Carnegie lake FYI

[Eskimo]

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Originally Posted by acabtp

haha, yeah try to see how far that flies with the club sections on the SBR and they'll have you in court

As I understand it, nobdy can block your access or travel on any navigable waterway. I assume this right is in effect whether there is ice on the water or not.

The trout clubs believe if they own/lease land on both sides of the river that they 'own' the river.

I tried getting into one of those trout clubs, but they said there was a very long waiting list. I'd have to stand-by until enough people quit or died that my position on the waiting-list would be reached. They had no idea how many years that would take.


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[catfishonthelake]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

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As I understand it, nobdy can block your access or travel on any navigable waterway. I assume this right is in effect whether there is ice on the water or not.

The trout clubs believe if they own/lease land on both sides of the river that they 'own' the river.

I tried getting into one of those trout clubs, but they said there was a very long waiting list. I'd have to stand-by until enough people quit or died that my position on the waiting-list would be reached. They had no idea how many years that would take.


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I got married at The Raritan Inn, which happens to own a swath of land that is managed as a snooty, elitist trout club. It was a beautiful place to get married and my wedding was amazing, but I got a first-hand lesson of how these clubs work from the owner. I'm not going to get into how we were promised there would be no fishermen on the property the day of the wedding, and I come down to the water to take photos and the proprietor of a certain fly shop was down there hand-delivering flies to a client. The owner of the Raritan Inn told me that the they own the property, but not technically the "river." What they do own is the river "bed," so, if you can manage to float down that stretch of the SB without your raft or canoe or feet touching the bottom, which you cannot, you'd be fine. However, the second you touch a rock or sand or step out of your watercraft to put your foot down, you are trespassing. He took pride in telling me about all the people he has prosecuted over the years. I couldn't give a damn about trout or even fly-fishing for that matter, but two of the members in my wedding party were trout guys. I asked the owner of the Raritan if I could let them fish (keep in mind I'm paying thousands and thousands of dollars to get married there) and the OWNER OF THE PROPERTY referred me to the proprietor of a certain fly shop. When I asked the proprietor about fishing there, he told me that "maybe we could work out a special rate." The thought of getting a "special rate" was absurd to me, seeing as we were paying for the property already to get married there. I have friends in some trout clubs that aren't as elitist and stuck-up as this place, but for all I care they can keep their stocked trout that they force feed to keep in their stretch of a river.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Man I caught a ton of trout in that stretch above Solitude. That club stocks some bruisers. This was a while back. I haven't fished there in quite a few years. I'd just like to thank that club for all the bait and meals that it provided me with in the past. I think I caught my PB walleye on a trout that was taken out of that stretch, LOL.

Anyone wana go "CLUBBIN"?

[JimmyMas]

Great fishing below the Lake Solitude dam after a good flooding!

[catfishonthelake]

LOL, "clubbin." That's classic Eddie. It's amazing how fast a trout in a private "fly fishing only section" will suck down a garden worm on a treble hook.

[saxmatt]

Where is this place? I need more muskie bait.

[catfishonthelake]

Ha ha. The South Branch between High Bridge and Califon. There's a couple of clubs that stock big trout in there.

[GetANet]

Hey Jimmy your PM box is full !!!!!

[liveitup1.75liter]

After sandy I saw a dead brown way, way over 10 lbs floating.. those cams are beat and a safe bet is hit that up during a thunderstorm in summer.. like everything else in life ur rollin the dice but no risk no reward.. But id never do it.. ps big browns bite rite trew 6 lb test w/ ease..