TROUT SEASON

**Plastic Flute** · 04-05-2008, 10:20 PM

YAY I didnt know where to post this. The fishing thread is gone

On Saturday, April 5, tens of thousands of anglers will wake by the crack of dawn and head out to their favorite trout water. More than 181,000 trout from the Pequest Trout Hatchery have been stocked in nearly 200 ponds, lakes, and streams statewide. This pre-season stocking of trout, which occurs over a three-week period has gone according to plan, and by Saturday all waters will have been stocked with their allotted number of trout.

If you haven't already bought a fishing license and checked over your equipment, now is the time. Morning showers are in the forecast so be sure to pack rain gear along with your fishing tackle. Rain seldom affects conditions in ponds and lakes, but it's a good idea to have some alternate locations in mind if you fish the big rivers in case the water is high and turbid. The nine Bonus Broodstock ponds and lakes are always good bets, and these big fish like to strike shiny, artificial lures such as spinners and spoons.

Trout stocking will continue throughout the seven weeks following opening day. Nearly 390,000 more trout will be stocked during this period, so there's plenty of opportunities to catch freshly stocked trout after this weekend. The full stocking schedule is available online and also through the Trout Hotline: 609-633-6765. Visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trtinfo_spr08.htm for the schedule and additional information about the spring trout season.

Fishing is fun and a wonderful way to reconnect with family and friends. So go out there and have a great time fishing this weekend!

**Val** · 04-06-2008, 12:20 AM

My car is broken, honey. Sorry! May I go with you in your car?

I promise to stay with you the entire day fishing, only me and you. Deal?

**Bill5461** · 04-06-2008, 10:27 AM

Every year we get a few NYC hunters that come up here and accidently get shot on the first day of Deer season. I'm wondering why a few of them don't drown up here on the first day of fishing season.

**Ophelia** · 04-06-2008, 12:13 PM

^Gee Bill, how uplifting.

I want to go fishing.

Casey Anne · 04-06-2008, 03:26 PM

What's romantic about sitting in a boat or at the shoreline, freezing and waiting for animals to bite into hooks and be pulled up (the animals!) on their mouths to their ultimate doom?

Samson The Cat · 04-06-2008, 03:43 PM

You got that wrong. It's all about a balanced diet with enough iodine.

**MSFixR** · 04-07-2008, 06:05 AM

Flute you surprize me every day. Trout fishing!

At the fish farm they feed the baby trout Purina Trout Chow so when you get 'em home and fry 'em up in the pan, they taste like - you got it, Purina Trout Chow.

edawg99 · 04-07-2008, 12:32 PM

I haven't been fishing in years, I would love to spend a day on the lake fishing.

Jim Halpert · 04-10-2008, 01:40 AM

Quote:

If you haven't already bought a fishing license and checked over your equipment, now is the time.

That's what she said. HAHAHA!

Captain Beefheart · 04-10-2008, 02:15 PM

I have a trout on my face because I know that I only want to work at bait and tackle shops for the rest of my life. I don't want to work at a job where people are prejudiced of a man with a tattoo on his face of a large lake fish.

bigbear · 04-10-2008, 05:04 PM

Salmon fishing is officially Banned Due to Shortages!

04-05-2008, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,841 My Profile	TROUT SEASON YAY I didnt know where to post this. The fishing thread is gone On Saturday, April 5, tens of thousands of anglers will wake by the crack of dawn and head out to their favorite trout water. More than 181,000 trout from the Pequest Trout Hatchery have been stocked in nearly 200 ponds, lakes, and streams statewide. This pre-season stocking of trout, which occurs over a three-week period has gone according to plan, and by Saturday all waters will have been stocked with their allotted number of trout. If you haven't already bought a fishing license and checked over your equipment, now is the time. Morning showers are in the forecast so be sure to pack rain gear along with your fishing tackle. Rain seldom affects conditions in ponds and lakes, but it's a good idea to have some alternate locations in mind if you fish the big rivers in case the water is high and turbid. The nine Bonus Broodstock ponds and lakes are always good bets, and these big fish like to strike shiny, artificial lures such as spinners and spoons. Trout stocking will continue throughout the seven weeks following opening day. Nearly 390,000 more trout will be stocked during this period, so there's plenty of opportunities to catch freshly stocked trout after this weekend. The full stocking schedule is available online and also through the Trout Hotline: 609-633-6765. Visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trtinfo_spr08.htm for the schedule and additional information about the spring trout season. Fishing is fun and a wonderful way to reconnect with family and friends. So go out there and have a great time fishing this weekend!

04-10-2008, 05:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigbear Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere In Europe Posts: 2,793 My Profile	Salmon fishing is officially Banned Due to Shortages! Last edited by bigbear : 04-10-2008 at 09:16 PM.

04-06-2008, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 7,614 My Profile	My car is broken, honey. Sorry! May I go with you in your car? I promise to stay with you the entire day fishing, only me and you. Deal?

04-06-2008, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 11,779 My Profile	Every year we get a few NYC hunters that come up here and accidently get shot on the first day of Deer season. I'm wondering why a few of them don't drown up here on the first day of fishing season.

04-06-2008, 12:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,011 My Profile	^Gee Bill, how uplifting. I want to go fishing.

04-06-2008, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Casey Anne Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: where you want me to be Posts: 141 My Profile	What's romantic about sitting in a boat or at the shoreline, freezing and waiting for animals to bite into hooks and be pulled up (the animals!) on their mouths to their ultimate doom?

04-06-2008, 03:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Samson The Cat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thuringia Posts: 2,207 My Profile	You got that wrong. It's all about a balanced diet with enough iodine.

04-07-2008, 06:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 8,497 My Profile	Flute you surprize me every day. Trout fishing! At the fish farm they feed the baby trout Purina Trout Chow so when you get 'em home and fry 'em up in the pan, they taste like - you got it, Purina Trout Chow.

04-07-2008, 12:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
edawg99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 8,395 My Profile	I haven't been fishing in years, I would love to spend a day on the lake fishing.

04-10-2008, 02:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,675 My Profile	I have a trout on my face because I know that I only want to work at bait and tackle shops for the rest of my life. I don't want to work at a job where people are prejudiced of a man with a tattoo on his face of a large lake fish.

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