Garden State Trout

PortMurrayAng wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:29 pm

I had a sudden inspiration to tie up a few Micky Finns. Threw them the other day and has some luck! Go streamers for a change from the little stuff.

Nice, broski. Did you hook into the trout at the end of the drift or on the swing?

Good Lord, that poor thing looks like it got clipped by a propeller.

For all of January and much of February, stick with scuds and midges because that is what is available every day for them to feed on. As February progresses, the little black and little brown stones become more important on warmer days during midday hours. Pheasant tails are something trout know th...

I've gotten back into fly tying and I'm looking at some easy late winter/early spring flies to tie. I tied a zebra midge yesterday which, on a good day, might tempt an inebriated trout that could barely swim straight. This week, I plan on moving onto LBS, little black stoneflies (#16-#18), which usu...

Pete wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:04 pm

The rest of Bergen County appears to be in order.

I think that's the first time I've ever heard that.

Ya'll think too much!!!;) Why am I not surprised a guy who goes by "lightenup" wrote that? :lol: There are several ways to take my screen name..lightenup, or lightenup...or perhaps, lightenup I find I catch more fish when I lightenup Boy, my fish catching is lightenup like a pinball machine today.....

lightenup wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:28 pm

Ya'll think too much!!!;)

Why am I not surprised a guy who goes by "lightenup" wrote that?

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:26 pm

lightenup wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:19 pm

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:45 pm

Great fish, but a Kamloops rainbow that you can thank Shannon's for stocking.

Hey now, don't forget us little folks...I put money in that coffee can.

I'm one of the little folks myself!

....but "A sinking fly is closer to Hell" - Unknown

Good advice, Bill/Vance. I would also add that once the fish has been hooked, rod angle becomes important. I try to keep the rod around 45 degrees from the surface water plane.

Now that I've been fly fishing for almost 20 years, I'm beginning to reflect on how some basics were taught to me when I first started out. It's also come time for me to begin teaching my sons those basics. Setting the hook while nymphing is one of them. I had learned to lift the rod tip straight up...

I don't even know what sealed disc drag is, the reel is the only one I've ever used and its an Orvis Clearwater reel that I bought 25 years ago when I was in high school. Straight up miracle I was able to land this one without it. Got that right. It's amazing you landed that damn trout without a se...

That trout has a beautiful dorsal fin. Looks like a nice stream, too.

Johnw wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:09 am

The KLG was stocked in the Fall. I was there a few days after the stocking, the water was extremely low and it was pretty obvious that there were new fish in the river.

I think the question now is was the KLG stocked privately only or did the Division also stock it?

Don't have more to say about the winter stockings--but I had heard that the KLGorge had NOT been included during the FALL stocking. So, I recently asked someone from Fish and Wildlife. That person said simply that the number of fish allocated for SBR during the fall stocking DID include "the Gorge"...

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:40 am

NJAngler wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:49 pm

$13 an hr?

It's a summer job. Did you expect $50/hr.?

I bet the pay rate relies on multiple sliding scales.

Thanks everyone, I'll be here all week.

https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/job21pequestworker.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Seasonal jobs with the Division often lead to full time jobs if they like you. Something to think about if that is a career direction anyone here is looking to take. That's the angle I'd approach it fro...

The poor guy posted a legitimate question and then all the boneheads come out.

SBRtool wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:57 pm

To me, there's nothing more fun than exploring new water, especially ones that are sorta off the beaten path and require a decent amount of walking.

Agreed. May we never meet on a streamside path!

A size 16 midge? In what alternative universe are midges growing three times their normal size??? :D I get them big like that sometimes on my porch light. I'll take a picture next time I see a big one. Please, gentlemen. Can we not drift from the purpose of this post which was to justify the use of...

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:14 am

A size 16 midge? In what alternative universe are midges growing three times their normal size???

?? The package says "Size 16 Rainbow Warrior Midge"...