank, and then stopped in Orvis/Marlton to give as much business as I ...

Those in south jersey who are interested in fly tying and in casting instruction, should visit the South Jersey Coastal Fly Anglers who meet in Ocean City, once a month, all year long. Mostly older group, but very experienced with some quality tyers, and instruction available. The monthly programs a...

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Do you have any pictures of this pattern. Too far south to join, if you ever decide to do a zoom along with your get-together post it here

I sat in on a catskill fly tying zoom call last year

Indicted https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/berkeley/woman-indicted-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-ocean-county-legend/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKbBDNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjeDkKJ6AoQSpJivRmf26HyGjrMc9GJuiz_tHRPw6S9oTlKrfxxFkiBtpzER_aem_mA2IGGUBRzUrC3N0cE9-JA Still unbelievable how he got taken out by this scumbag Wil...

First of all, ask you yourself what "money play" the Division can gain. Once you recognize that money has zero to do with the current and future trout stocking situation, then you can accept the truth. And by "you", I don't mean you alone but all who keep questioning why the Division is making the ...

As for outsiders buying and stocking brook trout in NJ waters, that requires a Division issued stocking permit signed off on by the landowner(s) and approved by Division biologists responsible for those particular waters. I don't think there is much if any stocking from private hatcheries (legally)...

sorry, will get back to you with some of my thoughts on several of the posts. But one quick one: why brookies? Choose waters where they won't be over any native population. They do better in south jersey streams and still waters. I like them better than bows. Browns would be ok, but the good ol char...

There was one off RT 73 in Marlton along with a large LL Bean. Orvis closed maybe 5 years ago, Bean is still there. That was a good store, I tried to throw them business when I could. But Bean and for outdoors EMS, were still there when I checked last somewhere about 3+ years ago before I retired (...

The "Orvis" type stores are going to have to just go hard into the new world with different types of promotion. I think they need "influencers" :D The world most of us knew growing up is almost completely gone, but that doesn't mean totally forgotten. Nor does it mean that some replacement or refine...

I'm just catching up here after a long while... great trip pics and report!!!

tight lines,
Rob

Given the state official position of never stocking/rearing Brookies, is there any hope of changing this by petition or by getting Brookies stocked from somewhere else? I know it’s probably hopeless, but I’m a bit pissed as I’ve heard through the FB grapevine that this is simply a money play. Though...

yes that windy site does seem to work, though I usually just do a search and this pops up https://seatemperature.net/current/united-states/atlantic-city-new-jersey-united-states-sea-temperature (or a couple of other sites) Current surf temps popped up... the ocean surface has been in the mid 70's fo...

Have fun!

Yes some areas very shallow. I fish Ventnor to Longport most of the time and my brother in law has over 50 years fishing it, and this is the weirdest year ever. Each area has it’s own idiosyncrasies, up in Barnegat, Great Bay and down south of here back behind the wildwoods and then cape may area, e...

Ah thanks… I see now below the pic he said East Branch!

Curious with our spring weather how everything is/was early? Down here our fishing has been totally bonkers with the prevailing ( and I mean unending) south/southwest winds Keeping the surf, and thus the backbays, cold most of the summe. They had 56F surf temp the past few days. That, and I still sa...

Post up how it goes, Brian.

I’m not a current TU member but would love to read up more on this ( though it’s as likely I’d fish chalk stream in England as it is for me to actually make it up there any time soon)

Nice! June sounds late to me. Where about did you get it ( generally)?