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Stocking Truck

Post by MR.MCR » Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:16 am

Saw the stocking truck by my house yesterday.....there were actually a few truck chasers following him.......I was tempted to flip a few spinners but didnt get there......they stock the Rahway about 10 houses down the street from me.......
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Re: Stocking Truck

Post by Twism86 » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:08 am

It's been a while since I've actually fished the Rahway. Usually down the police station in Cranford is a decent spot.
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Re: Stocking Truck

Post by MR.MCR » Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:43 am

Twism86 wrote:
Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:08 am
It's been a while since I've actually fished the Rahway. Usually down the police station in Cranford is a decent spot.
Toms a wanted man and figures its better to hide in plain site......( by the police station )........
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Re: Stocking Truck

Post by troutfishing4life » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:42 am

truck chasers

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Post by robtf » Fri May 04, 2018 10:25 am

wish I could find the stocking truck.

I was at the Rancocas (WB) yesterday and it was d e a d.... got a couple of sunnies.

Still no evidence of trout along that stream

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Post by lightenup » Fri May 04, 2018 3:11 pm

robtf wrote:
Fri May 04, 2018 10:25 am
wish I could find the stocking truck.

I was at the Rancocas (WB) yesterday and it was d e a d.... got a couple of sunnies.

Still no evidence of trout along that stream

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Rancocas Creek SW/B
try any bridge over the SBRR on Tuesday morning in Clinton... :D

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Post by robtf » Mon May 07, 2018 3:25 pm

lightenup wrote:
Fri May 04, 2018 3:11 pm
robtf wrote:
Fri May 04, 2018 10:25 am
wish I could find the stocking truck.

I was at the Rancocas (WB) yesterday and it was d e a d.... got a couple of sunnies.

Still no evidence of trout along that stream

Wednesday, May 2
Burlington County
Crystal Lake
Rancocas Creek SW/B
try any bridge over the SBRR on Tuesday morning in Clinton... :D
LOL... just gotta meet up with the one in Medford :)
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Post by robtf » Mon May 07, 2018 3:31 pm

they're stocking this week again, I've almost gone through the entire stretch of the WB Rancocas in Medord but have a new spot to try, so will
see... the water temps are going to be good and would think the LMB won't be able to eat them all :)

these are the "trout" I'm finding in the WB R

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Post by Twism86 » Tue May 15, 2018 8:55 am

Sunnies are probably my second favorite fish on the fly!
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Post by robtf » Tue May 15, 2018 1:34 pm

Had some real slabs this spring

We have had a crane fly hatch that’s made everything go crazy on splatting popping flies on the surface
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Post by lightenup » Wed May 16, 2018 9:14 pm

I saw the stocking truck today.....it was stocking fish...I made sure to drive the opposite direction....😉

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Post by Rusty Spinner » Fri May 18, 2018 9:40 am

lightenup wrote:
Wed May 16, 2018 9:14 pm
I saw the stocking truck today.....it was stocking fish...I made sure to drive the opposite direction....😉
:lol:

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Post by robtf » Thu May 24, 2018 11:16 am

MR.MCR wrote:
Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:16 am
Saw the stocking truck by my house yesterday.....there were actually a few truck chasers following him.......I was tempted to flip a few spinners but didnt get there......they stock the Rahway about 10 houses down the street from me.......
flipping a spinner at the truck could be an exciting experience.
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Re: Stocking Truck

Post by BiggerThomas » Thu May 24, 2018 11:54 am

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 :lol:
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Post by Drossi » Thu May 24, 2018 2:21 pm

BiggerThomas wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 11:54 am
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 :lol:
Should have taken them home for the dinner plate! They are some of the best tasting fish.
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Post by Twism86 » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:09 am

Drossi wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 2:21 pm
BiggerThomas wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 11:54 am
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 :lol:
Should have taken them home for the dinner plate! They are some of the best tasting fish.
That they are!! I actually had some that were smoked recently, they were good but on the small size. You need to catch a massive one to make cleaning and picking the tiny bones out worth it.
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Post by Drossi » Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:15 pm

Twism86 wrote:
Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:09 am
Drossi wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 2:21 pm
BiggerThomas wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 11:54 am


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 :lol:
Should have taken them home for the dinner plate! They are some of the best tasting fish.
That they are!! I actually had some that were smoked recently, they were good but on the small size. You need to catch a massive one to make cleaning and picking the tiny bones out worth it.
Grind them up in a meat grinder, add some shredded potato, and bread crumbs. cheese too if you like.
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Post by Pete » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:35 pm

Drossi wrote:
Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:15 pm
.....Grind them up in a meat grinder, add some shredded potato, and bread crumbs. cheese too if you like.
I'm not necessarily endorsing this. It's a lot of work, and you have to kill a lot of fish.
I had an aunt who did a lot of entertaining. She would deep fry hundreds of small sunfish fillets and serve them like potato chips during the "cocktail hour" along with other finger foods.

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Re: Stocking Truck

Post by barkeater » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:01 pm

Sunfish were the first fish my twin daughters caught at age 5. Naturally we had to have them for dinner. Pan fried the filets. They were good but you are right, they were the size of potato chips.

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