Opening Day Trout! Where ya headed???

[NJ Dave]

Have fun boys. Elbow to elbow not my cup of tea.
I'll be out monday when everyone is punching into work

[MattK]

Landed 3 so far today on the cong all on spinners. No one catching on anything else. Going to try a couple other spots this afternoon

[RussH]

Just got back from the local stock pond. Maybe 6 fish caught that I saw for maybe 25 people spread all around. Even saw a couple canoes out in the middle only get 1. Tough morning and super cold but not nearly as bad as the weatherman said. I may try again tomorrow but until there's some actual sun I don't see it picking up.

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by RussH

Just got back from the local stock pond. Maybe 6 fish caught that I saw for maybe 25 people spread all around. Even saw a couple canoes out in the middle only get 1. Tough morning and super cold but not nearly as bad as the weatherman said. I may try again tomorrow but until there's some actual sun I don't see it picking up.

Sounds almost exactly like my day. I started out at Echo Lake Park, saw maybe 15 trout caught by 30 or so anglers over 2.5 hours. I could only manage 3 small pickerel before I finally gave up. I swung by Franklin Lake just to see what was going on, I nailed a nice perch on a jerkbait, that was it. Left for home once the sleet started up heavy.

Here's a vid from Echo Lake, for those more interested in pickerel than trout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csy1TC5F74w