First river trout trip - North Branch Raritan

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by RyanMac14

Thanks guys..Nope I didnt see any smb and i spent a lot of time just scanning. There a lot in the bedminster area of the NB?

yessir, quality smb all over the raritan river watershed. For the NB, the defining boundary is the Ravine Lake dam- but I could be wrong. The water gets skinny and posted/private.

They should be more active this week wither warmer temps.

[Hookmanski]

Congrats man! The north branch is gorgeous. My grandpa has a farm that it borders and I've caught some cool stuff and seen ever cooler wildlife. I'm sure you'll be back for more

[Jerzguy2]

Glad you had a good day. I didn't see your post until Sunday AM, but you ended up exactly where I was gonna send you, also the nicest water on the North Branch. That's the stretch I grew up on, used to spend the day walking from bridge to bridge. If you like it now, you should have seen it 50 years ago, before 287 and they bulldozed out all the bend pools. After they did that, I only went back a time or two, but I'm sure it came back a little since then.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Good catch on an unfamiliar body of water. Lots of Trout out there to play with for sure.

[RyanMac14]

Was definitely fun, but relaxing and peaceful for once as well. Besides getting a text from the boss saying someone in the dept tested positive for Covid so I have to monitor myself ( I work at Saint Barnabas in Livingston so this is the 3rd time). It was nice to get away and lost in that area for awhile. At one point I joked in my head, FASTEDDIE and JDTUNA have probably fished these waters. What an honor!!! Hahah thanks for the words guys