DECEMBER 2002

Name = Clint Burgher
e-mail address = Burgher@aesop.rutgers.edu
Date = 12/30/02
Time started fishing = 10 AM
Time finished fishing = 2:30 PM
Weather conditions = nice with slight wind for the most part
Location = the towers
Fishing method = trolling
Depth of presentation = surface to 40'
Water depth = 40 to 80
Type of lure = spoons, rapala's and flatfish w/ & w/o dodgers
Type of bait = none
Water temperature = 40
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 15 1/2, 14, 16 1/2 kamloop
Total caught = 3
Comments = Haven't been at the valley since the last MOT.  flatfish were the most
productive.  Marked more fish than hits...finally gave up using small dodgers and started catching fish... one of these days I'll follow advice and save the dodgers for the proper seasons. 

Name = Randy Guerrera and Augie Scafiti
e-mail address = littlebum2@rcn.com
Date = 12/30/2002
Time started fishing = 9:00 am
Time finished fishing = 1:00pm
Weather conditions = flat calm and cold
Location = in the middle and along north shore
Fishing method = trolling
Depth of presentation = bottom
Water depth = 70 to 110 feet
Type of lure = chartruse spoons
Type of bait = none
Water temperature = 40
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 8 to 19 inches
Total caught = 14
Comments = Went up with Augie on his boat.  Bueatiful day.  flat as a pancake.  Pulled wire with 2 rods and spoons and 2 riggers down.  one with a spoon and one with a cowbell followed by a peanut.  wire rods were really producing, but nothing of legal size.  Had a lot of action.  Other guys on radio seemed to be doing well also.

Name = Walleye Wally
e-mail address = walliwaly@aol.com
Date = 12/30/02
Time started fishing = 7:30am
Time finished fishing = 2:30pm
Weather conditions = beautiful day at the Valley
Location = north & south Shore & down the middle
Fishing method = flatlining,D/Riggen,Leadcore,casting+jigging
Depth of presentation = 75'-83'
Water depth = 85-100'
Type of lure = copper/gold---chartreuse/silver----orange/gold
Type of bait = none
Water temperature = 41*
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 10" to 23"
Total caught = (14)--12 Lakers 1Kamloop 1Brown
Comments = Started flatlining first thing this morning & caught a real nice Kamloop
than i missed the next 2, and caught a Brown right after.Than I was hearing
Augie and Randy on the Radio,and they were doing a number on the Lakers
with D/R.and Wire.I soon joined them,and was busy for the next two Hrs.Had
no time to take my Jacket off,it was really getting warm.Had 3 dopples,it
kept me cranking them D/R.Only had one fish on the Leadcore and one jigging
Every Body have a Happy New Year,Walt

Name = Gary Nelson
e-mail address = muddychannelcat@hotmail.com
Date = December 30, 2002
Time started fishing = 8:30 am
Time finished fishing = 3:30 pm
Weather conditions = flat as glass early, then a little breezy the rest of the day
Location = South Shore & North Shore
Fishing method = Bait
Depth of presentation = 2 feet above bottom
Water depth = 6 feet
Type of lure =
Type of bait = M & M's
Water temperature =
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = between about 15" and 19"
Total caught = 10
Comments = 9 rainbows, 1 brown ... caught more kamloops (rvta tag) then state fish (njf&w tag), all were tagged except the brown.  beautiful day on round valley glad to finally bring the boat out after 2 months!!  was listening to VHF all day hearing how everyone else was doing. seemed like everyone was trolling except me. I just bought downriggers and set up rods/reels with wire line (did not try either yet) i will try to learn these two techniques in the next few weeks and hope its as successful as m & m fishing.. good luck fishing

Name = Walt Danilowski
e-mail address = shadownose@rcn.com
Date = December 29,2002
Time started fishing = 10 am
Time finished fishing = 2:30 pm
Weather conditions = Breezy and cool, upper 30's-40
Location = drifting from launch cove to east end,trolling back
Fishing method = live bait drifting, D/R trolling
Depth of presentation = bottom, 40'
Water depth = 50-120'
Type of lure = brass moolook wablers, chartreuse Alpina,purple Mich. Stinger
Type of bait = large shiners
Water temperature = 39 degrees
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 16-28"
Total caught = 3
Comments = Started drifting out of launch cove, marking fish in 50' at the bottom, without a hit. The wind picked up so I threw out a drift sock to slow the drift, but I did not get the first fish until I had drifted past the north tower, and that was a 16" tagged Kamloops on a bobber line set at 20', which I released. In 100' by the orange fence on the north shore, I hooked a laker which seemed to have some size. I got it to the boat, and weighed it, the fish was about 28" long and weighed 7lbs, 9 oz. Just when I was about to lift it into the boat, it jerked off the hook on the digital scale and ripped the circle hook out of its mouth, taking off to the depths again! The only other fish I caught was a largemouth bass, that caught in 90' while drifting the shiners! I had a pole do a quick couple of jerks, which I thought was from a laker, and so I tried to set the hook. I got a couple of headshakes and started to reel in, maybe 10 or so cranks, when it seemed like I lost the!
 fish. I quickly opened the bail, and let out about 10' of line, hoping for a re-hook up, which happened. To my surprise, when I got the fish to the boat, it was a bass. I figured it would have been a smallie, being in that depth, but it turned out to be a 16" or so largemouth.
Best of wishes to all for the New Year, and great fishing!!!!
Walt

Name = Gregory young
e-mail address = gregory@blast.net
Date = 12/29/02
Time started fishing = 6:30am
Time finished fishing = 10:30pm
Weather conditions = Light wind & cool
Location = south tower
Fishing method = leadcore
Depth of presentation = 60'
Water depth = 100'-145'
Type of lure = sutton spoon
Type of bait =
Water temperature =
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 18"-36"
Total caught = 3
Comments = Great short trip, first and largest fish came just at sunrise on leadcore with seven colors out. Marked several large fish in deep water. A conservative estimate of 18 pounds and 36-38". All were released in good health.

Name = Glenn Marositz / Craig Marositz
e-mail address = Mrpike98@aol.com
Date = 12 / 28 / 02
Time started fishing = 7:30 am.
Time finished fishing = 11:30 am.
Weather conditions = Sunny/ moderate wind
Location = South Shore Line / North Shore Line
Fishing method = Downrigging / Leadcore / Flatlining
Depth of presentation =  Varied
Water depth =  10 - 90 ft.
Type of lure = Mixed Rapalas/ Sutton Spoons
Type of bait = N/A
Water temperature = N/A
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 16" - THRU - 21"
Total caught = 3 Browns - 2 Lakers
Comments = Started out flatlining the South shoreline and hooked up with 3 Browns, one of them 16" and very fat. Changed over to downrigging and managed only to catch a small Laker and the 21" Laker was caught on leadcore. Thank God for the vhf radio, at least we got to bullshit with Mike P. out there to break up the down time. All in all they weren't to aggressive that day. Saw the Eagle again on the North Shore, very neat!!!!

Name = Walt  Danilowski
e-mail address = shadownose@rcn.com
Date = December 22, 2002
Time started fishing = 10 am
Time finished fishing = 3 pm
Weather conditions = partly cloudy and windy
Location = launch cove then off north point, then south tower
Fishing method = Drifting shiners then trolling downriggers
Depth of presentation = bottom
Water depth = 50-120'
Type of lure = shiners, silver suttons,charteuse Alpina Diamonds
Type of bait = shiners
Water temperature = 42
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 17-23"
Total caught = 4
Comments = Drifted with the wind from the launch cove to the north shore with medium shiners(only size available), catching 2 Lakers 20/23" while at the north point in 70-80'. I continued to drift the shiners into 50-70'across the north shore without a hookup.I trolled the DR with spoons back to the South Tower, atching the other 2 17" lakers, both coming on the chatreuse Alpina Diamonds in 70', just before the beginning of the rocks for the south dam. I tried stacking lines for the first time at 20-30', pulling small rapalas(black,silver and firetiger) for browns and 'bows, without a hit, and going into the wind it was really a trick for me alone to do that for the first time. I kept the first fish of the day(23") for dinner dinner. It has been a good 2 months away fron the Valley, and did I miss it.

Name = Glenn Marositz / Craig Marositz
e-mail address = Mrpike98@aol.com
Date = 12- 22 - 02
Time started fishing = 7:30 am:
Time finished fishing = 11:30 am:
Weather conditions = Very Calm /  Beautiful
Location = South Shore / North Shore
Fishing method = Dowrigging / Leadcore /  Flatline / Wire
Depth of presentation = Varied
Water depth = 10ft. - 120 ft.
Type of lure = Mixed Colored Rapalas / Sutton Spoons
Type of bait =                N/A
Water temperature =   N/A
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 16" --  Thru  --  24"
Total caught =  9 --    6 Lakers --  1brown, 2 Raibows
Comments =   What a great morning on the Valley!! The weather was incredible. Started out flatlining first for Rainbows and Browns, managed to hook up with 2 Bows and 1 Brown. Missed several others also while flatlining. Changed over to pulling wire and lead core and the action bumped up a little.Downrigging was not that active, caught only 3 Lakers on the riggers.Not to bad all in all for the short time out there. In the end we saw the eagle on the North Shore, very nice to see. Another great time at the Valley....  To all the members, Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Name = Glenn Marositz / Craig Marositz
e-mail address = Mrpike98@aol.com]

Date = 12/ 15 / 02
Time started fishing = 7:30 am.
Time finished fishing = 11:30 am.
Weather conditions = partly sunny / windy
Location = north shore / south shore
Fishing method = downrigging / leadcore
Depth of presentation = varied
Water depth = 20ft. - 110ft.
Type of lure = sutton spooons / rapalas / streamers
Type of bait = n/a
Water temperature = n/a
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 16" ----- 22"
Total caught = 6 -------- 5 Lakers- 1 brown
Comments = The morning at the Valley started out very windy, ended up landing 5 Lakers the largest 22", nothing to write home about but it was action, and the Brown went 16" and was very chunky. All in all wasn't so bad for a very windy morning. Leadcore caught 2 of the Lakers, very fun on that set up. Thanks Walt!!!

Name = Gregory Young
e-mail address = gregory@blast.net
Date = 12/9/02
Time started fishing = 1:30pm
Time finished fishing = 4:30pm
Weather conditions = cool, slight breeze
Location = launch cove and north point
Fishing method = trolling
Depth of presentation = bottom
Water depth = 40-80'
Type of lure = sutton spoons
Type of bait =
Water temperature = 43
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 18-20"
Total caught = 3
Comments = I pushed the boat off the trailer at about 1:30, only problem was I forgot to attach my lanyard rope to the boat. I watched it drift off the ramp and stop about 125' out. Hmmm what to do, Sammy and Gary happened to be shore fishing at the time and sammy offered me one of his rods which I cast out and was able to hook up and get the boat to shore. Sammy's a class act, he did'nt snicker once. Gary on the other hand found it more than amusing, and thats all I have to say about that.

Name = Glenn Marositz--- Craig Marositz
e-mail address = Mrpike98@aol.com
Date = 12/07/02
Time started fishing = 7:30 am.
Time finished fishing = 11:30 am.
Weather conditions = sunny / windy (COLD)
Location = North Shore/ South Shore
Fishing method = Downrigging
Depth of presentation = 35-120 ft.
Water depth = Varied
Type of lure = sutton spoons
Type of bait = n/a
Water temperature = n/a
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 16" thru 19"
Total caught = 4 Lakers- 1 brown
Comments = Very cold morning at the Valley when that wind was blowing and it blew a lot. The Lakers all fought great, all fish released. Lost 1 Laker towards the surface and it felt like a sizable fish. Oh well that's fishing, give it another run next weekend. Great time at the Valley like always...