Runny Raritan River Revenge

[thmyorke1]

Lots of rain lately, not too common for mid-summer compared to this last spring.

That means lots of dinner bells ringing throughout the watersheds of NJ!!

Oh boy, the fish were EAGER to finally get some more water to swim around in.

Sunday I tossed a line out and nailed a small decent largemouth

Monday I skunked! PEEYEW.

Today however I nailed them.

Started off at the canal, nothing caught at the lock and nothing in the spillway that leads to the river. Mind you the canal is CRYSTAL clear in this area at this moment; canal is always a good plan b in case of muddy waters as it gets stained very late compared to other waterbodies.

Took a while but finally got my efforts worth with a 17 inch smallmouth. 1/2 oz jig with a zoom chart fat albert grub.

Then a dink largemouth, and another smallmouth just a bit smaller than the last one. Same jig with a big white kietech.

Then as the river was getting more clear I went to a 1/8oz jig with a 3 inch paddle tail swimbait. Snatched a striper. Oh also a lil white perch.

A friend of mine was using a similar jig around this time and caught a 22inch walleye, and also a healthy sized lmb, maybe 18 inches at least, that threw the hook.







Overall a redeeming day. The key to success today was making sure that jig was DOWN. Every fish seemed to scoop it up right off the bottom as it went down with the current. None caught while swimming it.

[DanH]

Way to go!

[AndyS]

I feel like such a hack ! Waded the Bound Brook flats Sunday afternoon in the overcast and stiff East breeze that put a nice chop on the water, nothing.
I was pleasantly surprised on how deep some of the holes were, not that any of this really matters after seeing you rip big SMB out of a foot of water on the NB. Threw a 2 1/2" Kietech swimbait on a jig head. Waded up and down below Queens Bridge without a sniff. Good job on catching the fishes !

[FASTEDDIE29]

That’s an awesome mixed bag from the river! Great catching and good looking fish buddy!!! I wonder what else will swim up!!!

[Jigman13]

Eddie's unicorn perhaps...the elusive raritan river sturgeon?!?!

Nice catching Luke...

[ALS Mako]

that's some sweet action for the crappie weather we've been having lately.

[DanH]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

That’s an awesome mixed bag from the river! Great catching and good looking fish buddy!!! I wonder what else will swim up!!!

Yep...I think of all the years I rode right by it. I'm gonna make up for now. lol.

[Sako1]

Good job stickin' it to em and nice variety!