Ramapo Report 5/20

[BT67]

Got an early start and had a little surprise as 2 deer were in my neighborhood, lower Bergen county, never saw any deer in my 10 years living here. Headed up to Mahwah and was on the river by 615, by 630 caught 3 stockies, one smaller than the next, wound up staying in same general area til noon, worked up and down about a 100 yard stretch and wound up with a limit plus. Size was pitiful, all small fish. Only saw 1 other fisherman today.

[Hookmanski]

Small fish are better than no fish!! I love catching anything, last time out I thought I was gonna get skunked but then caught a 4 inch small mouth on a spinner:D Nice report, tight lines!

[AndyS]

Maybe those smaller fish are the surplus trout the State is stocking ??

[BT67]

Maybe those smaller fish are the surplus trout the State is stocking ??

you know my understanding was that the surplus fish are a result of production over the estimated stocking amounts, by that reasoning these fish should be a bit larger having all this extra time to eat and get bigger:confused:

[baetis]

I live in Bergen and headed west today for trout because I usually can't stand the crowds at the Ramapo. Got my limit plus but had to work for them. Did some walking. The biggest was 12" and was caught furthest from the stocking point. I think the "bigger" fish have been in the water since early April.

I could not get any hits on fatheads or lures today. 2 on powerbait, all the rest on butter worms.