Laurie's Report

Laurie Murphy:

The Knee Deep Club's next contest is for Hybrid Striped Bass, to be held on Sept 18th & 19th. Their catfish contest produced several nice fish with 1st place going to Hunter Good with a 12 lb 4 oz Channel. His dad Jeff took 2nd place with a 6 lb 9oz Channel and 3rd place went to Alex Stockton with a 4lb 5 oz fish, also a channel cat.  Despite the heat this week,  we were seeing some nice walleye in the 3 to 4 pound range, caught early morning on night crawlers or live herring, along with some pickerel , white perch and crappie. Largemouth Bass , pitching lures along the weedbeds and docks and Smallmouth Bass and Hybrids off any of the points, with herring giving you the best results. Have a great week !

 

Musconetcong River Safety Advisory from MWA

MWA 

Passaic River Lowest I've Ever Seen

Never saw the Passaic at lower level before. Hiking in, I thought I heard thunder. I got about seven minutes deep into the woods, when I took my first cast and a bass hit. Missed it. Further in, I found nice, deep water but didn't get any interest. I fished a #11 Rapala and had some difficulty casting balsa, compared to other plugs I've used like Smithwick. Had I more time, I would have switched out. It soon became clear a storm approached.

I never had time to settle in. Did catch a little bass before I got about 15 minutes deep, into the woods. Where I last stood, I missed two strikes from the same pike almost at my feet.  A small one but bigger than the bass.

Hiking out briskly, I realized I might have forgotten to stash a plastic bag in the little camera bag I keep my D7100 in. Did make sure to put one in there immediately after getting home.

As you can see, I got to my car in a nick of time. Always good to get out.

 

Musconetcong River Section Closure for Anglers

Musconetcong River