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lightenup
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by lightenup » Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:15 pm
martalus wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:21 pm
even better, white perch are great to eat and feisty on light tackle. I remember catching some in clinton below the reservoir about 20 years ago. Are they a remnant landlocked population that got cut off from Raritan bay hundreds of years ago when dams were put up or were they stocked at some point since then?
I have no idea, but there were a lot of them. I wouldn't eat anything out of Spruce Run if you paid me...
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BiggerThomas
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by BiggerThomas » Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:04 pm
I've kayaked a few NJ reservoirs and picked up tons of panfish on my 7 ft 3 wt. If you like cheap thrills, and don't want to get arrested, it's hard to beat.
"Most anglers spend their lives in making rules for trout, and trout spend theirs in breaking them."
-From Letters to Young Fly-Fishers, (1926) Sir George Aston,
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Drossi
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by Drossi » Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:27 am
BiggerThomas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:04 pm
I've kayaked a few NJ reservoirs and picked up tons of panfish on my 7 ft 3 wt. If you like cheap thrills, and don't want to get arrested, it's hard to beat.
I tried to wade fish a local reservoir on Wednesday, had a few short takes, the weeds were a killer though. Also found out my waders have a leak in the ass, guess I never get that deep in the river
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