South Branch 4/7

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Originally Posted by Cuz

Fished near Stanton with slim results. Two nice keepers and two rainbows around 10" which I released. Then I moved to the pump house area where it was dirty water and got a big fat skunk. A policeman told me that area was a big bust opening day. That was the same thing that went on there last year.

When the water reaches 45 degrees plus and the sulpher flies appear the area is like a bluefish school busting bait on top. I watched a fly rodder catch over fifty trout one afternoon last year on the same stretch of water. Really kool to watch.
I hope we don't get much more rain from now on so the waters have time to recede and clear up.

I traditionally fished that area, from the pumping station down stream to the camp ground on opening day. I haven't seen results coming from that stretch on opening day in 3 years. I moved much farther down stream to the Hunterdon/Somerset county border, with much better results on opening days.