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[dmk112]

Had a day off work today so I figured I would try the no branch today. They just stocked so I thought there would be something left! But apparently not! :eek:

Started off in Bedminster... nada. Up by the ATT bridge down by the other bridge. The water was really shallow and clear, I could see the bottom in every stop and all I saw is a few suckers.

Went off to North Branch under the 22 bridge. Didn't have my waders so I tried a few holes off the bank. There were quite a few people there and did not see one person catch a fish.

Regardless, it was a nice time to spend on the river BUT not only did I not catch any fish, I caught a friggin tick! I was in the supermarket, and felt one in my hair.. the little bastard didn't grab on yet so I crushed him. Then I started feeling itchy all around and another one got to me on my stomach! :eek: I pulled the F#&%* out with my tweezer before he went in too far.

Any tips on how to avoid these little critters? It seems like there's alot of them out there in the area.

[The Sinker Man]

Read Andy's post..#1

[dmk112]

Read Andy's post..#1

Thanks! I did not see those posts. Rookie mistake!

[AndyS]

Those locations are very close to my home. Reports were stringer loads from Rt. 22 on opening day, I guess it's fished out. Remember 4H fairgrounds area next time. AT&T area does run shallow, not many holes there, don't forget the Lamington and the Raritan river (Dukes, Robert St, Nevieus etc.)

I try to avoid tall grassy areas if I can, I tuck my socks in my pants and where tall white tube socks (ticks are easy to see against the white)
I also got in the habit of checking for ticks while I'm out and about fishing, pausing every so often and giving a quick look, ticks suck !!

Thanx for the report !!!

[Moz]

NB between 22 and 28 is my backyard but it gets slammed with fishing pressure. Last spring getting out at 6 AM on Thursdays after the Weds stocking was usually the most productive and late May was very good in that stretch as most had moved on to other fishing like the ocean.

I missed opening day but was out on that stretch Sunday afternoon. Must have been 8 other guys out there, I didn't see 1 fish caught among them and one guy only had 2 on his stringer and he said he had to work for those 2 fish over a few hours. I managed 1 after almost 2 hours out there and that was the only bite I had.

North Branch Park by the 4H as Andy suggested is probably a good bet, it involves a nice walk from the parking lot so you take a lot of the lazy fisherman out of the equation. Maybe I shouldn't be so lazy! :p

[dmk112]

Those locations are very close to my home. Reports were stringer loads from Rt. 22 on opening day, I guess it's fished out. Remember 4H fairgrounds area next time. AT&T area does run shallow, not many holes there, don't forget the Lamington and the Raritan river (Dukes, Robert St, Nevieus etc.)

I try to avoid tall grassy areas if I can, I tuck my socks in my pants and where tall white tube socks (ticks are easy to see against the white)
I also got in the habit of checking for ticks while I'm out and about fishing, pausing every so often and giving a quick look, ticks suck !!

Thanx for the report !!!

Thanks for all the tips! I tried the Lamington the other day as well, not a trout in sight! I think they are really scaling back on the number of trout stocked but maybe it's just my luck!!