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NJ Fresh Water Fishing Forums => Fresh Water Fishing => Topic started by: rugman on March 18, 2008, 10:05:56 PM
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I am realy getting n to eye fishing and my best is a 6 pounder from greenwood lake and there are 10 pounders there t^
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I've caught 2 Walleyes in my life. A 10 pounder from the French river in Canada and a 12 pounder from Oswego harbor in NY.
I'm almost affraid to go for them again and break my streak ;D
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I never got into freshwater.
I'm not sure if they even catct them around here. 5hrug 5hrug
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THAT IS SOME GREAT FISHING . I am still going for a ten . they say the best pl in new york is ONEIDA LAKE.
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What method is used?
Bait, artificials?
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THAT IS SOME GREAT FISHING . I am still going for a ten . they say the best pl in new york is ONEIDA LAKE.
What I've heard aout Onieda is great fishing but small fish. I was supposed to go last year but the weather blew the trip out.
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bassnblue, your the only person that I have run into, other than me, that fishes French River. We go every year, mostly for the pike and musky. We never learned how to successfully fish for Walleye. Would like to learn tho.
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I hit greenwood lake alot and they are getting ten pounder in the bait nets , well if they are small up there I wont waste my time and gas going up there
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bassnblue, your the only person that I have run into, other than me, that fishes French River. We go every year, mostly for the pike and musky. We never learned how to successfully fish for Walleye. Would like to learn tho.
It's been at least 15 years since I've been up there. Great place to go, I def want to get back one of these years. Nothing like a fishing lodge vacation...eat, sleep, fish and drink Labbats! ;D ;D ;D
The Waleye I caught there was on a tube jig while fishing for bass. It's hanging on my wall now. I'd post a pic but that was waaay before digital cameras.
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I fish for them some in the springtime..There a small river that runs through my town (the Wallkill) that has a growing population of them, and I have some fun with them after work thru the spring..Haven't seen many over about 5# there yet though.. Oneida is a great lake for numbers for sure, but for big'uns the NYC Reservoirs hold some slobs..Especially Ashokan near Kingston.. I've caught a few up to about 8# over the years..usually by accident while fishing sawbellies for trout.. I was there one day when a guy from DEC pulled a 14 lber out of his sample net.. The Reservoirs don't get too much pressure either due to the required permit (free) , and tough boat regs., but they're awesome fisheries.
Here a decent Wallkill Wally from last spring:
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/Treebeard63/wallkilWally.jpg)
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I've caught some real nice smallmouth in the Walkill around New Paltz.
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nice pic, a 14 pound that would beat the n.j record t^
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I never fished for eyes gonna start this year I've seen pics from Greenwood Lk just unreel
I want to first go to Del.River
OPEN OFFER TO ALL
I've got a 16'boat 40hp & 1-1/2hp
elect bow deal 2 cannon downriggers 2 seats
one is almost always empty. t^
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they are doing good up there on the eyes , might tag along with ya one day t^
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I've caught some real nice smallmouth in the Walkill around New Paltz.
Yea BB, the Smallie fishiing there is off the hook..I grew up in New Paltz about 1/2 mile from the Wallkill..Gimme a holler if you ever want to hook up and give'em a go..
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does the wallkill run under rt 17
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Yes it does.. a bit SW of Middletown..Although I've never fished that stretch.. Its kinda an odd river as it flows south to north out of NJ and eventually dumps into the Rondout, which soon after empties into the Hudson.. Let me know if you ever want to give it a try..Walleye season here opens the 1st Sat. in May.
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I've caught some real nice smallmouth in the Walkill around New Paltz.
Yea BB, the Smallie fishiing there is off the hook..I grew up in New Paltz about 1/2 mile from the Wallkill..Gimme a holler if you ever want to hook up and give'em a go..
I discovered it by accident. I took a ride with a buddy who was thinking of moving to the area and we stopped at a bridge just to check the river out. A couple of guys were floating the river in a canoe and one of them caught about a 5 lber right there. We broke out the rods and caught them solid for a couple of hours. I went just about every week that spring and never failed to get at least a few at any spot that I stopped. Nice ones too! Used Mr Twisters exclusivley.
I'd love to do it again but my days of crawling up and down river banks are over b/c of a disability with my legs.
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"I'd love to do it again but my days of crawling up and down river banks are over b/c of a disability with my legs."
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Sorry to hear about the legs.. I have access to the river via a friends farm..I can drive to about 20 ft. from the water, and he's graded the bank, so its pretty easy ( but I may have to blindfold ya on the way in :) . Offer still holds if you're ever in the neighborhood. Sorry for gettin a bit off-topic Rugman
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that sounds good , sounds like a good hunting spot , I must find someone with a farm :'(
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Bassnblues, we fish out of the French River Lodge, you familiar with that place. We found it about 6 years ago, and forgot about all the other spots in Ontario we used to hit.
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Honestly, it was so long ago I can't remember the name of the lodge. To give you and idea of when it was, I have some pics of me with a pike wearing acid washed jeans!
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What method is used?
Bait, artificials?
Walleye are the Fluke of freshwater...bait or jigs fiished vertically on the bottom while drifing.
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Acid washed jeans don't mean nothing. I still wear them, course they been washed in battery acid.
Thats the problem with Walleye its like pulling seaweed up. I have only caught a couple and none with any size to them. Maybe this year I will pay a guide to show us how, and where.
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we will be in to them soooooooon ;D
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Am a Newbie this is my 1st post on this board TT^
I've fished for em for 30 yrs, mostly in the Susquehanna, near Harrisburg,Pa. Nice change from all the boring world class smallmouth&trout fishing around here ;D
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Welcome To the site River Rat.. t^
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Hi TM.
Welcome. grtn grtn
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welcome to the site riverrat the delware is great for walley and hopatcong is incredible the best time on the delware are the cold weather months late oct till march hopatcong its end of aprill thru may befor the weeds get real bad trolling stick baits along the weed lines and main lake points is the ticket
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bayonne when do you want to gooooooooooooo ;D
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I think the Walleye fishing on the Delaware is a lot better than many people would have us think...
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they been doing good by dingmen ferry t^
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and the season doesnt close on the delaware but if you go and catch a big female you should release it
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Is there any public access for boatless anglers :-\
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i hit any where on the del t^, If you can find dingmans ferry there is a nice park like spot rigt next to the bridge and a nice boat ramp for small boats t^
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okay , due to gas $$$$$$$$$$$$ my boat will be in greenwood lake for the summer and I will be pulling it out for the striper run in October and that means that I will be fishing for the walleyes and it is my taget . so the hell with pulling my boat two hours from my house and the lake is 10 min away slt
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Rugman, go to page three of the Freshwater Forum. Post started by Young Gull titled Labor Day on the Big D
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t^
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grtn Yup I fish 4 em in the Susquehanna from the fibre dam to Brunner Island
Cought maby 60 or 70 in the last 2 weeks
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t^ t^ t^