NAME --------------------- Webguy
E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org
DATE ---------------------- 4/24/04
TIMES --------------------- 7-10pm
CONDITIONS ------------- windy and cool
AREA FISHED ------------- flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 60
FISHING METHOD ------- troll
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- I got a pickerel and a largemouth early, then 3 walleye and 3 stripers late. I had doubles twice, lost 1 of those 4 fish and a lure when I tried to hoist it over the rail because the striper was still in the net (I won't be doing that again). This was the biggest at 6lbs.8oz. 24 inches:
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NAME --------------------- Pete
E-MAIL --------------------- ppelleg@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/22/04
TIMES --------------------- 6-8pm
CONDITIONS ------------- cloudy
AREA FISHED ------------- brady bridge - islands
WATER TEMPERATURE-- low 60s
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas
NOTES --------------------- The conditions were perfect, cloudy with no wind. Caught and released 9 pickeral. Some small, some a couple of pounds. The fish of the night was a pikeral with a second lure hooked on his stomach. The lure was a green,silver,orange rattling rapala type lure with a silver swivel.
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NAME --------------------- Webguy
E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org
DATE ---------------------- 4/21/04
TIMES --------------------- 5-9pm
CONDITIONS ------------- cloudy-windy-drizzle late
AREA FISHED ------------- flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- main lake 50, flats 59-62
FISHING METHOD ------- troll
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas and Phoebes
NOTES --------------------- I started trolling small lures for trout with no luck but got 5 pickerel, 3 largemouth, and an 18 inch striper so I was pretty happy even with getting blanked on the trout. At dusk I switched to bigger Rapalas and got all kinds of fish: another pickerel and a 22 inch walleye before it got dark, then after dark a crappie, a bullhead, a small muskie, 2 more walleye (18 and 23 inches), and a 22 inch striper. The striper went nuts in the shallow water, jumping out of the water twice and gave a nice fight on the light tackle.
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NAME --------------------- Mike santoli
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 4/21/04
TIMES --------------------- 11am to 3:30 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- very windy sun at starte clouds at end
AREA FISHED ------------- great cove, brady, between islands, byrom and river styxx.
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 52 to 62
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- phoebes and rapalas
NOTES --------------------- The wind killed me. Was catching big crappie. Caught a 7lb walleye. Got 2 trout{brookie and rainbow}. Wind forced me off. Started to catch and the sun disappeared.
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NAME --------------------- Cory Dick
E-MAIL --------------------- corydick@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 21 April
TIMES --------------------- 6am-11am
CONDITIONS ------------- cloudy, windy
AREA FISHED ------------- Great Cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 50
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- spinners, spoons, rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Caught 5 trout early, nothing after 10 am. 1 rainbow, 2 brookies, 2 browns. Biggest fish was 2.2 lb brownie on a spinner. All fish caught in 6 ft or less, and all fish released. Wind and water was rough with the front going through. Not many other boats out so it was a great day.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/20/04
TIMES --------------------- 4:00pm-6:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny
AREA FISHED ------------- great cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ???
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- spiners and spoons
NOTES --------------------- We had our first fish trolling in the first 2 minutes.The first couple fish were pickeral. Went over a sandbar close too shore and i got a 6-7lb walleye on a spinner. Only got 2 trout(brookie,Brown).
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno
E-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@msn.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/17 & 4/18/04
TIMES --------------------- 7 - 3 & 1 - 5
CONDITIONS ------------- Breezy and mild
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx, Great Cove, Byram Cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 50 - 62
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas & Phoebes
NOTES --------------------- 2 nice Trout on Saturday. A 1 Lb 8 Oz Rainbow, and an F03 Tiger. Sunday no Trout but hooked and landed a nice Smallmouth and some Pickerel and Perch.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/18
TIMES --------------------- 6:30pm-9:00pm
CONDITIONS ------------- windy
AREA FISHED ------------- Prospect piont
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ?????
FISHING METHOD ------- bait
BAIT/LURES USED ------- herring
NOTES --------------------- I started off pretty good with a 4lb walleye and then caught a couple of small stripers(most averaged about 3lbs).A couple of small crappies.
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NAME --------------------- Jim, Sarah, Michelle, and Marie
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 4/17/04
TIMES --------------------- 10-12 and 2-4
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny/warm then windy
AREA FISHED ------------- shallow flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 48-52
FISHING METHOD ------- troll
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas and Phoebes
NOTES --------------------- The first couple hours with Sarah got her 2 pickerel and a 1lb.12oz. rainbow. The second trip got Michelle a pickerel and Marie a 5lb.6oz. walleye.
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NAME --------------------- Giant Behemoth and L'il Peanut
E-MAIL --------------------- sandsbrokers@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- April 16, 2004
TIMES --------------------- 1:30 PM to 6 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Gorgeous
AREA FISHED ------------- Great Cove and the Islands
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ?
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Gold and Silver Jointed Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Great day to be on the water! Trolled Great Cove shoreline twice and over to Barnes with no hits from 1:30 to 3:30. Went over to the Islands and caught 5 pickeral, 1 largemouth, and 1 14' brookie. L'il Peanut outdid me again, 5-2! All fish caught and released in 6 feet of water or less.
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NAME --------------------- Mike Truglio
E-MAIL --------------------- mtruglio@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/16/04
TIMES --------------------- 11am to 4pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny and Cool
AREA FISHED ------------- Bradys Bridge Racoon Island
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ??
FISHING METHOD ------- Live Bait
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Fatheads
NOTES --------------------- Caught twenty Crappies and one Perch all fish were released but one Crappie 2lb 2oz my daughter missed the junior club record by one oz what a great day on Lake Hopatcong!!!!!!!
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NAME --------------------- Mike Santoli
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 4/15/04
TIMES --------------------- 10:30am to 1pm
CONDITIONS ------------- very windy and sunny
AREA FISHED -------------
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 45 to 48
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas and phoebes
NOTES --------------------- Couldn't fish my spots because of wind. Looked on gps waypoints for catch spot in wind protected areas. Found holdover fish. Caught 5 trout all browns. Four holdovers with 3 having fall 03 tags.
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin and Matt Schroeder
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/14/04
TIMES --------------------- 3:30pm-7:00pm
CONDITIONS ------------- rain and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- great cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ????????
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- spinners
NOTES --------------------- Matt And I trolled 5minutes before we had our first couple fish. Matt's rod went and he had a nice pickeral, and when i slowed down to reel the rods in my one rod went and it was a 3lb 6oz Brook Trout. We both landed our fish. Did a couple more rounds in the cove and ended up with 5 pickeral and 5 trout all over a pound and half. The big brook trout took the new junior club record. All fish were relaesed
NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/12/04
TIMES --------------------- 3:30pm-7:00
CONDITIONS ------------- rain and slight breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- great cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- ?????????
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- spinners
NOTES --------------------- I went down to Great Cove and trolled. I used spinners with silver blades and gold blades. I trolled for about 20 minutes and got my first trout . It was a 1lb 10oz brook. then a couple minutes later i got a 2 more smaller brooks. A coupke small pickeral. But the biggest fish of the day was a 5-6lb walleye. It hit a small spinner. I weighed those fish in at Dow's. Went back out and the first 10 minutes my rod went and i got a 3lb 14oz rainbow trout. It had a couple of herring in it when i Fillet it.My biggest trout out of Lk. Hopatcong i have ever caught.
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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno
E-MAIL --------------------- loveme2x@msn.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/10/04
TIMES --------------------- 7:30 - 4:30
CONDITIONS ------------- Breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx, Great Cove, State Park, Byram Cove
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 43 - 50
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas & Phoebes
NOTES --------------------- Got 2 nice KDC Trout and 15 Pickerel with the Gorton Man. Nice to be out on the lake again...
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NAME --------------------- Eddie Mackin & Lou Marcucci
E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com
DATE ---------------------- 4/10/04
TIMES --------------------- 1:00pm to 4:00pm
CONDITIONS ------------- slight breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- around halsey and racoon island/ 5-8ft
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 50
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- phebes,rapala
NOTES --------------------- We started over at the snadbar by Halsey Island. Lou and I threw out our lures and turned around and Lou lost his fish but i got my fish in and it was a 1lb 13oz Crappie. The crappie was almost 15inches. we trolled around the island and totled 7 pickeral. The biggest pickeral was probaly about 2 1/2lbs.
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NAME --------------------- Pete and Parris
E-MAIL --------------------- ppelleg@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/10 - 4/11
TIMES --------------------- 8-12, 4-6
CONDITIONS ------------- cool
AREA FISHED ------------- shallow flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44 - 48
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas, phoebes, spinners
NOTES --------------------- Couldn't find any trout on opening day. Returned on Sunday evening and had a blast with the pickeral. Caught about 8 between us with Parris catching a real nice 4 3/4 pounder. All fish released.
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NAME --------------------- Steve Corbett
E-MAIL --------------------- scorbett@ptd.net
DATE ---------------------- 04-10-04
TIMES --------------------- 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
CONDITIONS ------------- partly sunny, breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- Landing channel, River Styx
WATER TEMPERATURE-- unknown
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- small jointed Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Caught a small bass between Landing and State Park, then three nice pickeral in River Styx, plus lost another nice fish I never saw, probably another pickeral. Trolled Tracker Pro 17 with 25 hp motor a little above slowest speed. Don't know what actual speed was at speeds that slow. If I'm catching pickeral am I too slow for trout? I've heard they like it faster. If anyone can help me with that question, please e-mail me. All fish released alive.
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 4/10/04
TIMES --------------------- 7:30 am to 1 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny
AREA FISHED ------------- state police, river styxx, bryom and sunkin island
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 44 to 48
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- phoebes and rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Had a good starte and released 2 browns before 8am. Caught 12 browns, 5 raibows, a brookie and a tiger. The tiger was 4lbs 2ozs. Caught 2 holdover browns. One had tag fall 03. The other had tag missing. Both holdovers caught in 2 feet of wate.
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NAME --------------------- mike golabek-bill galese
E-MAIL --------------------- mikejeangolabek@webtv.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/10/04
TIMES --------------------- 8am-2pm
CONDITIONS ------------- breezy
AREA FISHED ------------- main lake
WATER TEMPERATURE-- unknown
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling and casting shoreline
BAIT/LURES USED ------- panter-martin,kamlooper,rapala,gold pheobe's
NOTES --------------------- great day for us at dow's assisted living home and boat rental.88 year old rudy was out too catching fish.we got our limit of beautiful knee deep trout topped by bill's 3 lb 13 oz rainbow.from then on it was catch and release.nice job dan on putting quality fish in the lake.thanks to the welch bro's and dan,lou for help with getting us and our gear out of the boat and putting us on the fish.last a nice thank you to laurie and lee for a class operation. mike & bill
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NAME --------------------- David Molaris
E-MAIL --------------------- Dablaris@AOL.com
DATE ---------------------- April 10, 2004
TIMES --------------------- 12:40- 3:45
CONDITIONS ------------- mostly windy
AREA FISHED ------------- State park
WATER TEMPERATURE-- cool
FISHING METHOD ------- casting and drop-lining
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Phoebe and bait minnows
NOTES --------------------- I caught only 1 crappie at 11.75 inches with a bait minnow. I fished 5-8 feet of water. It was apparent that the state did not stock trout there for opening day.
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
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DATE ---------------------- 4/8/04
TIMES --------------------- 10:30am to 1pm
CONDITIONS ------------- sunny calm
AREA FISHED ------------- sunkin island, chestnut cove, dows and state police
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 45 main 47 to 49 coves
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala and phoebe
NOTES --------------------- Caught 8 trout. Lost about the same. Same speeds and distance behind boat. Got 3 brookie, 3 browns and 2 rainbows. Largest about 5 lb brookie.
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NAME --------------------- Pete & Lou
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DATE ---------------------- Thurs. 4/8
TIMES --------------------- 12 Noon until the rain
CONDITIONS ------------- clouds, mild
AREA FISHED ------------- Shallows
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 48
FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling & Casting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas & Phobes
NOTES --------------------- Got into the stocked trout this afternoon, three Rainbows six Browns the largest about 16 inches, missed many others.
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NAME --------------------- mike santoli
E-MAIL --------------------- e.santoli@worldnet.att.net
DATE ---------------------- 4/7/04
TIMES --------------------- 11:am to 5:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- breezy mostly sunny
AREA FISHED ------------- ferry, brady bridge, byrom cove, state police and river styxx
WATER TEMPERATURE-- main lake 43 coves 45 to 50
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala, phoebes and panther martins
NOTES --------------------- First day scouting. What a day. I caught 37 browns and 2 tigers. All fish caught between 2.5 mph to 2.7 mph. Caught 2 holdovers. One with fall 04 tag. All fish caught in 2 to 5 ft depths. Largest fish 6 and 1/2 lb brown. All but 2 trout knee deep fish. All fish released unharmed. Rapalas caught 20 trout and phoebes caught 19.
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NAME --------------------- Jim and Doug
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DATE ---------------------- 4/4/4
TIMES --------------------- 8-1pm
CONDITIONS ------------- nice then clouds and cold wind
AREA FISHED ------------- shallow flats
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 45
FISHING METHOD ------- troll
BAIT/LURES USED ------- floating Rapalas
NOTES --------------------- The pickerel were fired up all morning. We landed 27 with the biggest two at 24 inches and missed a few others, lots of action. We also got a crappie, perch, largemouth, and brook trout, all released.
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