opening day trout union county

[BottomBouncer13]

Tried out a new spot locally and did great me and my dad limited out and my brother in law caught 2...mine were all on jigs and theirs on worms...not bad at all for a little over and hour...

[Eskimo]

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Wow, you did really well.

I don't know where you were in Union County - but I know for sure you weren't at Seeley's Pond. Seeley's Pond absolutely SUCKED this year.

In a normal year, everybody there catches some fish and a few people will limit out. I put up with the crowds because we all caught fish.

This year, most people caught NOTHING! NADA! About every third person caught between 1-3 fish. Of the eight people sitting on the 'wall'. We caught five fish by 9:45 when I walked away to look at some other spots. Normally we would have caught twenty to thirty fish.

Where the hell did the trout go? Were there fewer trout? Did they all decide to not eat? Did they all get poached out before opening day?

Fish & Game knows about the poor return because I saw the guy there surveying anglers on their catches.

[zhitoman]

Same thing with Farrington Lake. Where did they all went?

[BottomBouncer13]

I was fishing a well known river in union county...I usually avoid the lakes until a little after opening week..sorry to hear u didn't do well...

[Almaink]

Pretty much the same thing nothing caught at most places I checked on the D&R Feeder Canal this morning. The guy next to me this morning caught nine in the first 10 minutes and I caught three. One was to small so I released it. But we were the exception as I didn't see anyone else catch anything until later in the morning when other people started invading our side of the bridge. All browns too, I thought they were stocking rainbows? Heading back down there now to see if they are bitting again.

[Wilson]

Seeley's Pond was poached clean.

[kmaty]

I know in my lake i caught the hell outa em b4 opening day just to smarten em up im talking fish after fish after fish and put everyone back happy and healthy! so the bucket brigade didnt take em all and it was completely legal!

[Eskimo]

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Seeley's Pond was poached clean.

Could be. Were you there?
I was down by the dam.




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[Wilson]

No I was at the Raritan at the meet and greet. I drive by the pond twice a day, and there were guys finishing there almost every day.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice catch dude. Way to slay the Trout. Looks like you have some nice dinner on the table.:D

[Eskimo]

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No I was at the Raritan at the meet and greet. I drive by the pond twice a day, and there were guys finishing there almost every day.


It was a sad scene there.
I hate living in New Jersey. New Jersey in general and Union County in particular is degrading into a third world country.

A fish and game agency would never attempt to conduct an opening-day in Guadalajara or Port-au-Prince and they can't conduct an opening day here. That's just the way it is.




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