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Has anyone here tried fly fishing for the sea run brown trout in the Manasquan River?
Give us a try!
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I have unsuccessfully. If you are looking for info regarding this fishery go to www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw where you'll find a lot of helpful information.
willowhead
~Jedi Dryfly~
First of all, why does anyone want to be unregistered? Don't answer that. LOL. If you want to give yourself the BEST possible chance at searun browns.............head for the Connaquot River on Long Island. My biggest brown there so far is a 26 incher. But there are many, MANY browns in there over 30 inches and some more than three ft. I've seen browns in there that i would of never believed were in there if i hadn't seen them with my own eyes. I mean ridickalus fish. Yes, RIDICKALUS! lol.........mark.......
serotonin
Fish your Face off
Mark,
Last Feb. I got into two of those Connetquot 30 inchers you speak of... both rainbows. First one was of the very-angry-upstream-torpedo variety, and that was the last time I saw my woolybugger. Second one just barrel-rolled SLOWLY, 12 feet away from me, tangling the line in expert fashion, and with a short burst also broke me off. He was of the non-chalant/in-no-hurry/supremely confident ilk. I'm pretty sure that he was mocking me.
I got a real good look at him; a very conservative 30"/10lb. Took a Hares ear drifted near bottom.
I never fished the Manasquan...
...the Salmon River "freshwater sea-runs" were being cooperative in late Dec. but only on the cold days between a warm spell. During some nice weather, they took the day off...go figure...(?)
I like the Connetquot for a February Fix...but last week it was pretty slow...for the Connetquot. Everyone I talked to said the same thing. At the end of the day though, 20-25" rainbows were blitzing in a seam alongside some fast water, taking just below the surface. I was later told they were probably keying on a small early stonefly, but I didn't see the bugs. Nonetheless, small brownish hares ears were working.
Pretty sure the fish were Sea-runs...
Steve
Last Feb. I got into two of those Connetquot 30 inchers you speak of... both rainbows. First one was of the very-angry-upstream-torpedo variety, and that was the last time I saw my woolybugger. Second one just barrel-rolled SLOWLY, 12 feet away from me, tangling the line in expert fashion, and with a short burst also broke me off. He was of the non-chalant/in-no-hurry/supremely confident ilk. I'm pretty sure that he was mocking me.
I got a real good look at him; a very conservative 30"/10lb. Took a Hares ear drifted near bottom.
I never fished the Manasquan...
...the Salmon River "freshwater sea-runs" were being cooperative in late Dec. but only on the cold days between a warm spell. During some nice weather, they took the day off...go figure...(?)
I like the Connetquot for a February Fix...but last week it was pretty slow...for the Connetquot. Everyone I talked to said the same thing. At the end of the day though, 20-25" rainbows were blitzing in a seam alongside some fast water, taking just below the surface. I was later told they were probably keying on a small early stonefly, but I didn't see the bugs. Nonetheless, small brownish hares ears were working.
Pretty sure the fish were Sea-runs...
Steve
willowhead
~Jedi Dryfly~
THIS is MY season.............
Steve, at present i have two dates booked for the Connectquot, March 17th and 24th. River outta have plenty of steelhead by then. THAT'S what i'm after. Hey, any rainbow that goes out, AND makes it back, is a steelhead in my book. They already proved the genes are indentical, so..................he he he. I can't wait. YES! Gotta do somethin' when i get back from Arkansas and fishin' the White and the Northfork. mark...........
Steve, at present i have two dates booked for the Connectquot, March 17th and 24th. River outta have plenty of steelhead by then. THAT'S what i'm after. Hey, any rainbow that goes out, AND makes it back, is a steelhead in my book. They already proved the genes are indentical, so..................he he he. I can't wait. YES! Gotta do somethin' when i get back from Arkansas and fishin' the White and the Northfork. mark...........
willowhead
~Jedi Dryfly~
White River
Oh! and by the way, them browns might not be sea run, but they BIG! mark..............
Oh! and by the way, them browns might not be sea run, but they BIG! mark..............
