South Jersey Mixed Bag 3/18
 

After getting skunked at the South Branch, Spruce Run, and Round Valley yesterday I decided to stay down here in the south today.

I started at Oldmans Creek drifted large shiners and got a 21 inch and 15 inch bowfin. I also was bouncing a crawler for sunnies and and was hit by a 14 inch bowfin. Fought and landed on an ultalight with 4 lb test line. I have no idea how- I guess the line just missed all those teeth! After a crowd started to form, I moved up to Swedes lake in Burlington county. I spend the next two hours catching non stop 10-13 inch yellow perch, small bass and nice sunnies. Then on the way home I stopped at the Rancocas Creek hoping to catch a cat or bullhead but only got some tiny white perch.

Mixed bag- 51 fish/ 7 species

Check out the spot and neon green fins on the male bowfin in the 2nd picture. it must be spawning time.

Re: South Jersey Mixed Bag 3/18
 

skunked at the South Branch, Spruce Run, and Round Valley.......ouch !

Nice bowfin and mixed bag, thanks for posting.

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Way to go, thanks for the report and pics. Much better then I did on Friday at Lake wawayanda. I fished from 1pm to 7pm hooked up once on a small LMB.

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nice, sounds like a good day. there is not much that makes me happier to catch than 10-13" perch... and that's cool with the bowfins, i didn't know we had them here

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Very nice mixed bag, GREAT JOB!!!

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Bowfin! Sweet!

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awsome catching,thats one day for the books for sure:D