9 boats on small lake, that's crazy

[UglyStick]

I hope you called the Game Thief hotline on his azz...

[bowzonly]

The guy said they were taken from the smaller lake so that doesnt fall under the trophy regs. And I have gone out of state. Thats why I.m getting more and more disgusted with NJ. On another crowded lake on 10/12 another boater said it best 50'000 people all fishing on tupperware sized lakes. These fish must see 100 lures a week. Am seriously thinking of not buying any licenses (hunting or fishing ) in NJ next year. Its not so much the money (although it would give me a few more bucks to spend out of state) its all the waisted time.

[15FOOTER]

I have had the exact opposite experience. I have been on popular lakes on a lot of sat and sundays and have been the only boat. Have also been out when its crowded. I feel your pain when its crowded but are ya really going to stop fishing NJ because NY PA are sooo much better??

[15FOOTER]

Sandy Hook was a mad house this weekend with boats blasting through schools of albies screwing everything up. From now on I will only fish Montaulk.

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by 15FOOTER

Sandy Hook was a mad house this weekend with boats blasting through schools of albies screwing everything up. From now on I will only fish Montaulk.

The traffic sucks going there!

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by 15FOOTER

Sandy Hook was a mad house this weekend with boats blasting through schools of albies screwing everything up. From now on I will only fish Montaulk.

Wait for the fall run off the Point out East lol... Same sh*t but with bigger boats and kayaks mixed in. Small CCs with fly guys darting all over the place, yakkers without flags in 6 ft rollers, 80+ft party boats, and hundreds of rec guys all jockeying for position to bail stripers, blues and false albies. It's a sh*t show...esp when the rain fish and herring roll it! And don't get too close the beach or point. You'll end up with a 3 oz bottle plug bouncing off your windshield or hull! Hahaha...

[15FOOTER]

Lol sounds like good times jigman..see what i did there Wilson only 20 more days man!

[TheDreamCatchers]

Thats sucks, especially when a great spots like stone tavern and rising sun get overfished. I only went once and saw about 7 different species of fish all dead on the shoreline. I did manage a 17+ lmb though

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by 15FOOTER

I have had the exact opposite experience. I have been on popular lakes on a lot of sat and sundays and have been the only boat. Have also been out when its crowded. I feel your pain when its crowded but are ya really going to stop fishing NJ because NY PA are sooo much better??

At Round Valley on Friday while riding to my campsite I did not see another boat on the reservoir. Granted T-storms were in the immediate forecast, but I saw only one empty trailer in the parking lot. Probably another camper.

Over the holiday weekend I didn't see many fishing boats, maybe 5-6 each day. On the Monday holiday I saw only one other boat out there fishing. The rest appeared to be rec kayakers and canoers.

I've been on Monksville on nice weekend days and rarely see more than half a dozen boats out fishing at a time. Rec kayakers, SUPs and canoes up the wazoo though.

[Eskimo]

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Originally Posted by bowzonly

On another crowded lake on 10/12 another boater said it best 50'000 people all fishing on tupperware sized lakes. These fish must see 100 lures a week.

lol - sounds like Spruce Run in the summertime. Anglers stacked deep and piled high!
If you sit in one spot for a while, you'll see the same spot get fished every 15 minutes or so all day long.

As soon as one boat is done with a spot, he'll wander off and a few minutes later another boat will pull up to the same spot and fish it. It's like watching bees visiting a flower.

Can you imagine the bass sitting on that structure dodging spinnerbaits and hooked herring all day long?







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