NAME --------------------- Sam Hoagland & Lou Marcucci
DATE ---------------------- Tues. Oct. 31
TIMES --------------------- 2:00P.M. to 4:00P.M.
CONDITIONS ------------- Cool & Windy
AREA FISHED ------------- Bertrand Island & Mt. Arlington Shore Line
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Blue Rebel Windcheaters & Yellow Bomber
NOTES --------------------- Sam landed two Pickerel,both about 18 inches. I got lucky and hooked into a True Strain Musky. The fish was 30 inches long and weighed just over 6 pounds.
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NAME --------------------- Noel Sell
DATE ---------------------- 10/27/00
TIMES --------------------- 7am to 2 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Partly Cloudy No wind
AREA FISHED ------------- Coves and Points
FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Jig and Pig and Curly Tail Jigs
NOTES --------------------- Fished all over the place, did alot of moving around. Caught 2 LM Bass on jig and pig, 1 pickeral on curly tail, and 2 dozen yellow perch to 12 inches on curly tails. Perch are in and on the weedline. What fun on 2 lb test and ultralight gear. Water temp is 57 to 58 degrees. Good fishing to all.
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NAME --------------------- Joe C
DATE ---------------------- 10/25
TIMES --------------------- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- calm, warm
AREA FISHED ------------- Elba
FISHING METHOD ------- Slip Bobbers/Crank baits
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring/Rapala
NOTES --------------------- First cast with a blue Rapala landed and released a 31" Tiger Musky. Picked up a 3lb largemouth and 3 perch on herring.
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NAME --------------------- Al Kanowitz
DATE ---------------------- October 14,2000
TIMES --------------------- 12 noon to 5 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Warm - low wind
AREA FISHED ------------- River styx
FISHING METHOD ------- Shallow back Coves
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Sluggo, Spinnerbait
NOTES --------------------- I caught several small bass - under 2 lbs. using the Sluggo in the back waters of River Styx. When we switched to spinnerbaits, the pickerel smashed them and we caught several in the 3-4 lb range. All fish were released. It was a great couple of hours fishing and the lake scenery with the leaves changing colors was great!
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NAME --------------------- Daniel O'Donnell
DATE ---------------------- 10/8
TIMES --------------------- 8am-11am
CONDITIONS ------------- cold/ breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- Davis Cove
FISHING METHOD ------- from dock
BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners
NOTES --------------------- Lots of pickerel all of the sudden. We got one about 28 inches. Also, my biggest largemouth of the season- call it 4Lbs.
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NAME --------------------- WALLEYE EXTERMINATOR A.J.
DATE ---------------------- 10/5/00
TIMES --------------------- 6:00AM TO 12:OOPM
CONDITIONS ------------- GOOD
AREA FISHED ------------- DAVIS COVE and Elba POINT
FISHING METHOD ------- Anchoring and fishing 18feet
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring
NOTES --------------------- We did catch some fish and the exterminator had a 6lb. walleye.
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NAME --------------------- Frank B
DATE ---------------------- 10-3-2000
TIMES --------------------- 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- windy sloppy water
AREA FISHED ------------- lake point drop offs and halsey island
FISHING METHOD ------- live bait
BAIT/LURES USED ------- small shiners
NOTES --------------------- five pickeral around Halsey Island on a very fast drift loads of huge crappies caught at 34 to 37 feet deep. I now can argue with people who say there are no fish to be caught in the lake at twenty plus feet..
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NAME --------------------- Lou Marcucci
DATE ---------------------- Thursday Oct. 5
TIMES --------------------- late afternoon
CONDITIONS ------------- overcast , cool, light wind
AREA FISHED ------------- byram bay, Mount Arlington shoreline
FISHING METHOD ------- flat line
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rebel windcheater 7 inch blue & green
NOTES --------------------- Fished byram bay with no results. Bertrams Island produced first fish a three pound large mouth. At Mount Arlington Beach hooked into what I was fishing for 6 Pound 8 ounce True Strain Musky which measured twenty nine inches. This was the Third Musky I caught in this area this year.
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno & Ken Killi
DATE ---------------------- 10/3/00
TIMES --------------------- 6:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
CONDITIONS ------------- Mild and calm, with water temps between 63 and 66 Degrees F.
AREA FISHED ------------- Halsey Isl., Bed Bug Isl., Elba Beach Club, Davis Cove.
FISHING METHOD ------- Casting at structures and drop-offs.
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas & Hooley-Gooleys.
NOTES --------------------- It was one of those nights that inspire us to continue fishing Lake Hopatcong. As we moved from location to location, the action was immediate. At times, landing fish on the 1st or 2nd cast! Ken had the high hook, as I captained "Everybody", with 4 Walleye, 3 Largemouth Bass and a Rock Bass. All the Walleye weighing in at 2 to 4 Lbs. and up to 23". The biggest Bass weighed in at 2 Lbs. 1 Oz. and 16", and the Rock Bass was a very healthy 9 Oz. My strategy for the night was to have Ken catch plenty-o fish and I was very successful! He's a 1st year KDC member and I am now done teaching him how to spell "Fishing". By the way, I caught 1 nice Walleye of 3 Lbs. and a Smallmouth Bass that looked, by the size of it, like it was hatched last week. Over.
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NAME --------------------- Bob Gatti #7483
DATE ---------------------- 10/3/00
TIMES --------------------- 7am-2pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Rain early then sunny and breezy 74
AREA FISHED ------------- Barnes and boat docks
FISHING METHOD ------- live line and slip bobbers
BAIT/LURES USED ------- herring and 1/32 oz. jig and twister tail
NOTES --------------------- Fished with live bait in front Of Barnes Marine for four hours caught one Hybrid 6lbs. 11oz. and 23" long. What a great fish, the only bite I had on livebait. It has to be the hardest fighting freshwater fish I have ever caught, it took about ten minutes to bring him to the net. I caught about two dozen perch crappie and bluegills around the boatdocks on the small jig, white being by far the best color. This is my second trip, its about 90 miles one way to Hopatcong but it was worth the trip.
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