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Trout Fishing Season In NJ

Hello Fellow Fisher-folk, how are you all doing?

I just finished the God-awful income taxes for another year! Yay!!!! It’s such a horrible thing and it usually takes over 2 weeks for me to complete everything.

And of course you know I missed Trout Opening Season here in NJ because of the income taxes this year! You know, I’ve never been able to go to opening day for Trout fishing here in NJ … something ALWAYS comes up! So I hope you had better luck than I did and that you were able to go and catch a few trout.

I received an e-mail from the NJ Fish and Wildlife Department that I thought I’d share with you, in case you aren’t privy to that info. There are lots of nice links in the mail.

Check it out:

The most anticipated day on the New Jersey fishing calendar is the opening day of trout season, which falls on April 7 this year. More than 180,000 trout have been stocked for opening day anglers, including thousands of breeders that measure 17 to 24 inches and weigh 3 to 8 pounds.

During April and May, nearly 600,000 trout, including more than 5,000 breeders, will be stocked in nearly 200 streams, ponds and lakes throughout New Jersey. Nine ponds and small lakes will each get a special allocation of 30 to 50 breeder trout providing great opportunities for many anglers to catch that trout of a lifetime. This year’s Bonus Broodstock Ponds and Lakes are listed at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bonus_brdstk12.htm.

The entire spring trout season stocking schedule can be viewed at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trtinfo_spring.htm. Weekly in-season stocking information is also available by calling the Trout Stocking Hotline, (609) 633-6765.

There’s a reason the number of New Jersey trout anglers has increased more than 20 percent during the past six years. It’s because trout fishing has never been better in the Garden State, and we’re working to keep it that way in 2012. Don’t miss out this year; join the growing group of anglers who know the value and quality of New Jersey trout fishing.

In just minutes, you can be on your way to enjoying some time in the outdoors while experiencing the thrill of trout fishing in New Jersey. Simply visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com to buy and print your fishing license and trout stamp online. Licenses and trout stamps can also be purchased at nearly 200 license agent locations throughout the state listed at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/agentlst.htm. License buyers have the satisfaction of knowing 100 percent of their money goes toward improving fishing in New Jersey and protecting the quality of the state’s waters both for fish and people.

This message was sent by the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife to individuals who provided an e-mail address via the DFW license sales website. You can remove or change the address at any time by editing your profile at http://www.nj.wildlifelicense.com/ or by replying to this message with “Unsubscribe” as the Subject.

 
So here’s to another succesful fishing season for us all!

Cheers and I’ll catch you later!

 

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Jumping Asian Carp Killing Our Waters

You know it upsets me when I read about invasive species being introduced to our native waters and so I share the news with you to help me find relief! So thank you for your tolerance and patience with me. 🙂

Did you know that the Silver carp, one of the imported invasive Asian carp species can jump 10 feet out of the water? And did you know that it grows up to 50 pounds? Imagine water skiing or running your boat along a river and trying to dodge these jumping fish! Well that’s what they do on the Illinois River.

I read a report on these and 3 other invasive Asian carp species in USA Today while online today. It seems these fish are knocking on the Great Lakes’ doors and the Folks don’t want them in there! The Federal Government has been called in and the Army Corp of Engineers has been assigned the task of stopping these Asian carp. They’re currently using an electronic barrier to stop the fish, but they are also planning on poisoning the fish while they make repairs on this electronic barrier.

It cost the Army Corp approximately $40,000. in electric fees per month to run this barrier. What a waste! All because the US Fish and Wildlife Service thought it would be good to use these Asian carp to keep aquatic vegetation down and private businesses wanted their fish farming ponds clean!

If you’d like to read the full article and see a picture of the jumping Silver carp in action, just go to:

Invasive carp threatens Great Lakes

There’s a reason why certain species live only in certain areas of the world. I truly believe God knew what He was doing when He set up our planet His way. It’s unfortunate that we think we know better and end up ruining what we had naturally because of our ignorance. Maybe one day we’ll learn our lesson?

Here’s hoping so!

Catch you later!