On Tuesday, August 31st, Knee Deep Club members Jim Smith, Jim Maloney, Ted Regetz, Jerry Freeman along with Club Trustees Bill Wiedeman, Pete Cusick, Dick Pedati, Harold Mabee, Club Directors Tim Clancy and Lou Marcucci and Club President Les Aughey float stocked 18,832 four inch Hybrid Striped Bass throughout the main lake section of Lake Hopatcong. With the 8,196 Hybrid Striped Bass that were float stocked July 15th, a grand total of 27,028 of these fish have been stocked this year. All of these fish were raised by the Division of Fish & Wildlife at there Hackettstown Hatchery. This stocking was filmed by nj.com and will shown at www.nj.com/videos in the near future.
KDC Catfish Derby
6pm Saturday, August 14th thru noon Sunday, August 15th
Our next membership meeting will be 8pm Friday, September 10th
at the Hopatcong Civic Center, Lakeside Blvd., Hopatcong,N.J.
KDC Walleye Weekend
5am Saturday, September 11th thru Noon Sunday, September 12th
Two 24" Lunker Prize Tagged Trout with numbers 1097 and 1099.
If caught and tags are turned in by a current KDC member they will win a $50 Gift Certificate to Ramsey Outdoor (donated by Tim Clancy) and a $50 Windlass Gift Certificate (donated by Lou Marcucci). These fish and prizes were donated in memory of Elma Lant and Dom Bizzari longtime active members of the Knee Deep Club that passed away in 2009. If people want to release the fish they need only turn in the tags and have numbers confirmed at either weigh station.
PLEASE NOTE: Muskies can not be weighed at any KDC weigh station,
they are not equipped to handle these fish. Please do not transport muskie. The Knee Deep Club requests that all muskie regardless of size be returned to the water as quickly as possible to help develop a trophy muskie fishery in Lake Hopatcong. If you would like a mount of your catch a fiberglass replica can be made from pictures and measurements.
WALLEYE PRIZE MONEY AVAILABLE STARTING 5/1/07
Catch the next state record walleye from Lake Hopatcong and win $500.00
(Must be current KDC member and have joined at least 1 week prior to entry)
USCG Boating Safety Course
Flotilla 10-07 Public Education Course Schedule
See NJ State Police site for details on the law.
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Help stop Lake Hopatcong from turning green
Use phosphorus-free, lake-friendly fertilizer
If you would like to become a sponsor of the Knee Deep Club or know someone who would, please contact Webguy for more information.
KDC Fishing Line Recycling Program:
Drop off your used lines to any KDC Weigh Station or Ramsey Outdoors in Ledgewood and it will be used to produce fish structure by Pure Fishing Inc.
Please release any Trout with current year tags and turn in any earlier year tags to any of the club's official weigh stations with whatever info you can provide us with about that Trout (type, length, condition).
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