Where to fish?

[goyanks819]

I'll b spending some of my vacation in nj the first week of July. I want Try some new water( all I ever fish is klg when I am in nj ). I am either gonna go to big flat brook, the little Leigh or the beaver kill . Where would you go if you only had a day or 2 to fish?

 

[Trouser Trout]

Too many variables to say where to go in July until it gets here....

 

[pitbull]

out of the 3 you mentioned??? no doubt the beaverkill..

 

[CMoser]

In July, Anywhere the water temp wont hurt fish. No. 1 priority. LL will have good temps just very picky fish.

 

[goyanks819]

Where would the closest limestone creek be from central nj? Don't they usually have cooler temps in the summer. The only other time I get to fish up that way is when me and the wife drive up to my mothers for Xmas and its usually freezing when I go so I like to make the most of my summer trip up north

 

[flyI4]

the little lehigh is in the lehigh valley and is 1 spring creek of several in the area that will be fishable throughout the summer. Fishing is best in the Am for tricos/late evening for sulphers and whatever else is hanging around into the summer months. With flows being so so this spring, I'd intend on heading to the lehigh valley, its less than a 2hr drive, will have solid surface activity, and you won't be risking the health of the fish barring an extremely hot June. It won't be easy, but its fun fishing that time of year because you can see a ton of fish in the streams, they just don't get fooled very easily

 

[danme]

Water temps -- Water Temps -- And again Water Temps --- If the water is 70 degrees or above PLEASE DONT FISH, you will catch trout but they will also DIE due to high water temps and the lack of Oxygen in the water. The fish will not be able to handle the stress of fighting and will usually turn belly up after you release them. Can they be revived?? Yes and No it depends on the health of the fish and the amount of disolved Oxygen in the water. If they are reviveable it will take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to get the fish to the point where it will be able to swim and hold itself upright. Even after reviveing the fish -- the chances of that fish being able to survive is very slim due to the LACTIC ACID Build up in the fishes body/system.

IMOVHO -- It just isn't worth the risk vs reward on the the fish. If you decide to try to Trout Fish (which I hope you wouldn't if the water temps are high) Fish eARLY in the Morning and Late in the evening -- At least at those times the fish have maybe a 10 percent better chance of surviveing than fishing in the mid day.

Peace
Dan

 

[Trouser Trout]

Water temps -- Water Temps -- And again Water Temps --- If the water is 70 degrees or above PLEASE DONT FISH, you will catch trout but they will also DIE due to high water temps and the lack of Oxygen in the water. The fish will not be able to handle the stress of fighting and will usually turn belly up after you release them. Can they be revived?? Yes and No it depends on the health of the fish and the amount of disolved Oxygen in the water. If they are reviveable it will take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to get the fish to the point where it will be able to swim and hold itself upright. Even after reviveing the fish -- the chances of that fish being able to survive is very slim due to the LACTIC ACID Build up in the fishes body/system.

IMOVHO -- It just isn't worth the risk vs reward on the the fish. If you decide to try to Trout Fish (which I hope you wouldn't if the water temps are high) Fish eARLY in the Morning and Late in the evening -- At least at those times the fish have maybe a 10 percent better chance of surviveing than fishing in the mid day.

Peace
Dan

Before i knew better and used to trout fish in warm water i never caught any trout anyway.

 

[Burtbords149]

By July the beaverkill will almost definitely be too warm and the KLG may also. The eastern PA limestone's are a good bet as well as the branches of the upper Delaware. The closer you go to the reservoir you will always have cold water and heavy sulphur hatches. Keep in mind anywhere that has cold water in the summer will have plenty of fishermen on the weekends. Good luck wherever you go.

 

[goyanks819]

Well I'll actually be staying in seaside park most of the week so I figured that the PA streams would probably be closer to me anyway.

 

[Vance]

Where to fish,,,West Branch of the Delaware. Period It has cold water but crowded,,vance

 

[Greased Line Swinger]

There's a little known piece of water near where you'll be staying locals like to call the Atlantic Ocean. Striped bass, weakfish, and bluefish should still be around at that time. Fluke will definitely be around. All of them are very catchable with a fly rod.

 

[Trout Nazi]

The warm water/fatality topics always give me a chuckle. Like everyone is handling the fish with kid-gloves at all other times, when we're "supposed" to be fishing. Like your not hooking it in the mouth and dragging it, fighting for its life, through the water. Maybe as a new rule, we should shove worms or powerbait down the fishes throat as a concillation prize for being put through this ordeal. Because lets face it, the only time they die after being caught is when the water is warm, right?

 

[goyanks819]

I know the Atlantic ocean is right down the street from me but I don't have a boat and I live five minutes from the ocean here in charleston. I fly fish for redfish from march till November. I only get maybe 3 days a year down here that I can travel to a trout stream so when I go to nj I like to fish for trout. Last July I did real well at klg and to my knowledge I did t kill any trout.

 

[CMoser]

You gotta use a thermometer. Moving water will wash the fish away before you can see it die. If its a stockie stream that you know the fish will die due to high temps then no biggie.

 

[NJpatbee]

If you will be in Seaside Park and do not want to travel far at all give the Toms River a try - Sparse hatches but the water stays cold and the fish hold well. The Beaverkill is a long way off, and the PA limestoners are great but still quite a ride. I assume you are looking for a day trip - if not, head to central or southern PA limestoners.

 

[goyanks819]

I was planning on trying out the toms river tca one or two mornings before the wife woke up and wanted to sit on the beach but wasn't sure how to get there and where to park. Can ou give some directions? And I'm definitely taking a trip to PA to fish one of the limestoners and I figured the little lehigh would b the closest. I don't mind a two hour drive. Here in SC it's a 3.5 hour drive to the closest mountain stream.