NAME --------------------- kenny schmier
E-MAIL --------------------- Kschmier@aol.com
DATE ---------------------- 6/26 and 6/27
CONDITIONS ------------- 2 to 4
AREA FISHED ------------- seaside and the fingers
FISHING METHOD ------- drifting
BAIT/LURES USED ------- bunker
NOTES --------------------- I know this is not on Lake Hopatcong but i figured it would be cool to post the pictures. I took the family to LBI for the week and did a lot of fishing. The first night there my brother -in- law landed a 12 lbs . 9 oz blue then Thursday i went up to Seaside where we snagged bunker and fished for striper. I landed one at 38LBS 12OZ and another at 32LBS 4OZ. The next day i took the snagged bunker to the Fingers about 35 miles out and landed 2 Dusky sharks(released)and 1 152 lbs mako that was 5FT 4in. had a great Week but burned about 90 gal of fuel ... IT WAS WORTH IT
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NAME --------------------- Pete Pellegrino
E-MAIL --------------------- kdcmembership@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 6/8/08
TIMES --------------------- 6::00pm-8:30pm
CONDITIONS ------------- nice.... before the storm
AREA FISHED ------------- Byram
FISHING METHOD ------- Herring
NOTES --------------------- One Walleye just under 4 pounds, 12 feet down in 20 feet of water.
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NAME --------------------- Lou Marcucci
E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcucci@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- Sunday, 6/1
TIMES --------------------- 7AM to 10AM
CONDITIONS ------------- Light Wind, Sun
AREA FISHED ------------- Racoon Island, Sunrise Pt.
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 68
FISHING METHOD ------- Live Bait
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring
NOTES --------------------- Racoon Island was slow only a few small fish, but Sunrise Pt. made up for it. Went through over two dozen bait. Landed two smaller Stripers, three nice Walleye and loads of Crappie and Perch.
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Eli's Hybrid Striped Bass 6/1/08
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NAME --------------------- Chuck Walz
E-MAIL --------------------- ckwalz@optonline.net
DATE ---------------------- 6/1/08
TIMES --------------------- 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM
CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny and windy
AREA FISHED ------------- Sharps Rock; Yacht Club; between Racoon and Halsey
WATER TEMPERATURE-- 64 to 66
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling herring and casting lures
BAIT/LURES USED ------- herring and lures
NOTES --------------------- Fished around Sharps Rock and along Yacht Club shore line from Bed Bug, around the Yacht Club and down to the condos with no action. Water temp was about 64.
Moved into shallow water by the sand bar between Racoon and Halsy where the temp was 66. Caught several pickerel, crappie and perch, plus 2 nice largemouth bass. One was 2 lb. 11 oz and the other 3 lb. 4 oz.
Left by 10:00. Too busy and too windy.
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