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by martalus
Mon May 01, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: White Perch
Replies: 22
Views: 55185

Re: White Perch

It's white perch spawning season here on the Potomac and I would assume in tidal south Jersey rivers as well. On Saturday I went out to my favorite honey hole in DC and caught a bunch of shad and several large white perch (11-14 inches). I have caught so many shad this year that I was ready to targe...
by martalus
Mon May 01, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Thank You for 15 Years of GST!!
Replies: 20
Views: 70721

Re: Thank You for 15 Years of GST!!

Great to see the board back up-I thought I had somehow been kicked off for not living in NJ anymore! In all seriousness its great to see the continuity of the site over the decades!
by martalus
Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Re: Shad Season 2023

Down in DC water temps are in the mid 60s which is fine-problem is that flows are near record lows! Usually I worry about the river blown out/unfishable this time of year, but we are having the opposite problem which makes shore fishing more difficult as fish are hugging the deepest channel in the m...
by martalus
Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: SBR bow
Replies: 4
Views: 4536

Re: SBR bow

There are worse places to be stuck!
by martalus
Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Re: Shad Season 2023

Is anyone getting out there for shad?? Share stories/pictures!
by martalus
Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: Out of State Trout Fishing
Topic: McMichael Creek 4-6-23
Replies: 19
Views: 44148

Re: McMichael Creek 4-6-23

They stock those here in Maryland too- is it to make them more visible to birds and fishermen?
by martalus
Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Re: Shad Season 2023

IMG_1035.jpeg IMG_1040.jpeg IMG_1035.jpeg Crazy few hours down here on the Potomac in DC. Bald eagles, cormorants, osprey, herons, and some kind of buzzard working the water while big hickory and American shad were hitting hard. Great two hours on the water! It seems like the bigger fish are coming...
by martalus
Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Re: Shad Season 2023

I checked out one of my favorite spots by the Chain Bridge on the Potomac at the extreme northern western corner of Washington DC on Saturday and Sunday. Some smaller hickory shad were around but the action was a little slow as water temperatures are still around 50 degrees here. I had my 7 year old...
by martalus
Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Re: Shad Season 2023

The Potomac is still in the mid 40s but it might spike over 50 this weekend with some warmer weather coming. Shad season is always like this. You are desperate for the first few fish which come few and far between with variable conditions. By mid-late April you have caught so many you are tired of i...
by martalus
Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Shad Season 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 13418

Shad Season 2023

It's just about that time of the year! As usual the weather has been whacky with warm weather in Jan/Feb and colder weather now. Either way, the fish have to do their thing and you really can't go wrong as we go into April if water temps are above 50 degrees and the rivers are not flooded. I live 10...
by martalus
Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Replies: 9
Views: 5970

Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23

Man, she has been eating well over the winter!
by martalus
Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: who's going out on 2-8-23? close to 60*
Replies: 19
Views: 20586

Re: who's going out on 2-8-23? close to 60*

After this cold snap and a warmer than average few weeks, the long range forecast is calling for colder/snowier weather from late Feb/March as La Nina dissipates and more arctic air can break through to the Northeast/mid-Atlantic region. I believe this tracks with what Puxatawny Phil said, so it mus...
by martalus
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: ramapo river 1-30-23
Replies: 4
Views: 2078

Re: ramapo river 1-30-23

What were you throwing at 'em?
by martalus
Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Conservation Issues, Groups and Projects
Topic: Native Fish Coalition NJ chapter
Replies: 3
Views: 6554

Re: Native Fish Coalition NJ chapter

Congrats on the promotion! Let me know if you have any info on the Maryland chapter as I live there!
by martalus
Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: ice fishing fatalities
Replies: 22
Views: 50814

Re: ice fishing fatalities

Ice fishing is great when conditions are right. This year might be messed up with this mild rainy weather. You really need a week or two of temps consistently below freezing (day and night) to get good ice. Those kind of cold snaps are just not that reliable every year in NJ. But when you time it ri...
by martalus
Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:17 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Shannon's soft re-opening
Replies: 20
Views: 16613

Re: Shannon's soft re-opening

Wow, I knew Jim had passed away but didn't know it had changed hands. Who are the new owners?
by martalus
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Replies: 6
Views: 3617

Re: Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Sorry to hear about the more limited feast, but perhaps it will allow for more time to sneak out onto a stream! I will see your woke and raise you one! To be more specific I should have said the Wôpanâak/Wampanoag nation which /Ousamequin/Massasoit presided over as well as Tisquantum/Squanto, who wa...
by martalus
Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: New Jersey Trout Fishing
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Replies: 6
Views: 3617

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

The older I get, the holidays become more a mix of complex emotions, but I have much to be thankful for! May we all take some simple satisfaction in what we have and are thankful for. As I remind my daughter, any problems we might have pale in comparison to how it have felt trying to survive a famin...
by martalus
Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Other Fishing
Topic: Fall Stripers
Replies: 25
Views: 34158

Re: Fall Stripers

Sounds like fun! What do you get them on in the surf?