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THIS WILL BE SHORT AS THE HOUR IS LATE.
TRENTON, JIM ADVISED SHAD BITE ZIP HERRING BITE SPOTTY.
YARDLEY, KEVIN FISHED 7 HOURS SAW NO SHAD CAUGHT, WATER TEMPERATURE 51 DEGREES.
LUMBERVILLE, MATT fly fished CATCHING 1 SHAD AND 1 SMALLIE.
SANDTZ EDDY, WALT REPORTS ZIP.
ROBIN, WAS SMARTEST OF ALL, SEEING FROST ON HIS CAR AND ALL HIS PLANTS WILTED HE WENT BACK TO BED.
NO REPORT FROM THE TOURNAMENT TONIGHT DUE TO THE LATE HOUR.
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SHAD FISHING'S BIGGEST WEEK STARTS TOMORROW. THE NEXT 7 DAYS WILL SEE MORE LINES IN THE WATER THAN ANY OTHER TIME THIS SEASON. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL; REMEMBER A 22" MINIMUM LENGTH IS A PREQUALIFIER TO WEIGHT. THIS IS NORMAL FOR MOST TOURNAMENTS.
THE ONLY REPORT OF A LANDED SHAD COMES FROM EQUINUNK, PA (HANCOCK NY) LEN CAPUTI, LANDED HIS FIRST SHAD OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY.
THIS COLD SPELL JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GIVING UP ITS GRIP ON US. TONIGHT'S LOW WILL DROP THE WATER TEMPERATURE AGAIN.
THE SHAD WILL NOT BE MOVING VERY MUCH WITHOUT INCREASING WATER TEMPERATURES; SO, IF YOU FIND FISH STAY ON THEM AND DON'T MOVE TILL YOUR SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE HOLE YOU ARE IN.
IF THE SUN IS OUT STRONG, MOVE TO SLOWER MOVING SUN DRENCH SHALLOWER WATER.
IF THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM TRY SLOW TROLLING IN A SLOW "S" PATTERN UP RIVER.
DRIFTING DOWN RIVER WITH NO MOTOR RUNNING. (DRAG AN ANCHOR CHAIN TO KEEP THE BOAT ORIENTED BOW INTO THE CURRENT.)
THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
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THE CRYSTAL BALL WORKED PRETTY GOOD FOR A CHANGE. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE PAST 2 DAYS IS LOCKJAW, LOCKJAW AND MORE LOCKJAW.
THE LAST REALLY GOOD REPORT IS FROM SUNDAY AT SANDTZ EDDY. 34 LANDED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND TWICE THAT MANY MISSED. A WORLD RECORD DAY. ALL THIS WHILE THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED FROM 69-63.
NOW THE NEWS FROM ALL OVER.
YARDLEY, KEVIN, REPORTS WATER TEMPERATURE DOWN 15 DEGREES TO 54. LOCKJAW ON SHAD, 1 STRIPER.
LEWIS FISHERY, STEVE REPORTS 2 HAULS MONDAY GOOD CATCHES, PLENTY OF CATS AND 1 15" STRIPER. THE NET TRUMPS LOCKJAW.
CORRECTION: LAMBERTVILLE SHAD FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND.
CENTER BRIDGE, MATT REPORTS, WATER TEMPERATURE DOWN 10 DEGREES, SHAD HAVE LOCKJAW.
FORKS TOURNAMENT, LAST DAY TO SIGN UP IS THURSDAY 4/25/02. GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND REMEMBER ALL ENTREES MUST BE 22" MINIMUM LENGTH AS A PREQUALIFIER TO WEIGHT.
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IS THERE A PATTERN HERE? SEEMS THE WEATHER DETERIORATES JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEN CLEARS AFTER WE RETURN TO WORK.
WE KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW SO LET'S ROLL
TRENTON, LITE SHAD BITE IMPROVING HERRING BITE.
YARDLEY, KEVIN, LANDED 7, 1 6# ROE.
LAMBERTVILLE, WOODY, LANDED QUITE A FEW; THE BITE WAS GENERALLY LITE.
UPDATE: TIM GENTHNER RELEASED THE BEAVER LAST WEEK AT THE LEWIS FISHERY. HENCEFORTH TIM WILL BE KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS BEAVER BOY.
LUMBERVILLE, DEE, FLYFISHED THE AREA WITH NO LANDINGS.
EASTON, RUSTY REPORTED 16 LANDED BY MID AFTERNOON, PAPPY WAS DOING EVEN BETTER.
DINGMANS' FERRY, JOHN HAD A GREAT DAY NETTING NOTHING BUT ROE. PLENTY OF SHAD WERE MOVING THRU ALL DAY.
POND EDDY, RAD, TRIED A FLOAT TRIP TO PORT JARVIS. FLYCASTING AS HE DRIFTED WITH GOOD RESULTS.
WITH COLD WEATHER MOVING IN, THE BITE WILL PROBABLY GET LOCKJAW FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. DRESS A LITTLE WARMER, AND TAKE A BOOK OR CATALOG ALONG TO HELP PASS THE TIME TILL THE BITE PICKS UP.
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MOST OF THE GOOD STUFF HAPPENED THURSDAY BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED IN AND CHASED ALL THE SANE PEOPLE OFF THE RIVER.
FRIDAY NOON, BILL FISHER OF ALASKA AND BILL BOGATT JOINED ME AT DINGMANS' JUST BEFORE THE SKIES OPENED WITH RAIN DROPS THE SIZE OF SAUCERS AND PYROTECHNICS THAT STAND THE HAIR ON YOUR BACK STRAIGHT UP. JUST THINKING ABOUT BEING HIT BY IT CAN GIVE YOU RELIGION. SO, WE SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME UNDER COVER SWAPPING STORIES AND EXCHANGING TECHNIQUES. BILL HAS INVITED ME UP FOR THE SALMON RUN IN JUNE AND I, AM, CONSIDERING ACCEPTING HIS KIND INVITATION.
NOW, THE NEWS FROM ALL OVER.
JIM REPORTS FROM ALEXANDER BEACH ROCKS IN CAPE MAY NJ, HOOKED 8 LANDED 3. NEEDS A RECIPE, PLEASE RESPOND DIRECT TO (maryjimw@bellatlantic.net). THESE FISH HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO THE BAY YET!!!
TRENTON REPORTS SHAD STACKED UP BUT NO BITE. LIGHT HERRING BITE, DIRT LESSENING.
YARDLEY,JIM REPORTS 4 SHAD HERRING BITE PICKING UP.
BOB VAHN FISHED EASTON LANDING 8 ON CHARTREUSE ON THE AFTERNOON BITE. WHILE 16 WERE LANDED FROM SHORE AT SCOTT PARK.CHRIS REPORTED SPOTTY ACTION UNDER BRAINARDS BRIDGE.
SMITHFIELD BEACH, RON & VIC LANDED 1 4#. THE SCREEN WAS LOADED WITH FISH MOVING THROUGH, THEY JUST DIDN'T STAY AND BITE.
DINGMAN'S FERRY, HARRY DOERR CAUGHT 20+ THURSDAY, JOHN DOERR LANDED 3 BEFORE THE FIRE WORKS FRIDAY CHASED EVERYONE OFF THE RIVER.WALLY, A LONG TIME ASSOC. MEMBER ALSO DID GREAT THURSDAY LANDING OVER 30 UP RIVER 2 TURNS IN 5-6 FEET, ON THE PA SIDE. WALLY FISHED CHARTREUSE FLUTTERS WITH 1 #5 &1 #7 SPLIT SHOT ON DEAD STICKS.
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LAST NIGHT'S SHAD ASSOC. MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED. A NEW 5-MINUTE PER TOPIC RULE WAS IN AFFECT WITH GOOD RESULTS. THE DISCUSSIONS WERE LIVELY AND CENTERED on SHAD FISHING. J. B. KASPER GAVE AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON FISHING THE DELAWARE. DON'T MISS NEXT MONTH'S MEETING MAY 15.
DON'T FORGET, THE SHAD TOURNAMENT STARTS NEXT SATURDAY 4/27, GET YOUR REGISTRATION IN BY 4/25.
TRENTON REPORTS SHAD ARE STACKING UP LIKE CORDWOOD. WATER IS STILL DIRTY THAT FAR SOUTH.
WRIGHTSVILLE RON REPORTS YARDLEY A BUST WITH LOTS OF DIRT.
HIGH HOOK GOES TO FRENCHTOWN, STILL DIRTY BUT THE BITE WAS ON BIG TIME. 25 PLUS FROM 8 AM-2 PM.
PIC REPORTS THE EASTON RAMP IS STILL UNDER WATER ONLY 2 BOATS OUT.
DAVE'S 12-YEAR-OLD SON CAUGHT A 6 POUNDER AT MILFORD.
BILL FISHER OF ALASKA WILL BE JOINING ME TOMORROW FOR THE AFTERNOON BITE AT DINGMANS FERRY.
LAMBERTVILLE'S SHAD FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND. TAKE THE KIDS, HAVE A GOOD TIME.
WATER CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE RIGHT FOR A GREAT WEEKEND OF FISHING. THE FISH ARE IN THE RIVER, MOVE AROUND TILL YOU FIND THE BITE.
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SHAD FISHING REPORT - 4/16/02 2nd message
THIS IS YOUR LAST REMINDER FOR THE SHAD MEETING AT THE SE WY CO FIREHOUSE ON RT. 378 IN SOUTH BETHLEHEM WEDNESDAY 4/17/02 AT 7:30 PM. J.B. KASPER WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER. SOME OF US OLD HANDS WILL BE AROUND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND HELP WITH ADVICE AND TIPS.
THE LEWIS FISHERY WAS HOT AGAIN TONIGHT. STEVE AND THE GANG FILLED THE NET WITH WELL OVER 50 SHAD, MANY SMALMOUTH,CATS,CARP, HERRING AND ONE TIRE.
THE RIVER HAS RISEN MORE THAN 4 FEET SINCE SUNDAY. THE LEVELS ARE NOW WHERE THEY NORMALLY ARE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
DEBRIS IS A REAL PROBLEM ONLY TIME WILL SOLVE. NISH JOINED ME TONIGHT FOR A COUPLE HOURS OF LURE CLEANING. ONE MAN COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE TASK OF KEEPING THE LURES CLEAN.
WHAT TO DO?? REMEMBER, THE RIVER WILL CLEAR UP AND SETTLE DOWN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. IF WEDNESDAY IS YOUR DAY TO FISH, HEAD NORTH, PORTLAND, BUSHKILL, DINGMANS' MAYBE EVEN MILFORD. FIND CLEARING AND FALLING LEVELS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. USE YOUR HEAD AND YOUR RIVER MAPS, DON'T TAKE CHANCES IN AREAS YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH. KEEP YOUR PFD ON; THE WATER IS STILL COLD.
LEAVE THE RIVER A LITTLE EARLY AND STOP BY THE MEETING. THE PARKING LOT IS BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD YOUR BOATS.
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SHAD FISHING REPORT - 4/16/02 1st message
TOPPING THE CHART TONIGHT IS NEWS FROM THE LEWIS FISHERY. STEVE AND THE GANG NETTED OVER 50 AMERICAN SHAD, A HUMUNGOUS CARP, 4 CATS OVER 10# AND A VERY MAD BEAVER.
NOW THE NEWS FROM ALL OVER.
NO NAME REPORTED FROM FLORENCE BEND, BIG SCHOOLS MOVING BY ON THE INCOMING TIDE. NO HERRING AND STRIPERS WON'T TAKE CHUNK.
KEVIN REPORTS YARDLEY NO SHAD SOME STRIPERS.
JIM MOVED UP TO THE I-95 BRIDGE, NO SHAD.
JODY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND FISHED BELOW THE LAMBERTVILLE DAM LANDING SHAD ON FLY AND SPIN.
NISH FISHED THE MORNING BITE AT LAMBERTVILLE, NO BITE. BRIAN & LARRY LANDED THREE UNDER THE BRIDGE ON THE EVENING BITE. PETE, RAN UP TO THE 202 BRIDGE LANDING 12
MATT FISHED LUMBERVILLE, AND ADVISED THE BITE BETTER WHEN OVERCAST.
BILL FISHED MONTAGUE NJ SOUTH OF THE RT. 84 BRIDGE HOOKING 4 LANDING 1.
JOHN FISHED SMITHIES' HOLE BY DINGMANS' FERRY LANDING 3 BUCK.
THE BREAK DOWN, THE AFTERNOON BITE IS MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN THE MORNING BITE. THE SCHOOLS ARE A COUPLE DAYS APART. ONCE YOU FIND A SCHOOL FOLLOW IT UP RIVER AS FAR AS YOU CAN. THE PEAK OF THE RUN IS SOUTH OF TRENTON, HOW FAR IS ANYONE'S GUESS. DON'T SIT IN ONE SPOT TOO LONG, IF YOU DON'T GET BITES CHANGE SOMETHING, MOVE SOMEWHERE, LET OUT MORE ANCHOR LINE. MOVE THE ANCHOR LINE FROM CLEAT TO CLEAT, TRY DRIFT FISHING OR SLOW TROLLING IN AN "S" PATTERN.
DON'T FORGET WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM IS THE DELAWARE RIVER SHAD FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETING, AT THE SE WY CO FIREHOUSE ON RT. 378 IN SOUTH BETHLEHEM.
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SHAD FISHING REPORT - 4/14 /02
NOT MANY REPORTS FROM SATURDAY, BUT THE ONES WE GOT WERE GOOD.
LAMBERTVILLE WAS SPOTTY, BUT PETE BROKE THE CODE. HE MOVED TO SHALLOW WATER (2-4') AND CLEANED HOUSE. PETE FLAT LINED WITH 2 SMALL SPLIT SHOT. EARLIER IN THE DAY HE USED BRIGHT GREEN HOLOGRAPHIC SALMON TAPE. LATE IN THE DAY PINK & BLACK AND ORANGE & BLACK WERE THE HOT COLORS. PETE ENDED THE DAY WITH OVER 30 IN THE BOAT. RUN AND GUN SEEMS TO BE REQUIRED TO FILL THE BOAT THIS YEAR, SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE SOMEONE WITH A STRONG BACK TO HANDLE THE ANCHOR.
PAPPY CALLED IN (DON'T TELL MARION) AND REPORTED FROM EASTON. 19 ON FRIDAY & 21 SATURDAY. PAPPY SAID HE HAD 4 OVER 5 # ON SATURDAY.
THE FISH PASSING EASTON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE SANTZ EDDY AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SANTZ EDDY IS ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH ON 611, RIVER ROAD. THE RAMP IS NICE, BUT USE CAUTION IN THIS LOW WATER CONDITION. THE CHANNEL IS ON THE NJ SIDE. RUN UP RIVER BUT DON'T TRY THE RAPIDS BELOW THE OLD TRESTLE, UNLESS YOU KNOW THE WAY. ANCHOR IN THE CHANNEL AND ENJOY THE DAY. THIS IS ONE OF THE PRETTIEST STRETCHES OF THE RIVER. WITH LOTS OF ROOM, SO MOVE AROUND A BIT AND FIND YOUR OWN SECRET HONEY HOLE.
MIKE & BART FISHED THE WATER GAP. LANDING 3 AND MISSING MANY BECAUSE SOMEONE FORGOT THE NET. CHARTREUSE DARTS WERE THE LURES OF CHOICE THIS DAY.
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LET THE GRASS GROW, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WEEDS, SHOPPING IS FOR WIMPS. THIS IS THE WEEKEND TO BE ON THE RIVER.
ALL THE LATE FRIDAY REPORTS WERE GREAT, SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO THEM.
DAN FISHED TRENTON LANDING 2 SHAD 1 40-INCH STRIPER AND A BUNCH OF HERRING.
JIM FISHED YARDLEY 57 DEGREES THE CREEL SURVEY TEAM WAS AT THE RAMP AND ADVISED 15 SHAD, 20 STRIPERS AND MANY CATS AND PERCH. JIM SAID PINK & BLACK, ORANGE & BLACK WERE THE COLORS.
JODY FLY FISHED BELOW THE LAMBERTVILLE DAM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY LANDING 1 EACH DAY.
NISH (THE MAN THAT BROUGHT US THE FLUTTER SPOON) FISHED LAMBERTVILLE FRIDAY EVENING FROM 5-7 IN THE RAIN. NETTING 9 AND PRO RELEASING 2 MORE. NISH SET UP WELL BELOW THE BRIDGE, AND ENDED UP HIGH HOOK.
FROM REIGELSVILLE JERRY REPORTS NO LANDINGS, PAUL LANDED 2 AND THE TEMP WAS 54 DEGREES.
WILL FISHED MARTINS CREEK BOATING 16 THAT IS GREAT.
DAVE NETTED 13 AT BELVEDERE.
THAT'S IT I HAVE TO HELP MY DAUGHTER MOVE INTO HER NEW HOUSE AND PUT MY NEW BOAT AWAY. MORE ABOUT THE NEW BOAT LATER.
HOPE TO MAKE THE RIVER THE EVENING BITE.
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JIM AND KEVIN FISHED SEPARATELY AT YARDLEY TODAY WITH THE SAME RESULTS, NO SHAD IN THE NET.
RON AND I FISHED LAMBERTVILLE THIS EVENING. THERE WERE 6 BOATS OUT AND A TOTAL OF 13 LANDED SHAD OBSERVED, (NONE IN OUR BOAT).
STEVE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BETTER LUCK WITH THE NETS, AND THEY PULLED OUT A LONG ONE TONIGHT STRETCHING 2/3 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE RIVER. TEMPERATURE HAD JUMPED UP NICELY TO 55 DEGREES, CLARITY GOOD, LEVEL VERY LOW.
MATT FLY FISHED LUMBERVILLE LANDING NO SHAD BUT 1 CARP.
PAPPY REPORTS EASTON ACTIVITY PICKING UP, BUT THE HOT SPOT WAS ABOVE THE TRESTLE POOL AT SANTZ EDDY. OVER 40 SHAD WERE REPORTED CAUGHT AND 1 BOAT WITH 2 FISHERMEN HAD 6 EACH ON THEIR STRINGERS.
RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD FOR SHAD FISHING. DON'T FORGET, THE SHAD RUN DOESN'T REALLY START TILL YOU GET OUT AND CATCH SOME.
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WHERE DID SPRING GO, BRING BACK JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 60S & 70S. NOW WE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE 40S. NOTHING KILLS THE BITE LIKE A COLD SNAP. THIS ONE IS THE LONGEST OF THE 01-02 WINTER.
PAPPY JOINED ME AT LAMBERTVILLE SATURDAY MORNING. 6 OTHER BOATS JOINED US FOR A MORNING OF COLD, WIND AND LITTLE ELSE. FROM 10-12:30 WE SAW 2 SHAD LANDED AND 1 BREAK OFF.
STEVE HAD NO BETTER LUCK WITH THE NETS ON THE MORNING PULL.
WATER TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO 47 DEGREES, LEVELS ARE FALLING RAPIDLY, CLARITY IS GOOD WITH A LIGHT STAIN. RUBBER BANDS ARE STILL RECOMMENDED TO INSURE THE LURE STAYS CLEAN.
KEVIN FISHED YARDLEY FRIDAY. WATER TEMP. WAS 49 DEGREES, CLEARING WATER CONDITIONS. 3 HOOKED NONE LANDED.
JIM AND ED ALSO FISHED YARDLEY, NONE LANDED AND NO OBSERVED LANDINGS. NOT ONES TO GIVE UP THEY MOTORED TO THE TRENTON LAUNCH AND HEADED FOR THE TRENTON COVE. JIM REPORTS THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN A SHORE ANGLER AND A BOATER. THE SHORE ANGLER FINALLY HOOKED THE BOATER IN THE ARM. THE BOATER MOVED OFF AFTER SOME CHOICE WORDS.
THE BOATER HAS TO GIVE WAY IN THESE SITUATIONS, REMEMBER, THE BOATER IS FREE TO MOVE ANYWHERE AT WILL WHILE THE SHORE ANGLER CANNOT. THE OLD "HE DOESN'T OWN THE RIVER," DOESN'T HOLD MUCH WEIGHT WHEN LEAD AND HOOKS COME FLYING YOUR WAY. BOATERS SHOULD USE SPECIAL CARE TO STAY WELL CLEAR OF THE WALL BY THE TRENTON BRIDGES WHEN THE HERRING BITE IS ON. THOSE SHORE ANGLERS ARE THROWING 5-8 OZ. AND 6-8 HOOK RIGS.
AFTER CHECKING THE WEATHER FORECAST, I THINK THE EVENING BITE WEDNESDAY WILL BE MY NEXT TRIP. I PLAN TO LAUNCH AT LAMBERTVILLE FISH, WATCH STEVE PULL THE NETS, THEN FISH TILL SUN DOWN. SHAD ARE NOT GREAT NIGHT BITERS AND NIGHT BOAT RECOVERIES LEND THEMSELVES TO LOST AND BROKEN EQUIPMENT.
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THE ONLY NEW REPORT IS FROM SEAN, FISHING EASTON IN THE LEHIGH STREAM LANDED 3 SHAD THE OTHER EVENING. WATER TEMP HAD FALLEN TO 49 IN THE LEHIGH AND 47 DEGREES IN THE DELAWARE.
I PLAN TO FISH LAMBERTVILLE TOMORROW, SATURDAY. PAPPY WILL BE JOINING ME AT THE CRACK OF 9:30 AM. I RARELY FISH FOR SHAD BEFORE 8:00 AM. THAT IS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET READY FOR THE 9:00 AM BITE. THE SHAD WILL BE SLEEPING LATE TOMORROW BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRESS OF THE FALLING WATER TEMPERATURE.
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE WATER TEMPERATURE RISES AND FALLS FOLLOWING THE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURE. AS THE NIGHTTIME LOWS RISE THE WATER TEMPERATURE RISES. IF A COLD SNAP COMES THROUGH, NIGHT TEMPERATURES DROP SO LOW THAT THE HEAT IS PULLED OUT OF THE RIVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE SHAD STOP MOVING NORTH AND SOMETIMES RUN DOWN RIVER. THEY ALSO GET LOCKJAW.
DON'T FORGET, J.B. KASPER (DELAWARE RIVER GUIDE) WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE 4/17 MEETING. BRING A FRIEND.
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ATTENTION, ATTENTION SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE FORTHITHIA IS IN BLOOM, THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AND THE WEATHER IS CHANGING EVERY 15 MINUTES. THIS MUST BE SHAD SEASON.
SHAD SEASON IT IS AND FINALLY SHAD SEASON IS HERE.
STEVE, FRED LEWIS' GRANDSON REPORTS 19 SHAD IN THE NET TUESDAY. THAT IS GREAT FOR EARLY APRIL.
KEVIN FISHED YARDLEY BEFORE THE BIG TEMPERATURE DROP AND LANDED 6 ON FLUTTERS.
SCOTT REPORTS 5 BOATS OUT AT LAMBERTVILLE, WATER TEMPERATURE 52 DEGREES (THAT IS JUST ABOUT RIGHT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR) EVERYONE WAS PICKING UP A SHAD OR 2.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE REAL BEGINNING OF THE RUN. THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE IS TO GET OUT THERE AND FISH. DON'T FORGET TO REPORT BACK TO THE HOT LINE AT (215) 570-3811 OR E MAIL CONNERFISH@AOL.COM.
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SATURDAY WAS BRIGHT & SUNNY BUT NOT FISHABLE FOR MOST OF US.
THE OLD MAHOGANY RUN ABOUT HAD TO GO, A VIKING FUNERAL WAS REQUIRED. ALL THE MEN IN THE CLAN (EXCEPT DAULTON, 3 MONTHS) PARTICIPATED. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO KILL A COUPLE HOURS AT THE RIVER ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ANGIE AND BOB (OF A&B TACKLE FAME) TRIED FISHING LAMBERTVILLE. THERE WAS SO MUCH DIRT; THEY GAVE UP AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. WATER TEMP 45 DEGREES. THEY ALSO SURPRISED ME WITH THE GIFT OF ONE OF THEIR FAMOUS RIVER ANCHORS, THANKS GUYS.
TRENTON REPORTS MOSTLY GIZZARD SHAD WERE BEING LANDED WITH AN OCCASIONAL AMERICAN SHAD. HAVEN'T HAD A REALLY GREAT REPORT FROM THE COVE YET! A COUPLE STRIPERS WERE ALSO CAUGHT AT TRENTON ON SATURDAY.
PORTLAND POWER PLANT REPORTED 1 BUCK SATURDAY; NO HOT WATER WAS BEING DISCHARGED.
KELLY WHITE REPORTED 1 SHAD LANDED AT COLUMBIA NJ.
PIC REPORTS THE AMEY FAMILY WAS HIGH HOOK FOR SATURDAY LANDING 15 AT HUMMERS' BEACH ON THE OLD GOLD DART.
THE RIVER HAD RECEDED TO 2 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT THE LAMBERTVILLE BRIDGE, THE STAIN IS CLEARING BUT DEBRIS IS STILL MAKING FISHING VERY TOUGH.
THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SHAD CAUGHT EASTER SUNDAY.
WE HAVE DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND. THAT ALWAYS PERKS UP THE FISHERMEN TRYING THE AFTERNOON BITE.
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FIRST THE GOOD NEWS, STEVE REPORTS FROM THE LEWIS FISHERY, ONE ROE SHAD WAS IN THE NET TODAY, THE SEASON HAS NOW OFFICIALLY STARTED.
LISTEN UP, THE RIVER IS FLUSHING.
THE RIVER IS UP AND DANGEROUS. THE LEVEL IS 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WHOLE TREES AND VERY LARGE BRANCHES ARE JUST A PART OF THE DEBRIS FIELD. THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT TRENTON WAS 44 DEGREES.
LAMBERTVILLE WAS UNFISHABLE, KEVIN REPORTS YARDLEY WAS UNFISHABLE ALSO.
PAPPY AND DICK REPORT EASTON AND SANTZ EDDY WERE STAINED BUT THE DEBRIS WASN'T TOO BAD.
REMEMBER, A LARGE OBJECT RUNNING UP THE ANCHOR LINE WILL SINK A BOAT IN SECONDS. KEEP A SHARP EYE UP RIVER FOR DEBRIS FLOATING YOUR WAY.
I PLAN TO TAKE THE REST OF THE WEEKEND OFF AND LET THE RIVER SETTLE DOWN.
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GREAT NEWS, FRED LEWIS' GRANDSON STEVE, REPORTS THE BOAT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AND THE LEWIS FISHERY IS READY WHEN THE WEATHER SETTLES DOWN.
RICH CON REPORTS THE TRENTON POWER PLANT COVE WAS BUSY SUNDAY. GIZZARD SHAD WERE BEING HOOKED REGULARLY BUT NO AMERICAN SHAD WERE CAUGHT.
TONY HAS BEEN FISHING FROM HIS BOAT OFF THE TRENTON COVE ALL MONTH CATCHING 47 AMERICAN SHAD, 13 GIZZARD SHAD AND 91 HERRING.
DIAGO SEVEL WADED LUMBERVILLE, WATER TEMP ROSE FROM 42-44 DEGREES BUT NO SHAD WERE OBSERVED.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR OLD FRIEND PAPPY REPORTS FROM EASTON THE WATER TEMP WAS 45 DEGREES IN BOTH THE DELAWARE AND THE LEHIGH.
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THIS YEAR'S GRAND PRIZEWINNER, OF BOAT MOTOR AND TRAILER, AT THE BIG SPRING MEETING WAS STOTCH.
MARK BORIEK, PRINCIPAL NJ FISH BIOLOGIST, REPORTS FROM THE BAY. 3/15 COMMERCIAL NETTERS ARE COMPLAINING TOO MANY STRIPERS AND ONLY 20 SHAD IN THE NETS. 1 SHAD IN NJ FISH & WILDLIFE GILL NETS.
3/19 225 STRIPERS AND 14 SHAD (ONE WEIGHED 8 #) IN NJ FISH & WILDLIFE'S GILL NETS.
SATURDAY WAS BRIGHT, CLEAR, WINDY AND COLD. THERE WERE NO FISHERMEN AT THE TRENTON POWER PLANT AT 10:30 AM. YARDLEY'S RAMP WAS EMPTY ALSO. LAMBERTVILLE HAD NO FISHERMEN OUT; WATER TEMPERATURE IS 46 DEGREES. WATER HAD A LIGHT STAIN AND LEVELS ARE LOWER THAN I CAN REMEMBER AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THIS WEEK'S RAIN HELPED THE LOCAL GROUND WATER TABLES, FOR A SUSTAINED INCREASE IN THE RIVER'S FLOW THE RESERVOIRS AT THE HEAD WATERS REQUIRE A GIGANTIC AMOUNT OF RAIN (THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE SNOW MELT).
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KEVIN INGRAM AND SHAWN KELLY REPORTED FROM THE POWER PLANT IN TRENTON A TOTAL OF 2 SHAD LANDED. THAT'S A LITTLE SKIMPY FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
RIVER TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID-40s WITH THE COVE A BALMY 59 DEGREES. THE RIVER TEMP WILL FALL OVER THE NEXT 3-5 DAYS DUE TO LOWER NIGHTTIME TEMPS. AND RAIN.
THE LACK OF RIVER FLOW MIGHT BE HOLDING UP THE RUN BECAUSE THE RIVER'S SIGNATURE IS NOT PENETRATING LOW ENOUGH INTO THE BAY. I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE WITH THE SALMON RUN. AS SOON AS A BIG RAIN COMES THE RIVER FILLED UP WITH SALMON. LET'S HOPE THIS WEEKS RAIN HAS THE SAME AFFECT ON SHAD.
THIS COMING WEEKEND IS USUALLY PRETTY GOOD IN THE YARDLEY AREA, BUT I COULDN'T PREDICT GOOD RESULTS AT THIS TIME.
I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO THIS WEEKEND IS FISH THE POWER PLANT COVE OR THE ART MUSEUM DAM. I PLAN TO TAKE THE A LURE OUT AND DECARB THE ENGINE, THEN RUN TO THE COVE JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.
DON'T FORGET THE BIG SPRING MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY 3/20 @ 7:00PM AT THE SE WY CO FIREHOUSE ON RT. 378 IN LOWER BETHLEHEM. BRING THE KIDS (EVERY KID WINS A DOOR PRIZE)
KEEP ON FISHING AND KEEP ON SENDING THOSE REPORTS TO 215) 570-3811 OR E MAIL CONNERFISH@AOL.COM
SEE YOU ON THE RIVER
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THE POWER PLANT WAS OPEN AND PLENTY OF FISHERMEN SHOWED UP SATURDAY, TOO BAD THE SHAD DIDN'T JOIN THE PARTY.
WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE COVE SWUNG BETWEEN 54 AND 57 DEGREES.
THE RIVER IS LOWER THAN I REMEMBER IN 30 YEARS OR MORE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THE LOWER PIERS ARE 2-3 FEET OUT OF THE WATER ON THE LAMBERTVILLE BRIDGE. THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TILL LATE MAY.
THE KAYAKERS ARE PLAYING IN THE LAMBERTVILLE WING DAM.
NO PHONE OR EMAIL REPORTS OF SHAD CATCHES RECEIVED TO DATE.
DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR REPORTS AT (215) 570-3811 OR EMAIL ME AT CONNERFISH@AOL.COM.
SEE YOU ON THE RIVER.
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THE DELAWARE RIVER SHAD FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION SPONSORS THIS REPORT.
CHECKED THE TRENTON POWER PLANT SUNDAY AND FOUND THE GATE HAS BEEN UNLOCKED.
THE COVE WAS FUSIBLE FROM BOAT AND SHORE.
IN FIFTEEN MINUTES 3 SMALLMOUTH WERE LANDED USING LIVE BAIT.
2 GIZZARD SHAD WERE REPORTED CAUGHT SATURDAY.
WATER TEMP IN THE COVE WAS 47 DEGREES.
SHADPAPPY REPORTED WATER TEMP AT SANTZ EDDY WAS 42 DEGREES.
TO INSURE AN ACCURATE REPORT YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR REPORTS AT (215) 570-3811 OR E- MAIL ME AT CONNERFISH@AOL.COM.
IF THE AIR TEMPERATURE STAYS WARM RAISING THE WATER TEMP I WILL HAVE TO START RESPOOLING MY LINES EARLY THIS YEAR.
MY EARLIEST RECORDED CATCH WAS 3/6/85. 4 SHAD WERE LANDED AT LAMBERTVILLE IN A SNOWSTORM WITH MY BEST FRIEND RON AND MY SON. WHO KNOWS, THERE MIGHT BE SHAD MOVING PAST LAMBERTVILLE NOW. LET ME KNOW!
THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
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