Garden State Trout

I still gotta catch me some of these, especially if they are good eating!

They are a brackish species?

Used to love fishing there back when I had a PA license! At one point I was able to maintain a NJ, NY and PA resident license until they all caught on

Late reply but… Size up! Get a boot a full size bigger and wear only polyester and pure wool. My feel stayed warms for years of steelheading this way. I used a thin polyester sock liner and a single pure wool sock. Don’t tighten your boots too much and you will be good. Also, sound obvious but, keep...

Troutman wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:12 pm

lightenup wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:13 pm

I sold a 308 eggzactly like that one to a member on this site or the other one...forget who.

Im requesting this reel be buried with me in my casket

Well in that case I will take your Stella

Hi everyone, 2023 marks 15 years since Garden State Trout was started back in 2008, while I was still just a kid in college drinking Appletinis (long story)… As many members know, I started GST to fill the void after NJ Trout announced that the forum would be shutting down. Back before BookFace, Ins...

The rubber mats used for opening a jar may help. Also try behind your back. Pull straight, do not twist!!

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:23 am

Twism86 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:53 am

“Her” first fish…. One of those green big mouth trout.

Love it!

The wife wouldnt let me have her hold it.....

Looks like the low water comments are invalid after this weekend! The rain gods have responded!

“Her” first fish…. One of those green big mouth trout.

Thanks everyone! She came fishing at my place in PA once so far!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the down time this week! My auto-renew with the hosting service didn't go through so the site was suspended until they got their $$$. Thanks for your patience!

Tom

Hey everyone!! I guess I should check my site once and awhile!
Here is Isabel!!

Welcome to the site! Nice looking fish! Carp on the fly are a hell of a ride!

Thanks Rusty! The rest of my vacation was great and relaxing!

Thats a nice one!

To Jim: I am happy to have called you a friend. Even it that just meant hanging around Shannon’s for nearly the last 20 years. Getting fishing advice. Tying flies in the back room. Anytime I drove through Califon and saw your car I knew I could stop in for a friendly chat, grab some flies and catch ...

Is anyone else a cheap bastard like me and fixes flies back home? If I notice the head wrapping on a fly starting to come undone after catching a few, I will put it aside and take it the vise when I get home to glue or re-wrap it. Maybe its not because Im cheap but rather see tying flies as a chore ...

About half the fish I caught Sunday were on the "rise" at the end of the drift simulating an emerger. Those are the best!

We have two catch and release sections in NJ which means if the conditions (flow and temp) are not ideal for trout survival people should not be fishing. Yet, every summer, we see people fishing and catching/releasing trout destined for a raccoon dinner. Why doesn't NJ F&W close these sections of ri...

Nice little guy!