Spruce Run hybrids 7/21/13

[Bicey]

Sorry this is a little late, but I've been working my butt off fixing AC's because of the heatwave.

Fished 6am-1130am. Between 6 and 9 I landed 9 hybrids including 3 doubles. 9 to 1130 I only caught 3 and nothing after 1030am. Smallest fish was 21". All these fish were caught on live bait with downriggers.........from 8' to 15'. Water temp.was 86 to 88°. There were a lot of boats in the area I was fishing and everyone got along just fine....I think. I wish I could fish during the week, but you gotta do what you gotta do!

I saw other boats landing fish, including a guy who stopped to ask me if I was marking any fish. I told him to start drifting right where he was and as I did one whacked my starboard downrigger. After I landed time fish I looked and saw his buddy reeling one in. For some reason as I get older, I enjoy watching people hook into some Hybrids.....this wasn't always the case

Where any of you guys there on Sunday? If so, how did ya do?

[zhitoman]

you guys catch and release?

[Bicey]

Yeah......I may keep a fish or two the whole yr, that said these fish probably live 7 to 8 yrs.

[gnuisance]

I guess someone fishing in a yak without electronics would have a hard time targeting SR Hybrids? Sounds like you have it dialed in

[kcritch]

That's a great morning of fishing there dude....nicely done! Love the Hybrids. Have not hit SR yet this year...just too much stuff going on. It really is a great fishery. And that is some warm ass water....86-88 degrees is crazy.

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by gnuisance

I guess someone fishing in a yak without electronics would have a hard time targeting SR Hybrids? Sounds like you have it dialed in

If you have a smart phone, download the Navionics freshwater app. GPS based with depth charts of lakes and rivers (including Spruce Run). I believe its about $10, and it has saved the day a few times when the fish finder battery crapped out. Lets you mark waypoints to come back to. Basically the same as the Navionics card for the fish finders but WAYYYY cheaper ($180 vs. $10). It has helped me IMMENSELY on the bigger, deeper lakes, especially jigging and trolling dropoffs, ridges, and contour lines.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Skunk City

If you have a smart phone, download the Navionics freshwater app. GPS based with depth charts of lakes and rivers (including Spruce Run). I believe its about $10, and it has saved the day a few times when the fish finder battery crapped out. Lets you mark waypoints to come back to. Basically the same as the Navionics card for the fish finders but WAYYYY cheaper ($180 vs. $10). It has helped me IMMENSELY on the bigger, deeper lakes, especially jigging and trolling dropoffs, ridges, and contour lines.

Thanks for the information. I just looked it. Here is the link:
http://www.navionics.com/en/mobile-pc-app

That app covers the following NJ lakes:

New Jersey
Amwell Hunterdon NJ
Assunpink Monmouth NJ
Budd Morris NJ
Canistear Reservoir Sussex NJ
Clinton Reservoir Passaic NJ
Colliers Ocean NJ
Cranberry Sussex NJ
Delaware Warren NJ
Echo Passaic NJ
Furnace Warren NJ
Green Turtle Passaic NJ
Greenwood Passaic (NJ), Orange (NY) NJ
Hopatcong Morris NJ
Little Swartswood Sussex NJ
Mercer Mercer NJ
Merrill Creek Reservoir Warren NJ
Monksville Reservoir Passaic NJ
Musconetcong Morris, Sussex NJ
New Wawayanda Sussex NJ
Parvin Salem NJ
Prospertown Ocean NJ
Round Valley Reservoir Hunterdon NJ
Ryker Sussex NJ
Sheppard Pond Passaic NJ
Spruce Run Reservoir Hunterdon NJ
Swartswood Sussex NJ
Turn Mill Pond Ocean NJ
Union Cumberland NJ
Upper Greenwood Passaic NJ
White Warren NJ
Wilson Gloucester NJ

[jimmythegreek]

Nice job bicey, way to get em. Im tempted to make a trip down there just to see how ur wipers compare to ours at LH. I was out on LH sun morn and killed them there too. From sunrise til 7ish the wipers were pushing bait up to the surface and the birds were working them. Was epic fishing, if I had it on video u would think it was raritan bay. Ive been told that a flashy umbrella rig works very well for thermoclined waters like SR, the kind that have spinner blades halfway down the arm, wipers love em. LH was 82-83 and NO thermocline whatsoever, not even a hint.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Sounds like a great morning of fishing. That's phenomenal hybrid action!!!

[Bicey]

Originally Posted by gnuisance

I guess someone fishing in a yak without electronics would have a hard time targeting SR Hybrids? Sounds like you have it dialed in

You can definitely catch them from a yak......SR is not that big of a lake and there's a lot of hybrids. I've been fishing SR since my late teens, so I know where they are season to season. My grandfather taught me everything I know........HE dialed them in for me!