Flatbrook YRTCA

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We have discussed a number of times the idea of a Year Round Trout Conservation Area on the Flatbrook. The Fred S. Burroughs/North Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited in its Feb. 2009 has a questionnare for its members regarding several options regarding a 1.0 - 1.5 mile YRTCA on the lower portion of the current FFO area. These are the same regulations that are currently applied to the Ken Lockwood Gorge, Claremont Stretch of the South Branch, and portions of the Paulinskill and Toms River.
As a reminder the NJ YRTCA regulations are as follows:

1) Only artificial lures may be used.
2) Possession or use of bait (live or preserved) or any substance (natural or synthetic) that contains a concentration of bait scent is prohibited.
3) Fishing is permitted during the in-season closures which apply to the river. All trout caught during these periods must be released immediately.
4) The creel limit is one trout per day and the size limit is 15 inches or greater


The questionnare requests that the member select all that apply from the options listed with a "1" on the selction that the respondent supports the most if more than 1 option is selected.
The options are:

___I would support a YRTCA on the Flat Brook from the top of the Blewett Tract to the Roy Bridge (approximately 1.5 miles) with the standard YRTCA regulations listed above

___I would support a YRTCA on the Flat Brook from the top of the Blewett Tract to the Roy Bridge (approximately 1.5 miles) with the standard YRTCA regulations listed above applying from the end of the Blewitt Tract to the Roy Bridge, but with fly fishing only on the Blewett Tract

___I would support a YRTCA on the Flat Brook from the end of the Blewett Tract to the Roy Bridge (approximately 1.0 miles) with the standard YRTCA regulations listed above

___None of the above

The response must be returned by mail by March 1,2009.

If you are a FSBNJTU member please let your voice be heard and respond to the questionnnare.
If you are a TU member but not in the FSBNJ Chapter, please let your local chapter leadership know of your opinion.