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Well.... my daughter and I were at Spring Lake at 5am to get the spot I wanted with our van just 10' in back of us so we can get our poles in place and then whip up fresh Bacon,Egg and Cheese Sandwiches on the griddle...

Crowd wasn't as congested as in prior years at all, but fishing was DEFINITELY slow for opening day, for sure. There was a good pause between catchings and I could see halfway around the lake. There were only 2 fish caught by us between 8-10am. One was a nice size rainbow and the other was just legal.... We didn't even get a nibble the 2 hours we tried using: 2-#12 hooks on each rod with different colors of power bait and also Gulp Trout Bait.... called it quits at 10:15am. Too many lines in the water to use spinners, phoebes, etc. We checked out the leaderboard for the kids tournament and noticed the biggest fish was only 3lb 7oz. It's a nice fish, but last year they were catching a bunch between 5 and 10lbs.....

It was great having my daughter as my partner today, so the day was a winner and then I came home to watch my Rangers whip the Devils to put the icing on the cake!!!!

Now tomorrow the real trout fishing begins........