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FASTEDDIE29 · #1 03-29-2014, 12:01 PM

Hit a river this morning for a couple hours to get my fix and see what was thrown in. What I found was great, all Browns hitting lures and everyone at the spot was catching and releasing. I could tell you how many we caught but I won't right now. It was shooting fish in a barrel, a fish a cast pretty much. Gotta love those feisty Browns. With the rain coming it will spread these fish out quite nicely. What a morning, biggest Brown was around 12.5 inches. Hopefully anglers don't take em out of the river to fast when the season opens next week. GOOD TIMEZ!!! TIGHT LINEZ!!!

shucker · #2 03-29-2014, 12:34 PM

Sweet,and I'm stuck cleaning out the basement.Before anybody jumps on Eddies case these fish were caught in non-posted water=you can fish it before opening day.

Wilson · #3 03-29-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shucker

Sweet,and I'm stuck cleaning out the basement.Before anybody jumps on Eddies case these fish were caught in non-posted water=you can fish it before opening day.

Leave a few for me there Eddie. I'm washing out my fishing vest. Had a bottle of bug spray explode in my pocket during the polar vortex winter this year.
3 years and this was the first wash.
It was still cleaner then a certain moderators NJFishing sweat shirt

Jigman13 · #4 03-29-2014, 08:48 PM

I did the same this morning in my neck of the woods...got about a dozen browns flippin small jigs. Good stuff... Hope to make it next wknd at dukes. Hopefully more than one trout and one smallie gets caught!

Kamil88 · #5 03-29-2014, 10:40 PM

Nice fish, if you don't mind me asking where can you go fishing before opening day.

AndyS · #6 03-29-2014, 11:38 PM

Kamil, pick up the New Jersey Freshwater Digest at your local tackle store. This year is a little different than other years since some areas are getting trout that have never been stocked before. I do believe all trout are to be released until the actual opening day on April 5th.

Kamil88 · #7 03-29-2014, 11:53 PM

Cool I got it all down thanks man

UglyStick · #8 03-30-2014, 10:08 AM

Way to hit 'em Eddie - Fish On !!!

NorthJerzyG · #9 03-30-2014, 05:46 PM

Nice job, way to get out there and give em Hell!!! All while beating the crowds........

Mikey topaz · #10 03-30-2014, 07:24 PM

Catch and release regs gotta love it an its a shame opening day all those fish will be wiped out!