Re: Love Fish & Game
Ahh.......the Rahway River! I cut my trout fishing teeth on the Rahway. It used to be lined with kids and parents from Springfield to Rahway. The area behind Greys was packed. The state stocked it heavily. The area below and above the mill was always stocked amply too. One of the former fish and game council members lived on the street downstream from the bridge and across from the river. That spot always got an extra net or two. The area behind the middle school (Lehigh Stretch) was cared for by the kids from Cranford who built dams along the way. Since the flood control projects came along, all that is gone. If you can imagine how much fishing meant to us kids back in the day, all you had to see was a bunch of us trying to ride our bikes at 4:30 A.M. (for the 5 A.M. opening) with our hip boots on, and rods and nets across the handle bars. Don't overlook the Winfield Park stretch or the downstream section below Morris Ave in Springfield.
As for the poachers, make the call!
|
