Raritan river 5/9/18:
 

Bounced around Robert St, Headgates and Orlando Park, only one LMB to show for my efforts. Ran into Uncle Ken and company around noon, they did well.
Stocking truck paid a visit to the river today. Water is low and clear.

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Awesome!!! Ken’s getting into some nice Smallies this year! Is that the Trout truck in the background? Free buffet for the Cormorants!!! Hahahaha!!!:D

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That's a small mouth bass in your photo not a LMB.

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that's not andy

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That's me with my Smallie...Ha! Saw Andy out on his favorite river yesterday as he said. That was my only fish of the day but it was a nice one at least. My buddy up from NC had 2 LM and 3 Smallies so it was good for him and the whole point of the outing. All on green pumpkin 4 inch senkos t rigged weightless.

He had to leave around 2 and getting only one fish was buggin me so I headed to the SB for a couple more hours and ended up with 3 more smallies and my first Rock Bass of the year. One of the SM came on a Rebel Popper which was a sweet. The other two were on a green pumpkin ned rig. I felt better after that.

And yes that is a stocking truck...it showed up right after Andy left! Some nice sized fish were getting put in there boys.

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Russians at the head gates. Stringers half full and counting

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I've seen them back there with large nets and coolers netting everything they could including eels and lamprey. Very sad.

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5/10/ 18: Joined Rutgers today to try and get a shad for PIT tagging, we found no love !

River bottom by the fish ladder is COATED with donations !!!

Don't know what is worse, Russians with coolers or cormorants !

Saw one lamprey nest by the Headgates was picked clean !

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Maybe we could convince the Russians that cormorants are good to eat

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Winner