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KDC Fishing Report
For April 1999

NAME --------------------- Sam & Mickey

DATE ---------------------- 4/24/99

TIMES --------------------- 10am-4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- cool and very windy

AREA FISHED ------------- State Park and Woodport

FISHING METHOD ------- casting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- stick-baits

NOTES --------------------- Headed to the State Park water temp was only 49 degrees. Went to Woodport and water temp was 52 degrees after about 2pm. Picked up a few nice pickerel and a couple of bass. One bass caught was just under 4lbs.

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NAME --------------------- Ron Biava

DATE ---------------------- 4/22/99

TIMES --------------------- 7am-4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- overcast am partly sunny pm water temp 49 am - 53 pm

AREA FISHED ------------- State Park to Prospect Point

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala's & phoebe's

NOTES --------------------- Fished all day aboard The Special K with Bob Buckley. Picked up several pickerel (12" - 18"), two browns (12" just north of the Windlass, 15" just south of Barnes Ridge -- both state stocked) and a rainbow (20" on Willow Island Bar -- KDC stocked). All trout caught in less than 6 feet of water in the warmer (51 - 53)areas. Thx Buck.

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NAME --------------------- Eric Leef

DATE ---------------------- 4/22/99

TIMES --------------------- 5-7 pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Calm, water temp 52

AREA FISHED ------------- Bay in Front of State Park

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- 1/4 and 1/6 OZ Phoebies, Gold

NOTES --------------------- Spent about 1.5 hours trolling at approximately 1.8 to 2.4 MPH. Ran Phoebies flatline. Picked up 3 nice Rainbow, 15", 18" and a 3lb.13oz., 21.5 " Long beauty. Proud to say...ALL KDC FISH

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NAME --------------------- Jim Archambault

DATE ---------------------- 4/18

TIMES --------------------- 10am to 5pm

CONDITIONS ------------- overcast,cool, and windy

AREA FISHED ------------- Hopatcong State Park

FISHING METHOD ------- trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapala's and Phoebes

NOTES --------------------- With a cold front moving through the area the water temperatures were below 50 all over. Wind was a killer again. Boated 8 pickerel and a small largemouth bass. I also had my third double of the year while trolling solo (like chinese fire-drills).

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NAME --------------------- Vern

DATE ---------------------- 4/10 opening day

TIMES --------------------- 8am to 4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- sunny but windy

AREA FISHED ------------- all over

FISHING METHOD ------- trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- stick-baits and Phoebes

NOTES --------------------- Caught a 15" brown trout late in the afternoon and 2 pickerel earlier in the day. Water temps were in the 50's in the shallows and in the 40's in deep water.

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NAME --------------------- Lou Tarascio

DATE ---------------------- 4-7-99 Through 4-10-99

TIMES --------------------- 7:30 To 8:30 PM

CONDITIONS ------------- Calm, Air Temp. Low 60's, Water Temp 55-56

AREA FISHED ------------- Brady Bridge

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapala's

NOTES --------------------- Looking for Trout, my partner, Fred Nitek and I were amazed when I caught a Hybrid about 4 pounds plus. In the next hour we caught four more weighing up to close to 7 pounds. In the next three nights three more were caught including a 7 pounder 24 and a half inches long on the opening day of Trout season

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NAME --------------------- Dan Mack

DATE ---------------------- April 7, 1999

TIMES --------------------- 1:30-3:30

CONDITIONS ------------- beautiful sunny day, a little windy

AREA FISHED ------------- State Park to River Styx

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas and spoons

NOTES --------------------- A great day for the first trip to the lake. My slip wasn't ready yet so just for the afternoon. Water temps ranged from 46 to 56, found a few pockets of almost 58 back in landing by Lakes End but couldnt coax any hits. Got one small tiger muskie (I think it was, havent seen anything like it before, looked like a pickeral but more silver with spots on sides) about 18", great day until I fell in putting the boat on the trailor, soaked head to toe. Water's still too cold for swimming! New to the club and fishing the lake but looking foward to a great year, you guys have done an outstanding job up here. Thanks and tight lines.

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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno

DATE ---------------------- April 3, 1999

TIMES --------------------- 8:00 - 1:00

CONDITIONS ------------- beautiful sunny day, a little windy

AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas

NOTES --------------------- With co-member Jim DiSilvestro, caught a 22" Tiger Muskie, 3 largemouth, 3 pickerel. The water temperature had risen 7 degrees from previous weekend. The afternoon was spent assisting the club with it's spring trout stocking.

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NAME --------------------- Webguy

DATE ---------------------- 4/2

TIMES --------------------- 10am - 5pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Overcast but pleasant.

AREA FISHED ------------- From the State Park to River Styx

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Stick-baits and Phoebes

NOTES --------------------- Good Friday it was, what a great day for fishing! 18 fish all told, 3 muskies, 9 pickerel, 2 crappies, 2 largemouth bass, and 2 perch all trolling. The activity level is increasing with the water temperature which is in the 50's in places.

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