Garden State Trout

Good luck to all. I hope the fishing is good and the good times are better.

Hit the gorge on Friday. It was well stocked with trout and people. There seemed to be a person fishing every 10 feet from memorial rock on down.

"It's filled with micronymphers! You are probably one of them. Are you fishing with small nymphs?" ~ Random person voicing displeasure in the parking lot last Friday morning. It is a beautiful place that can be fun to fish, but I limit my time spent there because it can get frustrating. I am also th...

I heard they are no longer stocking the Gorge. They reallocated those trout to the Manville section of the Raritan.

Can't wait. More people on the water and all of the nice sized holders end up on a stringer. I'm going to go get me a fall stocker holdover this weekend. 6 months in the river on natural food should make them better table fare. :lol: I guess I'll have to start fishing the Manville section of the Ra...

Can't wait. More people on the water and all of the nice sized holders end up on a stringer.

Confidence is key , but the bottom line is you got to go where the fish are , you always increase your chances when you go some where you know the population of trout is high. Yes that sounds simple , but it might be a factor . Very true! I learned to nymph at the KLG. Lots of hungry fish there mos...

Venting on a Monday morning. I have been skunked the last 3 times I was out, but was having a very good winter fishing season until then. Streamers, pheasants tails, stoneflies, and egg patterns had been working well and all of a sudden they were not. Maybe my technique has been off? Streams flows a...

I am very happy with my pair of Redington sonic pros that I got them from back country during a 40% off sale. I try to support local as much as I can, but that was money I could not leave on the table.

Can we trust introducing a new species will have the intended outcome down the road? It often seems like we regret these things years later.

At least it didn't fly off into a deep pool in front of your face immediately after the line broke off. Then you would have to decide how much a new rod is worth to you.

I picked up a new 7 weight for my Labrador trip last year, so I'm all set for awhile as I really don't need anything. My next big purchase is a new rifle in .257 Roberts. I have the Leupold scope brand new in the box, so I just need a gun to mount it on. Figured no need to keep shooting a big magnu...

You did not give length or purpose nymph vs. dry or all around. Look at the Cortland Competition if you need a nymphing rod. I have had my eye on that one since I saw the winner of the one fly in 2017 use it. Shannons carries it if you want to check it out. About $250 if I remember correctly. Just ...

Just trying to get a convo open - so I'll ask. What is your next purchase for the upcoming season? I need to pick up a new 4wt. My old one broke and is a discontinued model. The warranty still gave me the purchase price back, but I have to apply it to something else. My go-ins to test are St. Croix ...

This was my first one and I really enjoyed it. I spent a lot of time checking out equipment and talking with vendors. Thoughts: -Lots of man bun haircuts. -Hopefully I can find some seeds to plant a money tree. -Vedavoo was very helpful in talking with me on how to best set up a pack that was purcha...

Perfect. Thank you for saving me time and money.

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:19 am

BillSmith wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:06 am

It USED to be great !!! Now it is beef jerky, pickles, gutter guards, jewelry, ginsu knives and so on.

I agree,sad to say. Save your money for the Fly Fishing Show. You'll need it!

When is the fly fishing show??? Do tell

Worth going from a fishing perspective? I have never been so figured I'd see what everyone though.

I know they are finicky by nature, but I also wonder if they smarten up from every shithead throwing things at them all day or trying to snag them.

I fished that spot many years ago. Wow is it running higher!