Nj pb wild brown/ laker beat down at the valley

[Mikey topaz]

Well I stuck a fork in ice season early this year…. I did a lot of swinging for the fence with little to show for it. Saturday I got up early to check on some of my pets that I couldn’t get to because of the ice all winter. They were there where I left them and they sure were hungry. Ended up with a few but got a really nice wild brown probably my personal best in Nj. Fish fought awesome on the ultralight on 4 lb test. Sunday i fired up the mamba and headed to the valley to see what was going on there. Found plenty of lakers close to shore and caught them well on the flats,wire,leadcore,& riggers. Plenty of releases but I did keep my daily limit of 6 for the smoker. Plenty of fish close to shore right now don’t necessarily need a boat right now, get out and give it a try guys. Good luck