1st Trip of 2019

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1st Trip of 2019

Post by njcatchrelease » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:44 pm

So I decided to hit the river today in search of some trout instead of going ice fishing and I am glad I did.

I figured I would need to be fishing midges so I setup with a size 18 midge as my top fly and a size 16 bead head hares ear nymph tied on a jig hook as my bottom fly.

I landed 4 nice rainbows (all on the hares ear nymph) and lost 3 others.

The air temp was 34 and the water temp was a surprising 40. River was clear with a nice flow.

Here is some trout porn from the trip...

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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by cappy » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:46 pm

Nice pics, sounds like a fun day. Which stream?
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Post by njcatchrelease » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:48 pm

cappy wrote:
Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:46 pm
Nice pics, sounds like a fun day. Which stream?
Musconetcong River
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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by BillSmith » Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:05 pm

Nice fish and great photos, thanks !!

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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by BiggerThomas » Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:14 am

Beautiful colors on those bows. That fly combo is deadly this time of year!
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Post by njcatchrelease » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:16 am

BiggerThomas wrote:
Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:14 am
Beautiful colors on those bows. That fly combo is deadly this time of year!
I was expecting to hook up on the midge but no takers. All hook ups were on the hare's ear nymph.
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Post by Mickey022752 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:55 pm

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Post by Troutman » Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:53 pm

niceeeeeeeee
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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by Drossi » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm

The hare's ear rules!
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Post by njcatchrelease » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm

Drossi wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by Rusty Spinner » Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 am

njcatchrelease wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm
Drossi wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
I'm typically a PT guy myself when I have to dredge the depths. But it always fascinates me how some days a pheasant tail won't work well, but tie on a fuzzy hare's ear and you can't keep them off your line. They really do mimic nearly anything a trout eats anywhere.
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Re: 1st Trip of 2019

Post by njcatchrelease » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:54 pm

Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 am
njcatchrelease wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm
Drossi wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
I'm typically a PT guy myself when I have to dredge the depths. But it always fascinates me how some days a pheasant tail won't work well, but tie on a fuzzy hare's ear and you can't keep them off your line. They really do mimic nearly anything a trout eats anywhere.
I really like a Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail. The CDC really gives it some nice movement in the water.
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