November F&G Council meeting:

[AndyS]

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
NJ FISH AND GAME COUNCIL. So I am reading to see what happened in the November meeting. Waiting to see if Brook Trout and Brown Trout will be stocked in NJ waters any time soon.
This was one of the topics at the meeting.......
"S2508 – “Nosey’s Law”; prohibits use of elephants in traveling animal acts. Nosey is an elephant that some animal rights group has been following. They say the elephant has a limp and should not be in a traveling show. This bill would prohibit the use of any elephant in a circus in New Jersey."

[tycomps]

Originally Posted by AndyS

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
NJ FISH AND GAME COUNCIL. So I am reading to see what happened in the November meeting. Waiting to see if Brook Trout and Brown Trout will be stocked in NJ waters any time soon.
This was one of the topics at the meeting.......
"S2508 – “Nosey’s Law”; prohibits use of elephants in traveling animal acts. Nosey is an elephant that some animal rights group has been following. They say the elephant has a limp and should not be in a traveling show. This bill would prohibit the use of any elephant in a circus in New Jersey."

at least they have their priorities straight!

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by AndyS

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
NJ FISH AND GAME COUNCIL. So I am reading to see what happened in the November meeting. Waiting to see if Brook Trout and Brown Trout will be stocked in NJ waters any time soon.

No,.....Brook Trout & Brown Tout will not be stocked any time soon.

[AndyS]

The cost of my fishing license should be cut in half then.

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

No,.....Brook Trout & Brown Tout will not be stocked any time soon.

Did they have another set back with the fungus with the long name?

[Capt. Lou]

Water extremely low this fall , covering miles of streams is a lesson in futility , due to these water conditions .
This fall I barely got out in October this year, due to water conditions November it got better , December soild fishing returned . However water levels are still very low & fish holding areas somewhat limited .
Now water temps are dropping rapidly adding to slower trouting overall & bait fishing getting the nod on most days.
What concerned me was lack of fish in holding water that was receptive to me the last several years , not sure why , maybe less fish stocked this fall in particular waters ?
I'm averaging 4-6 fish a day now but very concentrated fishing , nothing for long spans of the stream that exhibit decent holding water . Nice fish to 20"'s but no big girls !
I haven't landed a fish over 5#'s in over a year first time in 5 years I haven't taken several in one year .
So I'm just concerned about lack of fish being water related from onset so only time will tell if it's me or some other reason.

[Delawareriver]

Originally Posted by AndyS

The cost of my fishing license should be cut in half then.

It can be, don't buy a trout stamp and give up fishing for domesticated fish. Sure trout fishing is a great way to introduce kids to the sport but for any avid hardcore angler I just don't get the appeal of catching a stocked fish that many times eats just about anything if presented the right way. Much rather see the state improving other fisheries than a put and take artificial fishery

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

It can be, don't buy a trout stamp and give up fishing for domesticated fish. Sure trout fishing is a great way to introduce kids to the sport but for any avid hardcore angler I just don't get the appeal of catching a stocked fish that many times eats just about anything if presented the right way. Much rather see the state improving other fisheries than a put and take artificial fishery

A lot of people who fish in NJ aren't hardcore. They just want to show up with their bucket and Powerbait and catch something for the freezer. At $10.50 a pop for trout stamps, F&W is more than happy to oblige.

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by Lard Almighty

A lot of people who fish in NJ aren't hardcore. They just want to show up with their bucket and Powerbait and catch something for the freezer. At $10.50 a pop for trout stamps, F&W is more than happy to oblige.

Agreed!!!!!!!!

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by 23cardinal

Did they have another set back with the fungus with the long name?

No, just being cautious for the next several years:

The hatchery traditionally raises brook, brown, and rainbow trout. Rainbow trout at the
hatchery demonstrated to be highly resistant to furunculosis. No rainbow trout showed
disease signs during the outbreak and the bacterium was never detectable in the
kidneys of these fish, despite being held downstream of affected fish. For the next
several years the hatchery will produce predominantly rainbow trout to avoid outbreaks
with the disease. This will also help to reduce bacterial numbers and to aid in
elimination of the bacterium. The stocking of predominantly rainbow trout for several
years was viewed as a positive for the fisheries program, because of angler success with
this species. It is important to note that rainbow trout are susceptible to infection, but
resistant to disease therefor they may still be carriers of the bacterium. Reintroduction
of larger numbers of brown trout will occur after a set time and may first start with
introducing brook or brown trout at the end of the system to serve as sentinels for the
bacterium. Monitoring of fish in the hatchery will also include skin and mucus
bacteriological cultures on TSA-CBB agar to determine if the bacterium is present on
asymptomatic fish.

The above from: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/f...security15.pdf