Garden State Trout

Heading west where things are hotter. Wondering if you older-hands have any advice about traveling with your waders subjected to the high heat that may happen under a pick-up truck topper/cap? Really like the new waders and don't want to damage them! :?: Why not just wear them in the air-conditione...

Heading west where things are hotter. Wondering if you older-hands have any advice about traveling with your waders subjected to the high heat that may happen under a pick-up truck topper/cap? Really like the new waders and don't want to damage them! :?: Unless they are old rubber waders, you won't...

I think I got lucky with that bigger brookies as all the other ones were less than 6 inches. I also took my daughter to a different stream for some wild browns-it was the first place my dad ever took us trout fishing at a similar age. Unfortunately he passed away this week-fortunately my daughter h...

I wet wade a lot for trout and especially smallies. I dont mind getting wet, but I do find it annoying to get sand/pebbles in my wading boots/old tennis shoes. Any tips on preventing that? Wet wading socks. They are just like your waders neoprene boot, but have a piece that folds down. Keeps all th...

I think I got lucky with that bigger brookies as all the other ones were less than 6 inches. I also took my daughter to a different stream for some wild browns-it was the first place my dad ever took us trout fishing at a similar age. Unfortunately he passed away this week-fortunately my daughter h...

Anyone else take advantage of the weather today. Went to the upper BF. Would have been satisfied with one. Ended up with three rainbows and two brookies, all on top. That sounds awesome, Cappy. Speaking of summer dry-fly fishing on the Big Flat, I was out recently during one of these cool mornings ...

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Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:23 pm

There is a big difference between RIO and Orvis...use them next to each other.

Agreed! Orvis sucks!!!

These kinds of threads to me are like which is better, Ford, Mopar or GM? :D I've always found RIO to tie knots easily and without failing, so I stick with that brand. To each his or her own. I like Maxima in saltwater for what it's worth. Not looking for a subtle turnover of a light fly, I'm trying...

RIO all the way for me and I can get any brand at cost. Used to be a Frog Hair guy long ago until I switched. Also like Trout Hunter, especially their middle sizes (4.5 for example), but not always easy to find and I don't see their rep much these days.

Some pix. Other than the one of me, the other guy is Fredy from this site although he hasn't been active here for some time....

I'll prob spend a few evenings on the b kill as the days and evenings will be cool, keeping the water temps down ....however I almost always spend more time on the mainstem....good luck to you as well!!! Temps for both air and water continue to drop up there. The B-kill is the "worst", but has 63 d...

While email, zoom, phone are ok to transmit basic information, sometimes it just takes in-person communication to get the message across. So true! I'm very old fashioned and want to meet folks face to face, look them in the eye, and get a read on them whenever I'm conducting business. But many peop...

There is no right or wrong answer. I tend to think of trout water versus non trout or seasonal trout so for me, the upper is above the Solitude Dam in the KLG and everything downstream is the lower river. But when I said "upper", I really was talking about from the Budd Lake outflow down to old rou...

Finally reached the supervisor in DEP Land Use yesterday to make sure their final permit was being issued in time for us to begin. Cool guy and someone I had yet to meet in person. After talking about the Lopat and two other projects his team is reviewing, he said regarding to the Lopat: "Brian, you...

There is no right or wrong answer. I tend to think of trout water versus non trout or seasonal trout so for me, the upper is above the Solitude Dam in the KLG and everything downstream is the lower river. But when I said "upper", I really was talking about from the Budd Lake outflow down to old rout...

Healthy looking fish! They were gorging on Sulphur emergers, and any other bug that came into view, aggressive and unwary! This was on the SBR, where? I'm not telling. I've anecdotally been hearing from many anglers catching both native brookies and wild browns in the upper SBR and Musky. I'm think...

Healthy looking fish!

Modern rubber mesh nets make C&R so easy these days. That and a good pair of hemostats. As others said, there really is little need to ever handle the trout or other fish if your plan is to release it unharmed. As for when you do handle a fish, it takes but a mere second to get your hands wet before...

I'll be up there also!! Leaving tomorrow, comming back Tuesday....cant wait!!! Butternut grove Have a great trip! Hope you see the Beaverkill's green drake hatch! I'll prob spend a few evenings on the b kill as the days and evenings will be cool, keeping the water temps down ....however I almost al...

A buddy that lives in Jackson sent pix this morning of hordes of them in that part of NJ. Still not seeing any up here just yet.