Anyone fishing round valley?

[Godrew1972]

Gonna try to hit the valley next few days. Any info on either ramp, or launching.
Spoke with a guy at Carnegie the other day he said it was crazy low and very tuff to launch. He had a new explorer , so It May have been a bit harder launching than with my truck. Going for bass not the trout. Just don’t want to do the drive if I can’t really get the boat in. Thanks

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by Godrew1972

Gonna try to hit the valley next few days. Any info on either ramp, or launching.
Spoke with a guy at Carnegie the other day he said it was crazy low and very tuff to launch. He had a new explorer , so It May have been a bit harder launching than with my truck. Going for bass not the trout. Just don’t want to do the drive if I can’t really get the boat in. Thanks

It’s low but launchable, whack em up!

[Mark B.]

State wildlife areas temporarily close due to coronavirus furloughs

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/...furloughs.html

[acabtp]

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmas.htm

This is f'n ridiculous!! There are never any staff at any of the places they have closed!! Why are they closed for a furlough?!?

[Godrew1972]

Glad i asked, thanks for the post.

[thmyorke1]

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmas.htm?...ce=govdelivery

Does this mean i can finally sneak into the lower Paulinskill + old dam now that no ones looking
Lol jk

So do they mean the boat launch and parking is barricaded off?

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

State wildlife areas temporarily close due to coronavirus furloughs

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/...furloughs.html

WTF. Bass guys down South are going to be pissed

I know negative threads are a downer but reality shouldn't be lost in all this. The US just hit 60,000 plus cases in a single day yesterday. 50% were from 4 states. Wait until New York kicks in which will cause mayhem in NY along with accompanying states NJ and CT. Give it to mid August and daily cases will be over 100,000 and rising based on the contagion rate of this virus. In other words BOHICA.

Originally Posted by acabtp

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmas.htm

This is f'n ridiculous!! There are never any staff at any of the places they have closed!! Why are they closed for a furlough?!?

States are running out of money. Revenue streams have disappeared. With furloughed employees comes greater risk of being sued due to inadequate staffing, whether they ever had a presence or not to begin with. The only money states are really receiving right now are taxes on liquor sales, cigarettes and gasoline which is also down. Lottery funds have dropped, income taxes are virtually non existent for both Corporate and personal. Couple that with unprecedented levels of unemployment payouts (albeit some funded federally) and states are in a bloody mess. We're at the crossroads with this virus. Two to three weeks after the July 4th mardi gras and daily cases should be in the 80,000 to 90,000 daily range. Hope I'm wrong but afraid this is not going to be pretty.

[thmyorke1]

acabtp does have a good point, I didnt even know these boat ramps and parking lots had to be staffed to begin with. I completely understand for those other areas that require staff, like the ranges. But I wished they found a way to leave these parking lots and ramps open. The more fishing spots open in NJ the happier I am.