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by lightenup
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Anyone out and seeing bugs hatching yet?
Replies: 5
Views: 358

Re: Anyone out and seeing bugs hatching yet?

I was out today, Bwo, brown stones, lbs, midges..caught a sweet little wild brown in the gorge..
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by lightenup
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A PSA about your PSA
Replies: 23
Views: 19818

Re: A PSA about your PSA

Rusty Spinner wrote:
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:02 am
MikeB wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:39 pm
post a link
He's teasing me. It's banter in the chat box between us old friends from the internet. I figured out my old password as I had it written down and just now got on NEFF.
I get it Rusty, I don't take any of the poop seriously, come on now.
by lightenup
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A PSA about your PSA
Replies: 23
Views: 19818

Re: A PSA about your PSA

The 3 people over at Njflyfishing are talking shit Rusty, go defend yourself... :o
by lightenup
Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A PSA about your PSA
Replies: 23
Views: 19818

Re: A PSA about your PSA

So I woke up this past Saturday about one month post surgery with a whole lot of pain in my kidney area. Tried to convince myself that it was gas and this too shall pass, but by midday the pain was all I could focus on and my wife said I was gray in color. So she called my Dr. and spoke with the se...
by lightenup
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A PSA about your PSA
Replies: 23
Views: 19818

Re: A PSA about your PSA

I've been getting checked since 48. They did it the old fashion way then...once..once..that was uncomfortable..everyone after it was blood test...had 1 colonoscopy, the drugs are fantastic..I never felt better for the 3 seconds before I fell asleep....DO IT!!! Once it's done it seems silly that I wa...
by lightenup
Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Found Fly Rod
Replies: 8
Views: 25062

Re: Found Fly Rod

Drossi wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:42 am
njcatchrelease wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:54 pm
I was at the Pequest River today and found the bottom have of a fly rod in a parking area. If you lost it contact me and I will get it back to you.
Good man!
Wonder if it would be different if he found the whole thing?😉😁
by lightenup
Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Old coots...
Replies: 3
Views: 9781

Old coots...

So I went to the SBR Friday. Found some freshly stocked fish...caught one, it was hard work...fish don't know what a nymph is yet...anyway, I was there about twenty minutes when a guy walks up, "hey, catchin' anything?" I politely responded, to the old coot from Rahway...I got one, there are a few i...
by lightenup
Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Wild trout
Replies: 4
Views: 12468

Wild trout

Fished the South Branch on Tuesday, Musconetcong on Wednesday..2 wild fish, one from each, they look identical.
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by lightenup
Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Apps for weather and flows
Replies: 7
Views: 17483

Re: Apps for weather and flows

    I used to use weather1 app, but a guy retired and the reports are not as, is at all accurate anymore, not I use WeatherBug, simple and effective. I go to USGS for flows...
    by lightenup
    Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:28 pm
    Forum: Other Fishing
    Topic: Big Blue Gill?
    Replies: 11
    Views: 39242

    Re: Big Blue Gill?

    BiggerThomas wrote:
    Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:18 pm
    Rusty Spinner wrote:
    Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:33 pm
    BiggerThomas wrote:
    Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:49 pm
    Nice. Thanks broskis.
    What, no love for our native pumpinkseeds? 'Gills are non native after all.... :D :lol:
    I take what I can get!
    I love toasted pumpkin seeds, they are great in a garlic scape pesto... :lol: :lol: :lol:
    by lightenup
    Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:57 am
    Forum: Other Fishing
    Topic: Fluke
    Replies: 5
    Views: 19072

    Re: Fluke

    Went on the Sea Tiger II yesterday morn for a1/2 day trip with the wife and a friend, all told, I had 1 short and 2 Robins, the wife got the skunk and my buddy had 3 shorts...it is slow picking, I believe only 3 keepers on the boat....Nice boat, nice people, I wish the fishing was better. Checked a...
    by lightenup
    Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:30 pm
    Forum: Other Fishing
    Topic: Fluke
    Replies: 5
    Views: 19072

    Fluke

    Went on the Sea Tiger II yesterday morn for a1/2 day trip with the wife and a friend, all told, I had 1 short and 2 Robins, the wife got the skunk and my buddy had 3 shorts...it is slow picking, I believe only 3 keepers on the boat....Nice boat, nice people, I wish the fishing was better.
    by lightenup
    Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:13 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: Who here center pins ?
    Replies: 13
    Views: 53382

    Re: Who here center pins ?

    No thanks. I was next to one of these things once. he thought the whole river was his, drifting many many yards in front of me and others....
    by lightenup
    Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:12 pm
    Forum: Other Fishing
    Topic: White Perch
    Replies: 22
    Views: 55193

    Re: White Perch

    Lots of White Perch in Spruce Run Reservoir....
    by lightenup
    Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:15 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: The dog days of summer are upon us
    Replies: 22
    Views: 140496

    Re: The dog days of summer are upon us

    even better, white perch are great to eat and feisty on light tackle. I remember catching some in clinton below the reservoir about 20 years ago. Are they a remnant landlocked population that got cut off from Raritan bay hundreds of years ago when dams were put up or were they stocked at some point...
    by lightenup
    Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:19 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: The dog days of summer are upon us
    Replies: 22
    Views: 140496

    Re: The dog days of summer are upon us

    martalus wrote:
    Thu Jul 13, 2023 11:47 am
    Sounds like a great day! Were there lots of people fishing? Did the white bass (hybrid stripers?) also take crawlers?
    My bad, white perch...
    by lightenup
    Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:26 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: The dog days of summer are upon us
    Replies: 22
    Views: 140496

    Re: The dog days of summer are upon us

    Productive hour at Spruce Run reservoir on Monday. The rains created a debris matte where Spruce run creeks enters. I went at noon with night crawlers...caught the biggest smallmouth I have ever seen and the biggest channel catfish I have ever caught, and a smaller smallmouth under that debris matte...
    by lightenup
    Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:38 am
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: The dog days of summer are upon us
    Replies: 22
    Views: 140496

    Re: The dog days of summer are upon us

    Fishing has been slow at Spruce Run...I haven't heard a good report from any shore fishermen and haven't had any good evenings out, just small perch. I may do some Sandy Hook fluking with a buddy soon, or hit an Atlantic Highlands head boat...Can't wait for fall. Hopefully all the trout don't die th...
    by lightenup
    Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:55 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: walking in the river
    Replies: 28
    Views: 200496

    Re: walking in the river

    I'm a fan of Chota's. They last and are comfortable but more important to me are the bungee laces they sell. The last pair I bought did not come with them :cry: but for about $10 I ordered bungees from them and swapped them out for the string laces. Nothing better than using the bungee laces to qui...
    by lightenup
    Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:12 pm
    Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
    Topic: walking in the river
    Replies: 28
    Views: 200496

    Re: walking in the river

    I had Krokers for a while, Gorilla glue and duct tape held them for 4 years, replaced the felt soles once. I bought a pair of Redingtons last year, they are still acting brand new. Good support for my flat feet. I put heel lifts in the wader booty and that keeps my back pain free. Just like every wa...