Garden State Trout

Random question. Is a picture of the front and back of a license on one's phone legal? Strictly for informational purposes, I had my license displayed in a clear holder but the holder was smaller so I had to tri-fold the license. The CO asked that I take the license out so he could fully inspect it...

I got license checked on opening day on the Rockaway. Warden's name was Sikora, nice guy we chatted it up a bit after he looked at my license. I gave him some additional intel on where I usually see guys doing nefarious things.

I haven't been out since Monday evening nor have I been near a river during the daylight hours since then. So I've seen zero bugs. Good to know the hendricksons have started popping though.

Anyone seeing any little black stoneflies yet? Yes, on the Broadhead. They should be popping all over on warm days including here in NJ. I don't have time to fish but may stop down on the peq to see what is going on. Years ago i used to do well in March, all wilds. The river has changed a bit over ...

Anyone seeing any little black stoneflies yet?

joe_panella wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:24 am

troutfishing4life wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:54 am

The goal is to join a different club on the south branch this year that our own Brian will be restoring

Just out of curiosity, what is the cost, what stretch of river and how much, and are there wild fish.

I'm interested in knowing as well.

I see maybe 3 or 4, what happened to Lake Solitude ??? By 3 or 4, I assume you mean as an average for about 20 different rivers? Solitude Club is still very much alive and well having done a major river enhancement a couple of years ago done by one of my competitors. But that is one of five clubs o...

No, they are always going to save those streams for possible future reintroduction of native fish versus the introduction of non native fish. If the brook trout were going to reintroduce themselves it would have happened over the last half decade. The only native fish there now are of the "fall" va...

They will NEVER move wild trout caught in one watershed to another. Just so everyone knows. Soooo then could F&G do us a solid and move some wild browns from other parts of the Rockaway watershed into Beaver brook to replace the brookies that they have confirmed are no longer present. :) ;) No, the...

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2024 2:50 pm

They will NEVER move wild trout caught in one watershed to another. Just so everyone knows.

Soooo then could F&G do us a solid and move some wild browns from other parts of the Rockaway watershed into Beaver brook to replace the brookies that they have confirmed are no longer present.

I LOVE fishing in the fall into early spring. I catch some nice hold overs. Best of all I get to avoid most of the fly fisherman :o :lol: Did you ever stop to ponder that it might be the opposite, the fly fishermen avoiding you! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Seriously, if I stay out of KLG, Pequest TCA, ...

We may not fish rivers like the Musky in summer months, but the trout don't all die. They are still there once water temps drop and you want to do some C&R fishing for them. Pequest, Pequannock, SBR, NBR, Musky, Flatbrook, Rockway, etc., etc, are all WT or TM waters that won't have die offs each su...

I think what I find most comical about this thread is all the talk about how dead it is (and it is that), but here you all are complaining about it. Go to PAFF and Tom (Twism) can shut this down. He's been paying out of pocket for a site he doesn't use himself so a few of us can still talk about tr...

This site is rather dead because it not a very friendly warm inviting site for non fly trout angler-fisherman. I'm not sure it's even gear related. IMHO this site years ago had a very "in" crowd clique that was a turn-off to new member recruitment. People came but didn't stay so that when the "in" ...

This board and NEFF are dead. The other fly fishing communities I'm on get plenty of traffic, including PAFF, that probably speaks more to the state of mind of NJ trout fisherman than anything else. The prefer the "look at me" instant self gratification of FB and Instagram vs. message boards.

There were a fair amount of the bigger sulphurs hatching last night on the mighty rockaway and a smaller, darker mayfly that was too small to be a march brown (probably size 16-18). BUT the stupid rainbows weren't of any interest in soft hackles or wet flies, let alone feeding on top. :(. I couldn't...

I was down at the Pequannock looking around and did not see much in the way of bugs. I used to hit great hatches in the poconos Memorial day weekend. I usually see March Browns on the Pequannock all of May. Granted there are not tons of them but fish take the drys. Haven't seen any MB's there eithe...

Sweet looking fish!

Get the diamond sinkers and leadheads ready for Saturday's opener! Mother nature is a raging again. Nice of her to help float stock.

This has guys all up in arms on Facebook's NJ Trout Fishing page. Claim it's a fly fishing conspiracy (TU) to get the state to end stocking in that area so that it can be wild brook trout only. Also claim opening up the river will allow snakeheads, flatheads, and stripers to have run of the river a...