D&R canal report

[tycomps]

Launched the boat on the canal at Amwell and cruised up to the high tension lines (which were making sizzling sounds) throwing a keitech under over hangs as there wasn't much structure present. Picked up one dink lmb that way and figured I could cover more ground trolling the keitech along the sunny bank. Got two better lmb's, two slime darts, and a yellow perch on the keitech before turning around at Blackwells Mills. Put on a big chartreuse buzzbait with a paddle tail yum dinger and trolled it along the sunny side back down to the power lines looking for a basking musky with no luck. Switched to a chartreuse and white gold willow/silver colorado blade spinner bait with a keitech trailer for rest of the troll back down to Amwell. Had two fish on that shook the hook halfway to the boat before I could see them. Pulled the boat at the Amwell bridge and threw the spinnerbait around from shore picking up a decent snot rocket to end the day. Water was clean, turtles were EVERYWHERE, and best of all NO TICKS!!!!!

3 bass, 3 pickerel, 1 perch

[AndyS]

Fish look healthy !! Nice mixed bag !

[AndyS]

I was over on the Raritan river in Manville this afternoon :)

[thmyorke1]

Great catches. What's the biggest pickerel you got out of there? Ive never caught anything as big as the last pic.

[tycomps]

Great catches. What's the biggest pickerel you got out of there? Ive never caught anything as big as the last pic.

last one is biggest so far from there for me (18-20), but I've heard of 32's being caught.

[meatwad555]

Perch are so pretty. Nice catches.

[Hookmanski]

Sweet catches! Love the diversity.

[icebadger]

cool ride did you make that trailer? very nice mixed bag as well you did well:cool:

[JDTuna]

Very Nice! Been meaning to give the canal a shot.

[JimmyL]

Good productive day in the canal for sure. Probably the best way to fish that frikin water.

[tycomps]

cool ride did you make that trailer? very nice mixed bag as well you did well:cool:

It's a small harbor freight trailer (think they discontinued it). Trailers 150lbs, boats 100lbs, wanted to keep it light to wheel to the water with a dolly for places without a ramp. It's working out well, I can get just about anywhere down to a foot of water.