Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

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BillSmith
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Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

Post by BillSmith » Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:02 pm

Fished the main stem Raritan river at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater, got 3. The river is NOT fall stocked and listed NT (non trout) by the division. Sad to think the duck pond in Edison gets fall stocked but not the main stem Raritan river. Looks like the last 60* day for a while. All fish released after photos.
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Re: Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

Post by BillSmith » Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:03 pm

River photos.
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Re: Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

Post by coaltrout » Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:38 pm

did you place the dynamite under the headgates dam yet? :mrgreen: nice trouts

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Re: Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

Post by troutfishing4life » Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:41 am

Nice fall stockies

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Re: Main stem Raritan river 11/25/2021:

Post by BiggerThomas » Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:08 am

Beautiful looking fish. I lived right around the corner from 2000-2006 and would hit that stretch whenever I could. The outcropping of jagged shale combined with the hemlock trees makes you think you're up higher north than Bridgewater.
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