Will you fish opening day ?

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

I'm a Monday morning man. Let the fish settle in a bit and the crowds return to work. I stay in Bergen county area usually the ramapo with a box of worms and a few spinners. My theories is the water here is a bit warmer than up north or out west streams.
No early start, sometime around 8 ish with a spiked cup of cafe.
No waders, no sense in scaring the fish. Guys make me laugh wading in the water. Most river you can cast across.
Thats my opening day.

Wading allows you to fish areas that are not accessible from shore. Sometimes you need to get away from brush and trees on shore to make good casts.
Also you are able to position yourself to make good drifts through likely fish holding runs and pools.
Sometimes its not how you fish, its where you stand
Waders keep you warmer and dry, are easy to clean after slogging through muddy, well beaten paths along the river.
On the flip side watching fly fishermen standing in the holes casting to shore is a bit annoying as they need lots of room.

[shrimpman steve]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

I stay in Bergen county area usually the ramapo

stay out of the ramapo, there are no fish there!

[AndyS]

Its all good !!

[JoeLongo]

I am debating going. I will have to see how my daughter holds up. I am debating going though.

[Moz]

I'll hopefully be fishing on opening day.... but on another body of water where it's not opening day that day.

I went for the first time last year and took my then-4 year old son on the North Branch and it was just too much. Maybe I'll take a day off during the week and get out there on a weekday, the Thursday after the Weds stocking sounds good.

[ReelErIn]

I'm thinking Lake Aeroflex and not deal with da crowd. I only fish the brooks
on weekdays and never on a stocking day.

[hofnodinstructor]

If it's not raining or too cold, my kids will be at Verona Park Lake--some trying to catch their first trout.

[shrimpman steve]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Its all good !!

now thats what I call flying fish!

[Jerseydix]

Gonna get a late start, gotta work til 2pm. I'll fish my way home maybe hitting the Metedeconk, Squan, and lake Shenandoah.

[ALL SEASONS GUIDE SERVICE]

Fishing opening day is like going to a bar on St. Patty's day, it's crowded and etiquette is low. CATCH PHOTO RELEASE!!! keep one or two if you have a dinner planned but think about maybe fishing twice rather than filling a bucket of dogfood fed trout!!! Try eating perch and crappie the meat is 10,000 times better and they are naturally plentifull!!! bring a camera take a nice streamside pic, release the fish & show the world your catch!!!....in a few weeks you wont have an empty brook, you'll have another great day on the water!!!