JUNE 2001
Name: Clint Burgher
e-mail+address: burgher@aesop.rutgers.edu
Date: 6/30
Time+started+fishing: 7AM
Time+finished+fishing: 4PM
Weather+conditions: hot calm
Location: north shore mainly
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 25' & 33'
Water+depth: 60 to 85'
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature: 80
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 17 to 18"
Total+caught: 3 bows plus a laker
Comments: all kamloops and released. Laker was 18" Lost one kamloop
near the boat, all in good shape (laker was skinny)
Name: tom/ang
e-mail+address: tonysuprano62@hotmail.com
Date: 6/30/01
Time+started+fishing: 5:30 am
Time+finished+fishing: 11:00 am
Weather+conditions: sunny-hot
Location: all over
Fishing+method: bait
Depth+of+presentation: 75-110
Water+depth: 75-110
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 20 in
Total+caught: 1
Comments: lost two others-very slow when heat kicked up it was brutal.
Name: fred albert
e-mail+address: efkt@aol .com
Date: 6/28/
Time+started+fishing: 5;15 AM
Time+finished+fishing: 11;30 am
Weather+conditions: breezy then windy
Location: allover
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 18\25FT.
Water+depth: 80\110
Type+of+lure: suttons
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature: 75
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 14 to 18in.caught
Total+caught: 7
Comments: caught four rainbows & three brown'S ALL WHERE
IN GOOD SHAPE LOST TWO NICE RAINBOWS .
Name: Grumpy & Grumpier
e-mail+address: kwoolley@warwick.net
Date: 6/26/2001
Time+started+fishing: 8:30am
Time+finished+fishing: 3:00pm
Weather+conditions: Clear, hot and calm
Location: All over lake
Fishing+method: Bait bottom and trolling
Depth+of+presentation: bottom and 25ft
Water+depth: 40-90ft
Type+of+lure: Rappalla
Type+of+bait: Herring
Water+temperature: 77F
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 13"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: No luck fishing, but observed a snake at the No Dam. Swam
from shore about 75 yds to the boat. Coiled around the outboard for a rest.
Not sure if it was just a Water Snake or a Copperhead. About 2 1/2 ft long.
Tried to see if it had vertical or round pupils. Could not tell and did
not want ot get to close. I did get a picture of it.Was about to poke it
with the net to see if it had fangs when it took of for the No. Dam rocks.
Has anyone else seen what may have been a Copperhead around RV?
Name: Dave & Lee
e-mail+address: dhammell@bellatlantic.net
Date: 6/26/01
Time+started+fishing: 6:30pm
Time+finished+fishing: 8:30pm
Weather+conditions: warm, no wind
Location: Between North and South Dams
Fishing+method: Bait
Depth+of+presentation: 90 ft.
Water+depth: 90 ft.
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: Herring
Water+temperature: Don't know
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 18-24 inches
Total+caught: 9
Comments: Brought the wife out for an evening of fishing. Found a very
hot spot, had 6 keeper size lakers within the first hour. Double anchored
and used the live bait technique described at the RVTA meeting earlier
in the year (slip sinker and 3ft flourocarbon leader) and it really paid
off! Had 10 bites, caught 9 fish. All fish were very healthly, and were
released in same condition.
Name: Gary
e-mail+address: rvfishing01@hotmail.com
Date: June 26
Time+started+fishing: 10 am
Time+finished+fishing: 3 pm
Weather+conditions: hot and sunny
Location: off south shore
Fishing+method: drifting bait
Depth+of+presentation: bottom
Water+depth:
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: Herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 18½"
Total+caught: 1
Comments:
Name: Fred Albert
e-mail+address: efkt@aol.com
Date: Monday , June 25th
Time+started+fishing: 5:15 am
Time+finished+fishing: 7:00 pm
Weather+conditions: sunny and calm
Location: all over
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 18 to 25 feet
Water+depth: 75 to 110 feet
Type+of+lure: black striped Suttons spoons
Type+of+bait: none
Water+temperature: 72
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 15 to 21 inches
Total+caught: 15
Comments: Caught 15 rainbows and 7 browns between 15 to 17 inches.
Lost the big Brown money fish at the boat. Wrote article for RVTA
newsletter. Kept 21 inch Kamloops for supper.
Name: Sean & Denise
e-mail+address: Srm912@hotmail.com
Date: 6-24-01
Time+started+fishing: 5:00 PM
Time+finished+fishing: 8:30 PM
Weather+conditions: partly cloudy
Location: 100 meters left of boat ramp
Fishing+method: bait
Depth+of+presentation: 20' - 30'
Water+depth: 20' - 30'
Type+of+lure: N/A
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature: ?
Species: Largemouth Bass
Size: 14"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: After all I heard about the lake, I was a little dissapointed.
We caught the one and only had a few more bites. I have to admit, we are
limited to only a canoe and can only stay near the shore. Maby soon Ill
get some tips where to fish so I could have a more productive day. All
in all we had a great time and hope to do better next time.
Name: Jonathan S.
e-mail+address: Dampdust@home.com
Date: June 24, 2001
Time+started+fishing: 9:00 A.M
Time+finished+fishing: 3:30 P.M
Weather+conditions: Mostly Sunny, Some Clouds, WINDY
Location: South End and Ranger Cove
Fishing+method: Bait and Lures
Depth+of+presentation: Surface to 8 feet
Water+depth: Surface to 15 feet
Type+of+lure: Rapala Jointed Gold colored Crankbait, Other Crankbaits
Type+of+bait: Shiners
Water+temperature: ?
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Size: Biggest 1 pound
Total+caught: 30 fish?
Comments: There were a lot of Rock Bass hitting the Shad Rap close
to the surface. We caught maybe 15 rock bass.
We saw smallmouth bass, but some wouldn't eat the bait. We did
catch about 10 smallmouth, and about 5 largemouth. We had about 10
big sunfish. It was a great day fishing.
Name: brent
e-mail+address: anthrax2244@aol.com
Date: june 24, 2001
Time+started+fishing: 8:00
Time+finished+fishing: 3:00
Weather+conditions: windy then sunny then cloudy
Location: pines, point by north tower and opposite shore from launch
ramp
Fishing+method: drifting, trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 25-75 ft
Water+depth: 30-80 ft
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: herring and shiners
Water+temperature:
Species: Brown Trout
Size:
Total+caught: 0
Comments: this was our first day on the resivoir this year, we decided
yesterday afternoon that we would go today so all of yesterday was spent
getting the boat ready. we fished all day and only had one bite which
the trout just picked it up and let it go. we started fishing for
browns with no luck at the opposite side of the resivior from the launch
ramp, then we went to the pines for lakers and rainbows with no luck, then
we went by the point after the north tower for lakers and we got a bite
but didn't catch anything.
Name: Grumpy & Matt
e-mail+address:
Date: 6/21/2001
Time+started+fishing: 8:00am
Time+finished+fishing: 2:00pm
Weather+conditions: Slight breeze and cloudy
Location: All around lake
Fishing+method: Trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 15 to 30 ft
Water+depth: 30 to 50 ft
Type+of+lure: Rapalla
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature: 74F
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 13 to15
Total+caught: 2
Comments: Caught 1 brown and 1 rainbow, Matt had a good time but wanted
to cach some bigger fish. Don't we all.
Name: Grumpy & Grumpier
e-mail+address:
Date: 6/19/2001
Time+started+fishing: 8:30am
Time+finished+fishing: 3:00pm
Weather+conditions: Clear, hot & calm
Location: west shore
Fishing+method: Drifted
Depth+of+presentation: 15 to 20 ft
Water+depth: 30 ft
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: Herring
Water+temperature: 74F
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 14 to 15 in
Total+caught: 7
Comments: Best day so far. Caught 1 laker drifting for Browns. Everything
we caught was in 30 ft of water. All on live bait, missed a few too.
Name: sam
e-mail+address: doose24@yahoo.com
Date: 6-9-01
Time+started+fishing: 10:00am
Time+finished+fishing: 3:30pm
Weather+conditions: Sunny
Location: North Tower
Fishing+method: Live bait
Depth+of+presentation: 10feet
Water+depth: 12feet
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: worms,shinners
Water+temperature:
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Size: 12-13
Total+caught: 20-30
Comments: Had a great day at the Valley...kicked up with a couple good
freinds. Caught about 5 Sm.Bass, 10 Rock Bass, and 15+ sunnies. The Sm.bass
where hitting on Shinners and worms. Least to say this day made up for
the last time I was here, My boat almost sunk.
Name: Gary
e-mail+address: rvfishing01@hotmail.com
Date: June 19, 2001
Time+started+fishing: 10 am
Time+finished+fishing: 3 pm
Weather+conditions: hot and sunny, light breeze
Location: south dam to north point
Fishing+method: drifting bait
Depth+of+presentation: 30' down
Water+depth:
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: live herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 26"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Drifting Slip Float 30' down with 4½' long river trout
rod and ended up catching a 26" laker on 4 lb test line. I hooked
up about 500yards off of point between ranger and fawn cove and didnt
land the fish until i was about 500 yds off of the North Point. I
brought it to the Creel Survey guys and they recorded the weight/length
of it.
Name: tom/ang
e-mail+address: tonysuprano62@hotmail.com
Date: 06/16/2001
Time+started+fishing: 1:00
Time+finished+fishing: 6:30
Weather+conditions: rainy
Location: in back and launch cove
Fishing+method: bait
Depth+of+presentation: 30-96
Water+depth: 30-96
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 22 and under
Total+caught: 5/4 bass and one nice laker
Comments: finished off the herring in the launch cove cause it was
too rainy out there,caught one fat laker about 5 lbs i'd say it was 22
inches on the button.
Name: Brian
e-mail+address: Bassms1489@aol.com
Date: 6/16/01
Time+started+fishing: 8:30A.M.
Time+finished+fishing: 3:45p.m.
Weather+conditions: cloudy
Location: Southern End
Fishing+method: Live Bait
Depth+of+presentation: surface to bottom
Water+depth: 10 feet
Type+of+lure: Also used gold colored Jerkbait
Type+of+bait: Shiners
Water+temperature: unk.
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Size: 1 pound
Total+caught: over 50
Comments: Great day at the valley. Not all of the fish were small mouths.
had one largemouth and probably about 25-30 rock bass and around 15-20
big sunnies. Left earlier than expected because of the thunder and lightning
at the main boat launch. Sometimes I really hate the weather at the valley.
It was a great day of fishing though.
Name: Walt Danilowski
e-mail+address: shadownose@rcn.com
Date: June 14,2001
Time+started+fishing: 6:30
Time+finished+fishing: 8:30
Weather+conditions: breezy,hot
Location: off north point
Fishing+method: live bait
Depth+of+presentation: bottom, suspended
Water+depth: 98',12'
Type+of+lure: n/a
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature: 71
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 24" 4lb8oz
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Got on the "Valley" late,but hooked up within 15 minutes
of anchoring. The laker hit hard,took off the bow of the boat, taking about
50' of line before I was able to turn it around and start bringing it in.
It got within 20' of the boat and took about another 30'of line straight
down! I finally got it to the boat and measured,weighed it and let it go.
The only other action that day was on the 12' suspended herring, when the
line screamed off the reel, the fish launched itself 4' into the air ,then
was gone. The wind then kicked up and pulled my single anchor, so I pulled
up and left.
Name: Howard A
e-mail+address: Howard@EdisonTownship.com
Date: 06/10/2001
Time+started+fishing: 3 pm Fri
Time+finished+fishing: 12 Noon Sun
Weather+conditions: Clear and Sunny
Location: North Shore
Fishing+method: Worms on Bobber
Depth+of+presentation: 3-6 feet
Water+depth: 2-10 feet
Type+of+lure: n/a
Type+of+bait: worms (no herring avail.)
Water+temperature: 65
Species: Other
Size: palm size
Total+caught: over 50
Comments: My girlfriend and I camped all weekend but there were no
herring due to the full moon. Nobody was out on the lake all weekend but
the shoreline was full of bass fishermen. Never saw so many people fishing
for bass at the Valley and not catching any. The pan fish were plentiful
and we had fun hooking them. We anchored for a while in the middle and
fished with shiners off bottom without any success all weekend.
Name: tom/ang
e-mail+address: tonysuprano62@hotmail.com
Date: 6/9/2001
Time+started+fishing: 12:30
Time+finished+fishing: 7:00
Weather+conditions: nice-sunny
Location: all over
Fishing+method: bait
Depth+of+presentation: 24-100
Water+depth: 24-100
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: shiners
Water+temperature:
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 12,13,22
Total+caught: 3 two small browns-one nice laker
Comments: fishing was real slow,happy to get the one i got
Name: Boston Bill
e-mail+address:
Date: 6/9/01
Time+started+fishing: 5:30 PM
Time+finished+fishing: 9:30 PM
Weather+conditions: Clear & Calm
Location: Flats by The Pines
Fishing+method: Bait
Depth+of+presentation: 70' - 80'
Water+depth: 70' - 80'
Type+of+lure: N/A
Type+of+bait: Minnow
Water+temperature: 70
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 19"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Lost 1 other. Another slow day. There was a lot of surface
feeding going on around us. Weather was great but I'd rather catch more
fish and deal with rain.
Name: Walt Danilowski
e-mail+address: shadownose@rcn.com
Date: June 6,2001
Time+started+fishing: 5:30 pm
Time+finished+fishing: 8:30 pm
Weather+conditions: calm,warm,beautiful
Location: off north point
Fishing+method: live herring
Depth+of+presentation: bottom, suspended
Water+depth: 96'
Type+of+lure: n/a
Type+of+bait: live herring
Water+temperature: 68
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 16-20''
Total+caught: 6
Comments: Beautiful late afternoon on the "Valley". Anchored on a favorite
spot off the the north point and had a laker take a line before a second
line even went into the water. Within a 1/2 hour I had boated 2 lakers
and a 'bow on a slip bobber at 19'. None of the fish had any size to them,with
the largest being 20". The rainbow was even smaller, maybe going 16". I
ended up with 5 lakers, one with a split lower jaw and one wth a treble
hook in its outer gill plate, which I was able to remove. One bad thing,with
maybe 6 boats on the water, I had to get a guy who kept drifting within
30' of me!
Name: tom
e-mail+address: tonysuprano62@hotmail.com
Date: 06/03/01
Time+started+fishing: 2:15
Time+finished+fishing: 6:30
Weather+conditions: windy-chilly
Location: all over
Fishing+method: herring
Depth+of+presentation: 60-96
Water+depth: 60-96
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 15-20
Total+caught: 3
Comments: lost two others. tough out there today
Name: Anthony
e-mail+address: SHOT1DOWN@aol.com
Date: 6/2/01
Time+started+fishing: 3:30 P.M.
Time+finished+fishing: 7:30P.M.
Weather+conditions: Overcast/ then sunny after a light 2 minute shower
Location: back beach
Fishing+method: Live herring
Depth+of+presentation: 65 Ft.
Water+depth: 65 Ft
Type+of+lure: ----------------------
Type+of+bait: herring
Water+temperature: ?
Species: Lake Trout
Size: From 17 to 23& half in.
Total+caught: Landed 18 Lakers
Comments: From what started out to be a HORRBILE trip, from the traffic
delay to when I was trying to setup the boat on the area to be fished,
the knot broke free and BAMN!!!! I lost an anchor with 200Ft. of line.
I made several attempts to snag the anchor or line with my other anchor,
with no luck and much angerI moved over a bit from my dredging area and
setup with 1 anchor.After about a 8 minute wait the fish came and they
were eager to hit,we ran out of bait and still caught 2 on dead herring.
I never had many days with that much luck on the Valley, all lakers were
in great shape some were fatter than others 1 had a split jaw and another
had 1 eye. Wish the fishin was always that good.....
Name: Boston Bill
e-mail+address:
Date: 6/01/2001
Time+started+fishing: 10:30AM
Time+finished+fishing: 6:00PM
Weather+conditions: Overcast w/showers
Location: The Flats by The Pines
Fishing+method: Bait
Depth+of+presentation: 20' - 70'
Water+depth: 50' - 70'
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: Herring
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 24"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Only 1 today. Caught him while floating a herring at about
20 to 30 feet. Probably the only bite the whole day. Was anchored and fishing
the bottom with no luck for hours. But it still beats working!
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