Fishing the millstone + Raritan Junction?

[acabtp]

not really specific to that area, but when the rivers are up, i start out by looking for fast water next to slow water and fish the seam between the two. you can usually find several places where this pattern exists. feeding fish wait in the slow water watching for prey to come tumbling down in the fast water, so be that prey.

[Jigman13]

Yessess! I love the flood! The rivers and canal needed a proper flushing/mix up!

[TheDreamCatchers]

theres a whole array of species in that area. Quillback and Northern Pike too in the millstone

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by acabtp

not really specific to that area, but when the rivers are up, i start out by looking for fast water next to slow water and fish the seam between the two. you can usually find several places where this pattern exists. feeding fish wait in the slow water watching for prey to come tumbling down in the fast water, so be that prey.

I don't think there was a single patch of calm water there. Take a look at Andy's first two pictures and I couldn't zone out anything.

Perhaps such a spot is under the water on a rock, and I also think the fish ladder area had a pool going but that range ain't possible for me.

But I'm assuming things look better when it hasn't rained so much. Gonna go back their another day.

[AndyS]

Fished for a few hours this morning, water was noticeably lower. Threw jigs, swimmers and storm shads, not a bump. I under stand it is January but these conditions are described as "ideal" by most of the Raritan river hard core whack jobs !

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Fished for a few hours this morning, water was noticeably lower. Threw jigs, swimmers and storm shads, not a bump. I under stand it is January but these conditions are described as "ideal" by most of the Raritan river hard core whack jobs !

Appreciate the report, and yea that water is at ease with comparison to yesterday.

Do you just cast it into the falls and let it drift?

[FASTEDDIE29]

See those 2 pics Andy posted? The waters high and snotty! It's beautiful! It's powerful! It is the Raritan river stocking truck, LOL!!! Fish swim up, fish wash down, YEP!!!!!