9/19/16 - Fall and Winter Trout Fishing Information

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9/19/16 - Fall and Winter Trout Fishing Information

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[MRMCR]

Hopefully we get some rain between now and then.....I mean lots of rain.....

[Haskell_Hunter]

I don't wish it, but we need the equivalent of a hurricane or two (more likely two) to get us into a better water situation.  I was riding around the Wanaque reservoir, and it's getting very, very low.

[TroutandBucks]

lots and lots and lots of rain we need 

[TroutandBucks]

If it doesnt rain they shouldn't bother stocking the rivers and streams 

[SxSshooter]

I went mushroom hunting over the weekend. It was like a desert out there.I walked through places that should have been ankle to knee deep in water, dry as a bone.

[Bucksnbows]

If it doesnt rain they shouldn't bother stocking the rivers and streams 

 

They don't have that option, actually.  They must make room for the yearling trout in the raceways.  They run a very tight schedule and have already moved back the fall stocking date by two weeks over the past decade.  Delaying stocking further is just not an option. We remain bone dry over most of NJ's trout areas, and the freshly stocked trout will sit stacked up on top of each other in the few remaining pools until anglers, otters, eagles, and other predators pick them off one by one.  Tough year for a trout!   

[TroutandBucks]

I remember you telling me that in the past as well. Hope it rains then. 

[TroutandBucks]

And hope when the trout are stocked there arent just thrown from the bridges into the 2 inches of water we have

[Bucksnbows]

And hope when the trout are stocked there arent just thrown from the bridges into the 2 inches of water we have

 

They told Rick to "use his discretion" with the Musky transfer truck.  But the big hatchery trucks have no options as they can't go off road or into fields and other places. They will be bridge dumping as usual.  This is the lowest flow year in my lifetime let alone yours, so there is absolutely zip they can do unless it rains another 10 or 15 inches between now and mid October.  Next 15 day forecast calls for clear skies and zero rains....so do that rain dance.  

 

But look at the other side of the coin, the deer and bears should sound like a battalion of Sherman tanks coming through the forest when we're in our bow stands  

[TroutandBucks]

At least part 2 of that makes of us happy!!! 

[MRMCR]

And the fish eating birds will have a feast......

[TroutandBucks]

Those birds will have lots of fresh sushi 

[Haskell_Hunter]

They told Rick to "use his discretion" with the Musky transfer truck.  But the big hatchery trucks have no options as they can't go off road or into fields and other places. They will be bridge dumping as usual.  This is the lowest flow year in my lifetime let alone yours, so there is absolutely zip they can do unless it rains another 10 or 15 inches between now and mid October.  Next 15 day forecast calls for clear skies and zero rains....so do that rain dance.  

 

But look at the other side of the coin, the deer and bears should sound like a battalion of Sherman tanks coming through the forest when we're in our bow stands  

 

15" ain't gonna do it.  It's more like double that amount or slightly higher.  Spring was dry, summer was exceptionally dry, and we don't have any major storms (rain makers) in the forecast.  We're going to go into winter with very little water, and if it's like previous winters, we're going to come out of it with even less precipitation.  I'm starting to get worried.

 

The downside is that the amount of snow we would need and rain in the spring to "right this ship" would be on the very high end.  And if it doesn't come gradually over time, it's going to be bad.  Parched ground doesn't saturate quickly, so large rains tend to create significant runoff without any soil absorption, meaning that we'll get a lot of rains, epic floods, and soil that will quickly evaporate the little water it could hold.

 

We live in interesting times...

 

I blame the Canadians.

[TroutandBucks]

HAHAHA blame Canada just like south park