State Parks and Forests Are Now Closed
This emailed information was just released. The state parks and forests are hereby closed immediately to limit the Corona virus outbreak.
So, make other plans if you were going to fish at any of the parks or forests operated by the State. Check your list of parks because there are many that allow fishing. Stokes ( that portion of the Big Flatbrook and lakes within the park), Hacklebarny, Stephens, Cheesequake, Waywayanda to name a few. Round Valley and Spruce Run may be affected as well. If you know of any state parks or forests that fall into the "closed" category and that ordinarily be open to fishing, please add them to this thread so people are aware and can spread the news. |
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this is going to even further concentrate fisherman. Trout fishing is going to be a full contact sport!
The order includes all County parks as well. My guess is WMA's will be next. Looks likes Monksville, Swartswood, Jefferson Lake, Cranberry Lake, D&R Canal, Hopatcong, Aeroflex, Round Valley, Spruce Run are all affected. I put in a call about Recreation Areas to the state and they confirmed they are closed as well Full List of parks, forests, & rec areas https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksand...parkindex.html |
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4/6/20 - All State Parks have recently been closed. The following waters are trout stocked and will not be open for angler access. These closures will also affect angler access areas on rivers within State Park boundaries:
D&R Canal D&R Feeder Canal Green Turtle Pond Lake Aeroflex Lake Hopatcong (State Park/ramp) Lake Musconetcong (State Park/ramp) Lake Ocquittunk Little Swartswood Lake (State Park/ramp) Mingamahone Creek Ringwood Brook Round Valley (Park area) Sawmill Pond Sheppard's Lake Swartswood Lake (State Park/ramps) Stony Lake Wawayanda Creek Wawayanda Lake |
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In any case, fishermen should check before they go to a place that might be closed. |
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Let the fun begin! :rolleyes:
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Lots and lots of people out there fishing cause there wasn't much else to do, it was only a matter of time...
Hopefully all this is over soon. |
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This really pisses me off! I keep my boat at Spruce Run and now I cannot even access it let alone partake in one of the few pleasures left to me during this sh*t situation!? Why close some of the largest open spaces left where people could still go and enjoy the outdoors while maintaining proper ‘social distancing’!? I can understand closing some smaller county parks but closing state parks such as Spruce Run and Round Valley is just stupid in my oppinion. Maybe they should have given some thought before issuing this order so that only those parks likely to encourage people to congregate were closed. Instead the state was just lazy and said f’ it, close them all.
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