Garden State Trout

anyone going to the Fly-fishing film tour Friday night ?

Agreed always have the net .... Sure I get it you don't need it for small trout , but practice on the small ones so you don't screw up the big ones . .... And it's one this to screw up your own fish , but no one wants to be the guy who screws up the net job on theyer buddy's trophy fish .

Woolybuggers , Hares Ear and Elk Hair Caddis . Not only good patterns but if you can tie them well , it's a good foundation of tying skills . Working with Hackle , dubbing , elk hair , furs, ribbing , knowledge of different hooks and why there are different hook models . Plus a bunch more

Not trying to hijack or diminish your thread, just curious: how many people don't use a net at all? When my first one got worn out, I just never got a new one. Now I release all my fish in the water (as of late, at least; I hope no one can produce my infamous Gill Grab...). Your net got wore out ? ...

It's almost over , but more importantly the days have started to get longer , just about 4 months till trout season in NJ gets into full swing

Good looking fish

Welcome aboard

And that's why we can't have nice things , like brown trout.

60% is a bigger number than I thought ,( guess I didn't do the required reading either)but of of that 60% , how many properly release those fish ? Or release those fish when the water temps are 70°f and above ? Or aren't taking a load of pictures while theyer catch is out of the water while they set...

Looks like wetting a line has some potential Sunday 44°F .

Same time Same place Same ambiance.... Don't be a jabroni .... The Giants vs Eagles game is the mop fly of the NFL weekend . Come down and tie a few flies before the holidays intrude on our normal lives .

Buy Tom Gilmore's book on tailwaters , he covers both systems and a few more down south you may not have heard of .

Those are nice browns , they look wild ! Hard to tell, the second photo you will notice that the pelvic fins look a little worn down. Strange thing is that usually whenever I catch browns the aggressively strike even in the cold but this time the browns were much more subtle strikes. Well I would s...

Those are nice browns , they look wild !

I kinda like the idea we only stock rainbows , I'd love it if the clubs would only stock rainbows . Then flat out we would only have browns and brookies come from natural reproduction. I think the section of the south branch from bud lake down to long valley that's no longer being stocked except for...

Let's just bump this back up .

Great Trip

When I first went to this show , all the big names where there tying Kreh Talluer , Clouser , Gartside ,Edwards ,Borger, George Harvey attended and missing a bunch of others .Theyer importance pre internet was immense. But I guess I'm saying don't take these guys for granted , they won't be here for...

Nice to see you back out there prowling the Wild Trout Streams .

Yea this is just about a tradition for the weekend before Thanksgiving in NJ ( except 2 years ago it was in PA ). I think there's flys for sale , but it's more for the fly tier , but it's a great time none the less . Lots of experience in that room , take advantage of it .