S/b 11/30/13 - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Jigman13 · #1 12-01-2013, 12:34 PM

Hit the South Branch below the Gorge yesterday for a slow pick. It was pretty cold when I first started. Ice on my guides. Threw a variety of stuff all day and managed 4 fish on slowly retrieved and dropped back eggs. Very strange bite... Rolled a few too. All fish were nice wild/holdover browns. 3 of the 4 were decent fish and the last was a 8-9"er. Here's pics of the first 3. Didnt snap one of the smaller fish--wasnt getting my phone out while I was wading. Catch em' up!

FASTEDDIE29 · #2 12-01-2013, 01:17 PM

Sweet catch. Fishing should be really good this week!!! It's Trout time in NJ!!! Let's get some!

AndyS · #3 12-01-2013, 03:20 PM

Wilson and I went back to all those spots below there and stunk it up good. Got my work out for the day

Glad some one got something !

FASTEDDIE29 · #4 12-01-2013, 06:24 PM

Did you guys try all the pocket water below the falls? That's prime Brown water there. Unfortunately that stretch changed a lot after IRENE! Bitch ruined the whole stretch. Many Browns have come out of there in the past.

kmaty · #5 12-01-2013, 06:54 PM

Nice going!!!

Jigman13 · #6 12-01-2013, 09:16 PM

thanks guys... def had to work to get a few. Might focus on the Musky next... I seem to do best there. Lots of water that I have yet to explore too. Makes for a good day of getting lost on the river!

Andy, sucks it didnt come together for you guys--esp that one spot that really produced for us. There was some nice brookies in that hole.

As Eddie said, it's def trout time in NJ!

Jigman13 · #7 12-02-2013, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Did you guys try all the pocket water below the falls? That's prime Brown water there. Unfortunately that stretch changed a lot after IRENE! Bitch ruined the whole stretch. Many Browns have come out of there in the past.

The falls in the 3rd pic? I fished them briefly. With the wind and mist coming off the falls, I started to ice-over on my sleeves and sunglasses lol... So I bailed and kept going downstream. Some nice water there though for sure. It was only the 2nd time I hit that spot since the construction has been completed.

NorthJerzyG · #8 12-02-2013, 04:49 PM

Nice fish!!! Def making me want to get out and get some.