Fishing Log

Still big chunks of ice in front of boat launch at Zane Grey.

I did well today with multiple doubles one of which was a 24 inch roe for a total of about 15 shad with even mix of roe n buck. didn't get any bites after 12pm fished a total of about 3hrs. water temp was 45 degrees.

I had a spare rig in the car, but it was for bucktailing for stripers. Your mentor was right and following that sage advice has made me late getting home more than once.

Mission had mixed results: I landed 1 buck shad but tripped over my feet as I was doing it, fell and broke my rod 1/3 down. I now have a fine ice fishing rod. But the fish are there and willing to hit my dart at ~45F.

Thanks WG. Once I start snagging Shad by accident when I’m jigging for walleye I drop out a line for Shad just in case

There are still a good number of shad coming up the Raritan. Catch em every year. Juast gotta be under the radar. Ha,ha!

We got shad this morning using poor mans downriggers. All were good size with a mix of roe and buck. water temp was 39 degrees. Nothing after 12pm.

Water temps are in the mid 40s on the Susky, soon, very soon.

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Richard. Yes that is how I interpret it also. The regs I a referring to are on the PA Fish Commission website under Delaware River and Estuary. Read the footnote for Shad at the bottom marked with **. The 100 ft rule goes back to original reciprocal license agreement between the two states. I only used it as a hypothetical example as that is what used to be used as a reference to define a line of demarcation. Reason I asked is that I had a spot that I considered giving a try but would be fishing is 50 yards or so off of the main river. NOT WORTH RISKING A TICKET, so I will stick to my usual spots in Lambertiville.

(Richard: Now to fix my typos) I understand that and thank you for the information. My question was more in reference to fishing at the confluence of tributaries to the Delaware River on the NJ side. (PA clearly spells out that you can while the 2022 NJ compendium does not). So I guess anybody fishing for shad 100 feet upstream in tributary water on the NJ side would be doing so illegally (?)

DAVE D. The ASMFC requires any water that doesn't have a sustainable run be off limits. Up till now, the Delaware has been the only local river to qualify. Recent young of the year surveys have resulted in a not-sustainable status for it. I am under the impression that even catch and release is out of bounds but there is no talk of closing it down altogether in the Delaware, only talk of tighter restrictions. Perhaps the ASMFC has changed their position or the sates are defying the ban. If my striped bass in the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy theory proves to be true, nothing will result in stocks rebuilding to historical levels and the threshold of sustainable run will need to be lowered to a point where there is no longer a downward trend to stocks, but to where a status quo prevails.

St. Johns River, FL finally cool enough for shad migration and catches are being reported.

Happy New Year everybody! I'm rigging up a new reel with 6# braid in yellow. I think it will cast a little better than the 8# I've been using and I can use it with the noodle rod for snap jigging, too. It looks like I might be distracted with some Ice fishing this weekend - yowza!

Last harrah for this season.fished narrowsburg caught 7 on spinning rod and 19 on fly rod in rapids .fish r spawning now most fresh some spawned out some dead ones coming down.loads of fish up here.had a bad early season but late season was great.river in good shape could probably catch fish here and farther up for another 2 weeks yet but I am done.have a good off season going to go for trout til the forth then switching to bass and striper.

Duke E Smith do you wade or you fishing from boat?

14 caught and released today. My last outing of the year. I’m addicted. Next years run can’t come to soon.

My final evening of shad fishing 2021. North of dingmans. Caught 42, temp 62, water cloudy, no debris, no wind. Two last nights were exceptional. No bass or stripers. Homemade flutterspoons did the job

Fished north of dingmans. Temp 60 degrees, little wind, no debris, water cloudy. Fished 3 to 730. 37 shad, 11 bass, 26 inch striper. All on flutterspoons. Mostly large roes with fat bellies

Landed 7 Shad and 3 got off at the net. Last 2 days of cold lowered the water temp which seemed to energize the fish. All Roe caught in current with a good flow.

No shad Saturday evening above Eshback. No hits. Didn't scale any and only saw one that surfaced. Switched over to other species for a little action anyway. 2 smallmouth last one 16". In between those lost what was probably a decent walleye.

Fished Zane Grey and in the rapids under Robling Bridge Thursday 5/27 3:30 - 6 pm not a hit. Water temp. was 75 deg. They are spawning up here now too. Think I'm done for this year.

It was the best day I had in many years.i think ur right Randy might get another week or two of good action before it gets full blown spawning then we will have to head up above narrowsburg for the action.i sight fish with the fly rod when it gets really low but it is much harder to get them too hit.

Awesome Duke. Sounds like a special moment. My arms would say uncle after about 25 especially if the shad are still fresh. Cool and drizzle is the forecast for a few days might keep the shad perky for a while yet.