Trout Opener..... 2017! WOW!!!

[Dave B.]

I haven't fished Opening Day or weekend for many years. Spent a lot of opening days during the past 15 years doing angler surveys for F&W, which I'll be doing again this year at Tuckahoe Lake in upper Cape May county. The following weekend I'll be on the Flatbrook in NJ and the Bushkill in Pa.

Good luck to everyone heading out on the 8th! Decent water levels for the first time in a LONG time combined with tens of thousands of fresh stockies and a LOT of fall holdovers as Eddie has proven bode very well for great success!

[gwl2oneida]

Tight lines gentlemen, and more importantly stay safe. River can be a dangerous place to fish.

[23cardinal]

Buddies and I usually do opening day at nomehegan. Nice easy day, no bumping for space, and just relax. Get into the wading once The crowds thin out by Monday or so

[Capt. Lou]

I was hoping Eddie would invite me , but did not happen ! I guess I'll go out and try my best to catch a trout 🐟 Maybe get lucky and catch a keeper !

[Hookmanski]

Hey all! This is my first post, glad to be a part of the site. I'll be out all day saturday in Hunterdon county. I live right behind the spruce run creek, so I've got a couple secret spots Good luck to all, tight lines!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Hookmanski

Hey all! This is my first post, glad to be a part of the site. I'll be out all day saturday in Hunterdon county. I live right behind the spruce run creek, so I've got a couple secret spots Good luck to all, tight lines!

Welcome to the site dude! It's THE BEST! That creek is quite the little gem for sure. You catch em up and let us know how you do!

TIGHT LINEZ!!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Capt. Lou

I was hoping Eddie would invite me , but did not happen ! I guess I'll go out and try my best to catch a trout 🐟 Maybe get lucky and catch a keeper !

Your invitation is in the mail and will probably come back to my residence. I forgot to buy a stamp............

Hahahahaha! You'll get em Cap'n! You always do!!!

[Lard Almighty]

If I do go out, it'll be in the afternoon, after the kids and googans have had their fill. One of the ponds by me is a bonus broodstock lake, I may hit that for a couple of hours.

[briansnat]

I've been fishing for 50 years (and boy are my arms tired ) and I have yet to go out on opening day. As a kid I used to beg my dad to take me out on opening day and he will tell me "It's amateur hour, you don't want to be out there, it's crazy".

I know it's exciting and have many friends who look forward to it, but things get crowded enough in the few weeks following that I can't begin to imagine the opening day crowds. The annual pic of dozens of anglers forming a circle at the base of Saxton Falls is what I have in my head.

Good luck and tight lines to anybody who does go out!

[FASTEDDIE29]

It's a yearly tradition for me and plenty of others in the great garden state! I can't just let it fade away after so many friends and memories have been made! You gotta pick the right place to go and enjoy the day with friends, family, a brother you haven't seen in a year, a nephew, niece, son or daughter! It's a bonding experience that I enjoy thoroughly. Kinda disappointing that tradition seems to be dying all around me! I personally can't let that happen! On that note, "I'll kindly ask one more time? LOL!!!"

Where ya headed for the NJ Trout Opener???

Good luck and as always TIGHT LINEZ!!!