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05-02-2013, 09:40 PM
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5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
After notifying my boss that I was taking a much-deserved sick day, I headed up to the North Branch in Bedminster. I showed up streamside at about 6:30, and there were already a dozen people there. I started at the AT&T bridges and worked upstream to the big in-flow pipe, picking off about a dozen trout, plus one little smallmouth. Used a mix of everything, but the hot lure was a 2" Fin-S Fish worked fast just below the surface. Fish were swirling on it almost every cast! Unfortunately it was difficult to hook up with the lure, so I missed the vast majority of hits. All trout were browns, except for one chunky rainbow. Lots of fish in the water, and with the trout bunched up and the water being so clear it was like fishing in the hatchery!
After I had my fill of the browns, I made a quick stop over at Peapack Brook around noon and tagged two brookies in short order on a white Mr. Twister. Before I could make it any further though, I just ran out of steam and wanted to head home. I must be getting weak in my old age. After lunch at a diner I headed back. All trout released, except for one unlucky brown that took the Fin-S a little too deep. He will be joining me for breakfast this weekend.  I had my GoPro with me, so expect a video in the next few days.
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05-02-2013, 10:38 PM
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Re: 5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
Nice report. The browns can be tough at times. A mental health day is the best use of sick day.
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05-02-2013, 11:00 PM
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Re: 5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
Nice to get out during the week, know the spot fish it quite a bit but mostly in the fall and winter. Last place I wanna be crowded is on a trout stream.
Sounds like you still enjoyed yourself which is the main thing and caught several fish as well making the day all the better. Two thumbs up Buddy!!!
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05-04-2013, 09:33 PM
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Re: 5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
Video is ready!
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Now the sun is just starting to climb up over the treetops, And it's gonna be a beautiful day, that's plain to see. But I won't be around at all, so don't even bother to call, Cause on a day like today there's one place I gotta be: GONE FISHIN' Fishing with LardAlmighty on YouTube Last edited by Lard Almighty; 04-23-2017 at 02:25 PM..
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05-06-2013, 03:45 PM
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Re: 5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
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05-06-2013, 07:32 PM
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Re: 5/2 Mental Health Day Trout Fishing
Great footage as always. Good job buddy!
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