First Boat Trip of 2018

[kcritch]

Hit Lake Musconetcong with the wife today. No rush to hit the water so didn't get there until around 11. Man what a beautiful day out there...down right summer like. Tough fishing though. Would have thought these two warm days would wake em up a bit. Ended up with a couple Picks and a LM. The picks came on a Green Pumpkin with red flake swimming yum Dinger weightless and one on a green pumpkin berkeley power grub on a 1/8 jig head. Got the LM on a green pumpkin with blue flake 5" Yum Dinger t rigged with a 3/8 oz bullet weight...the wind had picked up by that time so needed the xtra weight. The first pickeral was a fattie...had a belly like a bass. And don't sweat the blood on the bass...it was mine...always grab the NON-pointy end of the hook when removing from the fish. (refer to tagline here)

[AndyS]

I don't see Lake Musconetcong on the trout stocking schedule anymore.
Nice fish Ken !!

[thmyorke1]

Good catching man. And good report :)

[dakota560]

I don't see Lake Musconetcong on the trout stocking schedule anymore.
Nice fish Ken !!

Lake Musconetcong was posted and closed to fishing two weeks prior to the opener so I assume they stocked it or is that not the case?

[Mikey topaz]

Uncle Ken back in action!!! Get em Ken,

[NJSquatch]

Lake Musconetcong was posted and closed to fishing two weeks prior to the opener so I assume they stocked it or is that not the case?

It is on the stocking schedule through next week

http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trt_allocation18_dates.htm

[kcritch]

Judging by the number of cormorants that were there on Saturday...they stocked it..and by now it is probably "unstocked". The only thing that outnumbered them was the Carp! Man there are ton Carp in that lake...looked like submarine formations cruising everywhere.

[AndyS]

SO my question is, with OVER 2000 trout being stocked in the lake why weren't you TROUT fishing ! Bass season is CLOSED, trout season is OPEN.
I think it is a great place to stock TROUT. The water should be a cool 75* by June 1st.

[CadiShackFishing]

Nice catch Ken. Just one question why are you holding the fish your wife caught. LOL Just kidding:D

[icebadger]

nice slime dart and i am surprised to see any largemouth that size in there with all the cormorants there. lets hope they stay there and do not go up to the cong those brids can put a dent in any stocking effort. cool report.

[JDTuna]

Awesome, Ken! Off to a great start.

[Chrisper4694]

nice trip ken, couldn't beat that day's weather