Raritan River Report

[tycomps]

Launched the rat at the N/S branch confluence again. Headed up the NB first to my honey hole and got 8 cookie cutter bows in an hour on a two tone spinner. Back to the confluence and up the SB to another honey hole for 2 feisty little smallmouths on a keitech. On the way back to the C stopped at a laydown where a school of carp were blowing up on a pod of baitfish. Anchored up and watched them swim around the boat like a school of bluefish, never seen carp that active. Saw three banded watersnakes swimming across the river, first ones this year. Got too hot by noon so I bailed (saw a trout belly up on the way back to the launch). Pictures aren't worth it, nothing exceptional today.

[thmyorke1]

I must have seen 6 snakes just at DIP yesterday. One huge one two like 5 feet long but my mind can be exaggerating.

[Jigman13]

Northern water snakes get close to that length. Seen some big ones on the raritan and the canal. Vicious too. They'll chase ya!

[AndyS]

Go to spot for big carp ! Floating trout already, not good !
Glad to see you getting time on the water.