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NJ219bands
12-29-2023, 12:04 AM
Went ultralight fishing 🎣 in muddy, flooded 50 degrees Carnegie Lake this afternoon in the rain and fog during a nor’easter, small craft advisory and flood warning. There was a swift current in the lake from flood water release. The Delaware River flow at Trenton, NJ, was a new record for the date. Met two guys in the parking lot who enjoyed reading my posts on the Internet. Three people were fishing 🎣 in the river with an umbrella ☔️. They caught a catfish. I caught and released a gizzard shad with Walmart red worm 🪱 halves on 4 lb test line. Took pictures. Winter flood fishing 🎣 in Central Jersey really sucks. I may try waterfowling instead.

cruiser1234
12-29-2023, 12:15 AM
Cool how you ran into some members! Be interesting to hear how you guys ran into each other!? Keep the reports coming!

diptofu
12-29-2023, 09:57 AM
Something about upstream shad gets me so amped... probably because they remind me of stripers! Great post as always.

Jigman13
12-29-2023, 11:44 AM
It'd a gizzard shad, not an American shad.