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- Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:03 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Melt-down? Storing Waders for Summer Road Trip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5832
Re: Melt-down? Storing Waders for Summer Road Trip
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...
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Melt-down? Storing Waders for Summer Road Trip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5832
Re: Melt-down? Storing Waders for Summer Road Trip
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...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:51 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Wild brookies, snakes, and ticks
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8160
Re: Wild brookies, snakes, and ticks
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...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: 60 Degree Temps in July
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6576
Re: 60 Degree Temps in July
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...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Wild brookies, snakes, and ticks
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8160
Re: Wild brookies, snakes, and ticks
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...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:45 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: 60 Degree Temps in July
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6576
Re: 60 Degree Temps in July
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 ...
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:14 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Tippet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11181
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Tippet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11181
Re: Tippet
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...
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:47 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Tippet
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11181
Re: Tippet
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.
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:14 am
- Forum: Out of State Trout Fishing
- Topic: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
- Replies: 49
- Views: 61723
Re: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
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....
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:14 am
- Forum: Out of State Trout Fishing
- Topic: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
- Replies: 49
- Views: 61723
Re: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
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...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Conservation Issues, Groups and Projects
- Topic: Lopatcong Creek restoration to begin in June
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9738
Re: Lopatcong Creek restoration to begin in June
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...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:57 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Brookies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17813
Re: Brookies
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...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:33 am
- Forum: Conservation Issues, Groups and Projects
- Topic: Lopatcong Creek restoration to begin in June
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9738
Re: Lopatcong Creek restoration to begin in June
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...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:26 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Brookies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17813
Re: Brookies
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...
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:42 am
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Brookies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17813
Re: Brookies
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...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Brookies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17813
Re: Brookies
Healthy looking fish!
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:16 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Handling Trout for C&R
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6550
Re: Handling Trout for C&R
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...
- Wed May 26, 2021 9:31 am
- Forum: Out of State Trout Fishing
- Topic: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
- Replies: 49
- Views: 61723
Re: Five days on the upper Delaware coming up
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...
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:51 pm
- Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
- Topic: Cicadas--the 'filet mignon' for fish?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8085
Re: Cicadas--the 'filet mignon' for fish?
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.