Wanaque river Crappie
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Weird Carp 3 Replies
Went bass fishing the other day and was thoroughly ignored. Putting on my favorite carp rig and tried catching some of the many cyprinids the cruse the small lake. Ended up catching a dozen clone…Continue
Started by Fisher Mirto. Last reply by John Sheehan Dec 20, 2016.
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Has any one tried the hatchery dust maid by LipripperZ they have all kinds of trout lures and other baits I have never had luck with the power baits but am willing to try this hatchery dust the 3oz…Continue
Started by Charles ( wolf ) Gibson . Last reply by John Sheehan Oct 16, 2013.
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Comment by John Sheehan on February 14, 2025 at 1:14pm
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Gregs July caught 3#1o..21" Rainbow Trout
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"Trout Season opens April 6th 2024 in New Jersey. Waters are runnin' high for stocking."
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A June New Jersey small Stream limit
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Opening Day Trout season for New Jersey is April 8th.
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My best Rainbow Trout when Lake Fishing from a Boat, have come on large and small Spoons, Bucktail Jigs with 3" Curl tails, Crawler Spinner Harnesses ,4 " Swimbaits and Aglia Long #3 Spinners.
In Streams or Rivers Crawlers or Mealworms and Small Squirrel tail Jigs with I" Gulp minnows.
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20" 3# PB Rainbow
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Grabbed a 4" Swimbait back in early May in around 13-7 fow.
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Never kept Summer Trout before with a Lake Surface Temp at 87.3 degrees but I had two frozen water bottles over them in the cooler and smoked them when I got home.
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Big surprise drifting over 22 feet of Water using a drift sock and scoring this beautiful rainbow at 12:30 pm today..Was quick to get her back in the water without a measurement as the water temp was 84 on the surface .She swam away fine . I 'm guessing 2# ,16.5" .Hit a Buck tail Jig I tied on an 1/8th oz. Eagle Claw Ball head Jig hook .I attached a Mister Twister Yellow Curl tail that I soaked in Vegetable Oil and Vanilla extract .
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A Christmas Eve Tradition ,smoked Trout . This one was Apple chip smoked.I'm ashamed though I bought it at the Fish Market. Wrecked the best part of the Tradition!
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"Pickerel and Bluegill are my only open Water 2026 fish so far, Jeff.! Hope to get on the Perch,…"
Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water
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Crappie Was Still The Top PlayerToday…..3/23/2026
"It was 64.2 on Monday but it has fell back to 60 today after two nights in the…"
Wanaque river Crappie
"I love this…….we throw a cricket spin more often than a beetle spin but both are very…"
Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water
"My surface temps are right around 60 degrees today, down a few degrees from Monday before the cold…"
1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP
"Nice….you’re still bundled up but it was cold down here this morning…"
Wanaque river Crappie
"Yes Jeff ! Using old school nostalgic Baits ramps up the enjoyment for me! Brother Greg too."
My First Crappie With a Spawning Scar……3/23/2026
This is an indication to me that these fish are getting very tight to shallow wood so I wanted to…
My Very Next Cast Was a Nice Black Crappie at Sunrise….3/23/2026
I felt real good about the fishing ahead of the cold front but kept waiting for the big winds to…
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