Name: MRPIKE98/ UNCLE RICHIE
e-mail+address: MRPIKE98@AOL.COM
Date: 6-16-02
Time+started+fishing: 7:00 AM
Time+finished+fishing: 12:30 PM
Weather+conditions: Calm in Morning
Location: North Shore
Fishing+method: Downrigging
Depth+of+presentation: 70-100 ft.
Water+depth: same
Type+of+lure: Suton spoons
Type+of+bait: Lures
Water+temperature: n/a
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 18"- 19"
Total+caught: 2-Lakers
Comments: Very nice morning at the Valley, slow fishing, seemed like
the Lakers had lockjaw. Trolled our butts off. Did not see many people
hooking up, at least downrigging....
Name: Jack Wujciak
e-mail+address: akajack@comcast.net
Date: 03/01/02
Time+started+fishing:
Time+finished+fishing:
Weather+conditions:
Location: The Newark Watershed
Fishing+method:
Depth+of+presentation:
Water+depth: LOW
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature:
Species: Other
Size:
Total+caught:
Comments: I went to the Newark Watershed office to get my permit for
this year and the bad news is they are not issuing boating permits due
to the low water levels, only shoreline fishing permits. This includes
all of the Newark reservoirs - Canistear, Clinton, Oak Ridge, and Echo
Lake. They will issue the boating permits when the water levels rise.
Name: Clint
e-mail+address: Burgher@aesop.rutgers.edu
Date: 2/26 Tues
Time+started+fishing: about 8 AM
Time+finished+fishing: 12:30 PM
Weather+conditions: Beautiful, till the lights came on (wind)
Location:
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: top, 35', 80 to 110
Water+depth: 80 to 125
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: shiners
Water+temperature: 40
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 18 to 22"
Total+caught: 6
Comments: 2 on wire line, rest on copper willow leaf lake troll with
shiner. Alll released but 1 21" that was gill hooked.
Name: tom/nick
e-mail+address: tonysuprano62
Date: 2/24/02
Time+started+fishing: 10:.30
Time+finished+fishing: 4:30
Weather+conditions: nice
Location: all over
Fishing+method: bait
Depth+of+presentation: 50-110
Water+depth: 50-110
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: shiners
Water+temperature:
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 15-22
Total+caught: 7
Comments: had two other heavy fish on but lost them both-good day on
the valley
Name: John Korn
e-mail+address: hckjfk@rcn.com
Date: 2/24/02
Time+started+fishing: 6:30am
Time+finished+fishing: 11:30am
Weather+conditions: 24 degree start then nice, w/ little wind
Location: back, shallow and deep V
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 60-70
Water+depth: 85 - 110
Type+of+lure: flourecent Willows
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature: n/a
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 3lb - 18.5lbs
Total+caught: 10
Comments: Started trolling at 6:30am and before I had second rod down
, the first rod was bouncing with a 5.5 lb laker boated right away.
Then about 10 min later a rod popped out of the clip and 1/2 hour later
an 18.5lb 38.5 inch Laker was in the net. Thanks to two friendly
anglers nearby, I borrowed their scale, took some pictures and released
the fish. 8 more lakers out of the 20-24 inch mold and I called it
a great day at the valley,,,especially in Feb , what a great winter its
been.!!! For a minute or two I thought I was going to give Walt a run for
the money.
Name: Chris Sims
e-mail+address: simscr1@yahoo.com
Date: Feb 24, 2002
Time+started+fishing: 8am
Time+finished+fishing: 4pm
Weather+conditions: sunny and calm
Location: main shoreline around from rangers cove
Fishing+method: lure and bait from shore
Depth+of+presentation:
Water+depth:
Type+of+lure: various spoons
Type+of+bait: mealworm/powerbait combo
Water+temperature:
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 15" and 16"
Total+caught: 2
Comments: Was planning on using live shiners plus lures, but bait store
was out of shiners so i used mealworm/powerbait combo for first time.
First 4 hours along with many other guys, not one single nibble at all.
I was getting very discouraged because both the bait and lures werent working.
Then at about 12:30 i had a nice hit on one of my two bait rods which totally
caught me and everyone else off guard since there no one at all had any
action the whole morning. I landed a 15" kamloop. Then about
30 mins later on my other bait rod i had another strike and brought in
a 16" FAT kamloop. The rest of the afternoon saw no more strikes
for me or anyone of the other 6 or so anglers on the shore. I was
very lucky to have had those two hits. All fish were released.
Talked to some very cool guys that shared some valuable fishing information
with me. Now I wont feel so bad if I cant get my hands on any live
shiners. The next day I took the afternoon off and went back and
I fished from 1-4 and had no hits at all using same bait and lures.
Remember not to litter on the shoreline!!
Name: Capt.Larry&Dennis Boyle
e-mail+address: CONL423680@aol
Date: 2-23-2002
Time+started+fishing: 730am
Time+finished+fishing: 330pm
Weather+conditions: little windy in the morning then nice
Location: all over
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: surface to88 feet
Water+depth: 20 - 100
Type+of+lure: rapalas and flies
Type+of+bait: artifical
Water+temperature: 40
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 14.75-21 inches
Total+caught: 9
Comments: 7 bows and 2 lakers--1st Valley bows for Dennis, he was amazed
at the wild acrobats they are.
Name: Augie
e-mail+address: augustin@crisp.net
Date: 2-19-02
Time+started+fishing: 0800
Time+finished+fishing: 11:30
Weather+conditions: Beautiful! Clear & no wind
Location: Mostly in the back & So. side
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 20-40'
Water+depth: 55' max
Type+of+lure: Chartreuse and fire tiger J-7 & J-11
Type+of+bait: N/A
Water+temperature: 39.4
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 15&1/2
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Caught one 19" Laker on lead core with the J-11 Jointed Fire
Tiger on the North side near the Deep "V". Got the 15&1/2" Rainbow
(not a Kamloop) in the No. East corner on the D/R. Twenty five feet down
over 40'. It took a chartreuse jointed J-7. Both released.
The State Police did a inspection of my boat at the ramp upon my return.
They found my boat reg. numbers were not right in that there was not a
sufficent gap between the numbers and the letters and my throwable device
was not supposed to be in a compartment. I received a warning.
Name: Jeff
e-mail+address: TritonXXII@aol.com
Date: 2/10
Time+started+fishing: around noon
Time+finished+fishing: 6:00
Weather+conditions: little breeze
Location: The Far end, near the warning light
Fishing+method: drift with Bait
Depth+of+presentation: 10-20ft.
Water+depth: 10-20ft.
Type+of+lure: NO LURE
Type+of+bait: Shinners
Water+temperature:
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 18
Total+caught: 3
Comments: Nice day at the Valley. WE went down to the other end
of the lake, and dirfted. My dad picked up a 24" Laker and a 18"
Rainbow. I managed to lose a nice size Brownie at the side
of the boat. All in all it wasnt a bad day, will try that spot
again!!
Name: Clint Burgher
e-mail+address: Burgher@aesop.rutgers.edu
Date: 2-9
Time+started+fishing: 10:30AM
Time+finished+fishing: 3:30PM
Weather+conditions: sunny, calm
Location:
Fishing+method: trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 0 to 40, 70 to 90
Water+depth: 50 to 100
Type+of+lure:
Type+of+bait: shiners
Water+temperature: 39
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 19 to 22"
Total+caught: 6
Comments: 3 on wire 3 on herring w/ copper willow leaf lake troll.
All released.
Name: Sea Monster/ Mr. Pike
e-mail+address: MRPIKE98@AOL.COM
Date: 2/09/02
Time+started+fishing: 7:30 am.
Time+finished+fishing: 12:30 pm.
Weather+conditions: Light Wind
Location: Launch Cove / North shore
Fishing+method: Downrigging / Pulling Wire
Depth+of+presentation: 70-110 Ft.
Water+depth: Same
Type+of+lure: Silver/Gold ---- Sutter
Spoons
Type+of+bait: Lures
Water+temperature: N/A
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 17-22"
Total+caught: 13
Comments: All in all a great day at the Valley. Managed to boat
13 Lakers, all released in great shape not even touching them, using large
forceps. All the fish looked great and sounded right to the bottom. Very
happy about that. Great Time at the Valley!
Name: Walleye Wally
e-mail+address: Walliwally@aol.com
Date: 2/08/02
Time+started+fishing: 9:30AM
Time+finished+fishing: 4:30PM
Weather+conditions: Nice,N/W.wind at 10MPH.
Location: Noth Shore
Fishing+method: Pulling Wire & D/R.
Depth+of+presentation: 65-85'
Water+depth: 85'
Type+of+lure: silver/green Willowleaf
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature: 39.7*
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 18-24"
Total+caught: 12
Comments: Caught 1 Laker on D/R.the others pulling Wire.Also hooked
and lost 2 very BIG fish :-(((.Why do i need Pliers to removed the hook
on the little Guys,do the big fish have there own Pliers? lol.Walt
Name: Walt and Kevin Danilowski
e-mail+address: shadownose@rcn.com
Date: February 3, 2002
Time+started+fishing: 8 am
Time+finished+fishing: 2 pm
Weather+conditions: calm then slight breeze
Location: launch cove then off north point, then south tower
Fishing+method: medium/large shiners
Depth+of+presentation: bottom, suspended
Water+depth: 40-50',90-100'
Type+of+lure: n/a
Type+of+bait: shiners
Water+temperature: 39 degrees
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 16-21"
Total+caught: 7
Comments: Dead calm in am, started drifting in launch cove in 40-50'
water. Had first laker in 15 minutes of fishing, 21". My son was looking
for a trout dinner and I figured that larger were yet to come, so it was
released to grow larger. Second drift in the cove produced another laker,
slightly smaller. Both fish were hooked in the corner of the mouth using
black #4 circle hooks, this being the first time in a year using circle
hooks, since all other times the fish were gut hooked using them. Fish
stopped biting and we moved off the North Point, using GPS #s from the
previous week, picking up only 1 more laker, smaller still. Wind started
to kick up so we moved to a more sheltered area off the south tower in
96' water, anchored, and caught the last of our 4 fish, with only 1 laker
close to the 20" minimum, which we released. Sorry to my son for not taking
the first fish of the day for dinner, but he enjoyed my steak anyway!!!!
Name: Jim Miller & Smudge
e-mail+address: marks9@ix.netcom.com
Date: 2/3/02
Time+started+fishing: 6:15 A.M.
Time+finished+fishing: 10 A.M.
Weather+conditions: Partly Cloudy
Location: North Tower to Big V
Fishing+method: Trolling
Depth+of+presentation: 6' to 60'
Water+depth: 70'
Type+of+lure: Orange jointed Rapala
Type+of+bait:
Water+temperature: 39
Species: Lake Trout
Size: Skippy and His Mother
Total+caught: 2
Comments: Jim and I broke out the planner board to run the shoreline
and cover some water. Picked up the skippy right away on an orange jointed
Rapala. Marked tons of fish in 70' of water. About 8:30 I picked up nice
sized laker. Final measurements were 35" 16 lbs.11oz.....not a bad day
as for that one. The Lorance was packed with fish but fishing was slow.
Name: Pete
e-mail+address: boatbuddy2@aol.com
Date: 2/3/02
Time+started+fishing: 10:30am
Time+finished+fishing: 4:00pm
Weather+conditions: Cloudy,windy and cool.
Location: All over
Fishing+method: Casting and dragging jigs
Depth+of+presentation: bottom
Water+depth: 60-85ft
Type+of+lure: Finese minnow -clear with black spots
Type+of+bait: none
Water+temperature: 39.8
Species: Lake Trout
Size: 20"
Total+caught: 1
Comments: Caught the laker on my first cast of the day. Nothing after
that.