Stocking days

[bucky]

I cant believe how many people are fishing before 5 o'clock on stocking days, I warned a couple of younger guys at lunch time the other day, they claimed they were clueless of the law even though stocking signs were clearly posted. I'm never a dick about it, I just let them know the regs. and tell them I could care less because its their fine. I guess the lawlessness in this country is spreading in every direction

Edited April 13, 2023 by bucky

[Bucndoe]

Make the call

[bucky]

Just now, Bucndoe said:

Make the call

They both left after we talked

[Bonefreak]

It’s a free for all, lawless, anything goes, no more rules kind of society nowadays. 

[hunterbob1]

9 minutes ago, bucky said:

They both left after we talked

They spoke fluent English

[mazzgolf]

11 minutes ago, bucky said:

I cant believe how many people are fishing before 5 o'clock on stocking days, I warned a couple of younger guys at lunch time the other day

Correct me if I'm wrong but... that's only at some places that are stocked. Not ALL stocked waters are closed on stocking days according to the digest 

[Mallard1100]

Sadly no different than what goes on down at the bay shore. Sign of the times like anything else. 

[Bucndoe]

21 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but... that's only at some places that are stocked. Not ALL stocked waters are closed on stocking days according to the digest 

The OP specifically mentioned people fishing before 5pm. That time is for trout stocked waters with in season closures specifically on the days they are stocked and closed to fishing until 5pm. All other waters are open to fishing.

Edited April 13, 2023 by Bucndoe

[hunterbob1]

Pretty sure the op  knows the river and how to read the signs!

[hunterbob1]

ttb

Edited April 14, 2023 by hunterbob1

[Jcol6268]

13 hours ago, Bucndoe said:

The OP specifically mentioned people fishing before 5pm. That time is for trout stocked waters with in season closures specifically on the days they are stocked and closed to fishing until 5pm. All other waters are open to fishing.

There are some trout stocked waters that are open on stocking days (no closures) is what he’s saying. (Or at least there used to be, I haven’t trout fished in Jersey in years to be honest). 
 

I would assume the OP is talking about the closed waters, since almost all of them are closed, and he seems up to date on the regs lol. 

[nmc02]

3 hours ago, Jcol6268 said:

There are some trout stocked waters that are open on stocking days (no closures) is what he’s saying. (Or at least there used to be, I haven’t trout fished in Jersey in years to be honest). 
 

I would assume the OP is talking about the closed waters, since almost all of them are closed, and he seems up to date on the regs lol. 

Yup. Wallkill has no in season closure, meaning you can fish while they stock

[Nomad]

16 minutes ago, nmc02 said:

Yup. Wallkill has no in season closure, meaning you can fish while they stock

Yeah but the guy’s that stock get pissed off at you. One stocker yelled at me because I accidentally hooked his net as he was throwing the fish in.

[jumpthestring]

3 hours ago, Nomad said:

Yeah but the guy’s that stock get pissed off at you. One stocker yelled at me because I accidentally hooked his net as he was throwing the fish in.

I would have yelled at you too.  

[Bucksnbows]

Think I’ve told this story before, but roughly 25 years ago, I gave my boss my two week notice and in sales, that’s your last day. So I took the two weeks before the new job started and went fishing basically 14 straight days. It was during this time of year and I was on a different river or stream every day and often more than one a day. I’m also a C&R only angler for trout, so I wasn’t thinking about closed days. 
 

It was a Tuesday and I stopped at Hoffman Crossing Bridge above the KL Gorge and suited up. As I was walking down the trail to the river, a pickup with two guys in it stops on the bridge and begin to unload obscenities like I had just slapped their momma upside the head. Let’s say a slight overreaction. I hadn’t even considered the regs for that day and I’m someone that follows them religiously for the most part. I’ll never forget how pissed they were and I hadn’t yet reached the river. A polite, “hey, the river is closed until 5” was all they needed to do.