Garden State Trout

dbarr15 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:30 pm

Why can't people be more considerate?

JERZY

I hit the Black River yesterday. What a beautiful stream. The river changed a bit since I'd last been there: many fallen trees now cross the stream, forming numerous new pools that hadn't been there the last time I fished it. Not many leaves down yet, so finding open water was pretty easy. I managed...

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:10 am

Shameless plug - I am presenting tonight at Ramsey Outdoor (Succasunna) on Fall and Winter Trout Tactics. Lots of little tips to catch more fish.

I remember John Collins presented winter fishing techniques years ago...still have his handout.

lightenup wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:27 pm

shamefully, a woolly bugger...

This sounds like a man I could have a beer with!

Maybe it's the pixelation on my 2004 laptop....

Is that brown wild? Looks like a stockie on my end.

I haven't been out in a while. I'm at the point in my (family) life where fly fishing is a Spring activity. Our family has been enjoying sailing boats in the Fall during the last few years so that's where our Fall weekends have been going. Spring's wild temps & inconsistent winds are not ideal for s...

Can't fish Mason Run, private property owned by the golf course, I think since Trump took over the golf course they have been working with Brian. Brian is a great spokesman, there is some other streams which have some wild trout down here in South Jersey, but it is very tight lipped crew that fish ...

Just about in my back yard, there is a book about Mason run, Saving Mason's Run. Our TU chapter does work on this stream. Mason's Run sounds like it's worth a trip to explore. Thanks for the info, fellas. If it's a bust, at least the CowTown Rodeo ("the oldest weekly running rodeo in the USA") isn'...

Long ago, I remember overhearing a conversation about famed, but unsubstantiated wild trout that cruised under the NJ Turnpike. Even though my recollection contradicts my intuition, I recall that stream flowed through Central/South Jersey (and not Northern), as in between Helmetta and Cherry Hill. D...

I hope you found peace and strength during that time, Mark. That sounds rough.

But nice trout, as always. I think a bronze should be made of your famous "NJ Angler" fish hold--it's classic.

BT

I just drove from Schooleys Mountain through Long Valley, Tewksbury and Pottersville. Great to see the SBRR and the Lamington both flowing strong and full, without flooding. You just passed me, I work in Tewksbury!!! :D And by Tewksbury, you mean the McD's in Clinton :lol: Very funny :lol:

Nice bass, and great looking canoe! That's the way to get 'em.

NJpatbee wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:14 pm

My grandfather and fellow Italian buddies treated eels like gold.

Same for my Italian relatives. Any time I see an eel, I think of my Aunt Connie (who has been dead for 20 years).

Opinions on this will vary, but many say don't fish for trout once water temps exceed ~67 degrees F. At that point, I like to fish for bass or bluegill.

I'd also recommend reading Lee Wulff's Trout on a Fly (1986) if you're new to the world of fly fishing.

Have fun-

BT

Twism86 wrote: ↑

Tue May 15, 2018 8:55 am

Sunnies are probably my second favorite fish on the fly!

No doubt! I fished Round Valley a few years ago from my kayak and caught some the size of dinner plates. They pulled me around, left a small wake if I remember

Endless list of flies and what anybody recommends is right . A basic list would be for this time of year . Hare's ears , pheasant tails ,and scuds for nymphs Adams , elk hair caddis , rusty spinners and sulpher dries Woolly buggers in a few colors read thread below streamers . The longer you flyfis...

MR.MCR wrote: ↑

Thu May 10, 2018 6:02 am

Doing an Estate Sale here this weekend.......larger pond / small lake behind house.....anyone have any info ??.........I am assuming its warm water.......its probably just a bit bigger than a football field.......

Has the owner ever fished it? Are they alive ?

troutfishing4life wrote: ↑

Thu May 10, 2018 9:11 am

It could be a wild rainbow. I got one on the south branch a few weeks ago

Agreed, that sounds about right.

Yesterday my younger son and I visited a WTS that had been one of my favorites pre-children. He's now almost 8 and eager to wet lines. It was a little buggy, but beyond that, a great day: fun casting practice, lunch on a stream-side log, and no cheek hookings :lol: . And, in his words, we also "beat...