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We did well to me duck or bleed and ice musky cleaned up on the br catching our limit for the smoker then played c and r til noon easy 50 fish between three us three of which were 2 and half lbs, just ran back up home to the north hit up the rockaway got another 2 lb bow and four normal stockies

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Hit the Po with my long time buddies. Slow pick all day in the freezing cold. I hooked 6 landed 5 and kept 3. Nice size trout to 13" caught on everything. Mealies pb trout magnet hair jig. No luck on salmon eggs though.

Opening day takes for ever to get here and then gone in a second. Plenty more fishing to come. Tight lines.

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Salmon eggs worked for me today limited out on them that's all the rainbows wanted. Biggest trout i hauled in was 14" a nice breeder. the other 5 were all in the 9" to 10" range.

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I have never in my life been out on opening day. When I was a kid I would ask my dad about going out on opening day and he would say simply "It's amateur hour". After seeing countless opening day photos of 100 or more anglers in a circle at Saxton Falls and hearing horror stories about it from many who went, I've stuck to that.

I almost did it this weekend. My buddy called me and wanted to take his boat out on Clinton Reservoir today. I pointed him the the weather report (which turned out to be not nearly as bad as it was it was supposed to be) and he agreed to try tomorrow instead.

Glad to hear these reports of success and for those of you who have secret spots, more power to you. It was obviously a great day for many. Many tight lines were had today! If you are on Clinton tomorrow and see two fat, 50 something guys trolling in a 14 ft Monark, be sure to wave to us.

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How'd everyone do on opening weekend? Any NJFERS get a monster BREEDER? Anymore reports to share! It's been a great weekend of Troutin' despite the fact that Mother Nature's been a bit cranky! To everyone that got out, "CHEERS!!!"

TIGHT LINEZ!!!:D

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Got a 14" 2 lb breeder yesterday on opening day in the pouring rain it tasted outta this world!!!!!

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Right back to Englishtown Mill where I crushed them yesterday and couldn't get a bite. Same baits same hole and nada. Moved to D&R Canal and had no love for 45 minutes. Last cast before moving on and landed a nice 14" fish on blue silver vibrax. Picked up another and then deadsticked a few on pink garlic egg and had a few more. Finished with 9 in total (ORL) over the next hour and it shutoff.

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Limit in an hour and a half at Saxton falls. All the fish were taken on butter worms. Played catch and release for another hour or so before dad and i called it quits. Couldnt feel my feet anymore. haha

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Wasnt that bad at Saxton this year. I only got tangled once

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From today, My dad and I got them reel good . I nailed this 23inch bow my biggest ever from nj. Great fight on the fly rod.

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Really nice fish!

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WOW !!! Slob rainbow !!!

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Very solid bow right there from the pequest river?

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nice rainbow on a flyrod that's getten er done

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Beautiful fish and great pic, k got the same poor fed size and half as husky , awesome!

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i got a couple hours in this weekend fishing the rahway between the 2 bridges off Mohawk. didn't see a single trout. my neighbor and a couple of his friends had a nice stringer of 7or8, I think they were the only ones in the whole stretch lol. I caught a couple nice sunnies. anyone know when they re-stock?

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Fished Nomohegan from 8am-2:30 opening day and man was it cold and wet. Slow start to the morning but around 11 finally started to see some action. Caught about a dozen crappie and 3 stockies. My buddy caught 3 as well and we both lost a few including a huge breeder! No limit not crazy action just a great rainy day with friends.

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Friday evening I walked a local stream to see how the stocking was. Was dismayed to see powerbait smeared on rocks. Walked upstream saw a "kid" fishing. Told him opening day was tomorrow. Kept walking. Saw the "kid" continue to fish so I tried calling operation game thief a few times, but the number was always busy.

Opening day was cold and slow. One guy at the hole I was at was doing well, everybody else not-so-much. Fish finally started biting for me a little after 10 and I was able to help my son get his limit. Didn't see any breeders come out. My biggest was around 12 1/2". Jigs, jigs, jigs.

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My friend just told me he stopped by Hackettstown on Saturday and people were doing well on Power Bait. He didn't get a chance to fish.

As to calling game thief. I tried to myself on Friday and had similar results. People were "practicing catch and release" sure...

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Sick fish dude!! WTG! I hit the local park for a little while Saturday morning. Still kinda crowded for the less than stellar weather. Only fish I saw caught were on soaking power cheese. They didn't seem to want to chase to much. I couldn't bring myself to do the bait thing so I'll wait for the water to warm a little and hopefully get out later in the week......

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Nice bow big boy,

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Congrats on that BREEDER buddy! Beautiful fish!!!:D