SM spawn.

[FISHOFF]

Originally Posted by skippy

THanks for the heads up, I didnt realize that they would be closed. Just called and told that they are all closed till the 7th. I have had great success for smallies on Oakridge. My only time on Clinton, we didnt do well at all. I believe the state record smallie came from Oakridge, tied with another fish.

I believe the state record smallie is from Round Valley like most of the major state records, having fished Clinton, Oakridge, and Cannistear, they all have major supplies of smallies, with Clinton doing the best. Cannistear has a nice walleye population.

[ChaosStarter]

Originally Posted by ChaosStarter

I'm hitting up Merrill Creek res. this Friday. I'll let you know.

So we went and got there for first light....and caught 3 fish in 6-7 hours. 1 laker, 1 smallmouth, and 1 pickeral. Completely random areas. Water was 47* in the back coves and 52-53* in main areas. No signs of spawn just yet. Nothing happening yet and this coming week will definately delay anything with the low night temps.

[Moz]

Originally Posted by FISHOFF

I believe the state record smallie is from Round Valley like most of the major state records, having fished Clinton, Oakridge, and Cannistear, they all have major supplies of smallies, with Clinton doing the best. Cannistear has a nice walleye population.

Yes, RVR produced the state record SMB. The Dellaware River has 6 of the state records, RVR in second place with 4.

NJ Freshwater State Records.