10/22 - RV and SB Raritan trout
 

Hit RV from shore at 6 am. Had a couple dink bass swallowing shiners under my slip bobbers but no trout hitting them. So crazy since last year that method produced endless trout in October. It's so true that not every year is the same. Oh well, eventually did get 1 trout on powerbait, 16" bow. Made me happy. I just love being on that shoreline in the fall, nothing beats it. Around 9 I switched over to the swimming side and hooked into my first pickerel ever. Was refreshing to catch something different, and he was a big one too. That swimming area is loaded with pickerel right now, and they're hungry.

Then went over to the south branch and hooked into 2 more nice trout, a brook and bow, both about 15". Both on black and gold PM. Great morning for me, haven't had a good day like that in a while.

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Nice trout!!!!

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Nice trout and that swimmin side of rv is loaded with some big pickerals! Love to ice fish there !

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Love that first picture man! Nice Trout too!

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Nice catch Chris! Dinner is served. Are the Trout cruising the shorelines? I used to go this time of year and do very well. We usually started at 4 am and left by 8.

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X2

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A little straightening of the horizon and perfection.
Props as you young guys say:cool:

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Your always showing off Wilson.:rolleyes:

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Sorry, it's my printing genes. It may look better crooked any way...to each his own:)

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Nice fish you got there. I agree with you, there is something magical about fishing there this time of year. I went last sun (10/20) from 7-9 am. I got 8 browns on shiners in the first hour, all 12-15". I missed a few more. I was getting hit EVERY cast. I've been fishing there since I was in 2nd grade (1992) every fall and this is by far the most action ive ever had. Around 8 it turned off, fish were still jumping but not eating. I had powerbait out the whole time and never got a hit on it. A few other guys around me were catching on powerbait-rainbows, one was about 20", all others were shorts. I'm going back tomorrow with my camera, I'm thinking after this cold snap the big ones are moving in. I tried the SBR in califon for an hour after RVR, no love there, its running painfully low.