Pequest River on Valentines Day

[AaronJasper]

i got the call at 5:45 am, no school!!! yeehah! i could not go back to sleep. i could not stay in the apartment any longer. i went to the pequest. today was the day of the big trout. i caught two over 20" today. i got eight all together. as usual the fish were caught in midges. the video and pics will be up tonight on the pictures page under new jersey.

[Mr.Meniscus]

Aaron why not link the pics here if you post them in a smaller size? It should be easy.. just copy the image link and post it between these two tags

just like below

[AaronJasper]

let me ask my friend how to do that. that would be a cool idea. it would easier. i could get my pics up first on here and then justin could put them in the jersey section.

[Mr.Meniscus]

I will PM you about it aaron..

[hot4nymphs]

Hey Aaron,
Sounds like you enjoy the Pequest. My brother lives near there and I visit him from time to time - I fished it once in the beginning of August for just a short time in the afternoon without any luck (so we went and caught bass on the Delaware from a canoe - he's a spin guy). Would you say there is an optimal time of year to fish the P? Does it slow way down in summer?
Thanks!

[AaronJasper]

the tca stretch by the hatchery is good all year and there are a fair amount of holdover fish in there. the only problem is that it is 1 fish at 15 inches and from opening day to the end of may it is 6 fish any size. torrey can attest to how good jersey bait guys are. they get them all and they are all set up good.... not like the guys with no waders on the farmy lol. they get a lot of the fish during the season. however the last inseason stocking they LOAD it up good so the fishing is good all summer. in the fall they put some really big ones in there from the fall stocking and the trout fishing education pond... some are up to 8 pounds.