Extreme Lows

[njmultispecies]

Today I went over to cambells pond in the south mountain reservation to maybe catch some panfish or smaller bass. No high expectations. When I arrived, almost 70-80% of the lake was bone dry. I did manage to catch a smaller bass on the in line spinner, but the lake was soupy green and maybe 4 feet deep at best. Not to mention, people were taking 3 in bluegills home . We need more water. Anybody else run into anything like this?

[23cardinal]

I stopped peeking in a diamond mill bc of this- I work at Barnabas used to go after work- all spring fed
No rain
And the bucket brigade is everywhere

[tycomps]

doesn't help when the best shot of decent replenishment does this!

I drove past Monksville and Wanaque reservoirs today and was shocked how low the water was in both those impoundments! Can't believe the state isn't on water restrictions already, levels are insanely low.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by njmultispecies

Today I went over to cambells pond in the south mountain reservation to maybe catch some panfish or smaller bass. No high expectations. When I arrived, almost 70-80% of the lake was bone dry. I did manage to catch a smaller bass on the in line spinner, but the lake was soupy green and maybe 4 feet deep at best. Not to mention, people were taking 3 in bluegills home . We need more water. Anybody else run into anything like this?

It's a bad drought. Gov. Christie has declared a state of emergency for some counties due to drought conditions. Luckily, we got some rain in mid-summer or this would be a whole lot worse.

It always breaks my heart to see bass going home in a bucket. I feel bass, especially the big females, have a lot more value swimming free in the water making anglers happy than it does on a stringer feeding some selfish jack-off and poisoning his ugly family with the mercury all NJ bass are contaminated with.


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[MattK]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

It's a bad drought. Gov. Christie has declared a state of emergency for some counties due to drought conditions. Luckily, we got some rain in mid-summer or this would be a whole lot worse.

It always breaks my heart to see bass going home in a bucket. I feel bass, especially the big females, have a lot more value swimming free in the water making anglers happy than it does on a stringer feeding some selfish jack-off and poisoning his ugly family with the mercury all NJ bass are contaminated with.


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That and all the fenale hormones theyre filled up on.

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/1...rinking-water/

I think thats even scarier than the mercury.