Lower South Branch 11/1/2021:

[AndyS]

Started up by Hamden Rd near Clinton, got 1 and rolled one, got a small LMB and saw a big bald eagle. Down a bit further got another one, one small SMB at Camp Carr. Tried following the river but there are a lot of road closed signs with bridges washed out, still some crazy stuff. Hard to wade many spots with the water still quite high, water was tea colored also. Winds came up and the leaves came down so I went to to the main stem, nothing, and access to the Headgates dam is still closed.
Actually kept 2, been a looooong time since I kept and ate a trout, but I'll give it a try again. I pass the Toms River TCA on my way to work, stopped in and gave it a look, meh.
Hopefully the vast majority of the storms are behind us so we can all get out there and enjoy some real fishing again ! This NW wind has got me itching for the suds again. Will be up that way on Wednesday as I have an appointment at the Veterans Administration Lyons campus in Bedminster for some routine checkup, nice having been approved for veterans health care, takes a huge burden off me.
A big CONGRATS to Hookmanski on his recent wedding also !!