Yesterday Afternoon I hooked up with Aaron on the Musconetcong River out in the area of Asbury. I really haven't been out on the Musky Since I was a kid..( My Father had no issues with tresspassing into the private waters with his son) Now as an adult I realize why we had to tresspass in order to catch fish.. Whatever little section of public land we fished yesterday was an insult.. At either end we were cabled in like caged animals.. When we first arrived we noticed the slobs fishing bait had there stringers half full, near there limit complaining the fishing was slow..Well Hmmmm maybe its slow because there all in your freezer, I thought and I knew Aaron was thinking the same.. I really think some rivers in NJ should have a delayed Harvest, (Extend the fun a little)...Should the musky be one? I don't know but I know a few rivers that would benefit from it.
             In are travels looking for fishable public land we drove through a very strong sulphur hatch, but we never found a fishable spot. We both managed a few, Aaron did quite well despite the lack of fish...I must admit the musconetcong is crap, its either the bait guys clean it out or there's five signs on a single tree warning about tresspassing, Its a Joke!
A Caged Jasper

You guys can't really be that upset over some people taking fish legally. I don't think there is a issue with people taking fish. The reason why states stock fish is to get license sales. The trout fairy by the way is the  hatchery. They come every year sometimes twice a year and sprinkle some trout in rivers, lakes and ponds.

There is a major difference between harvesting fish and hoarding. The best part was that he was complaining about the lack of fish.

You can respectfully kill a fish here and there, but keepng limit after limit on a daily basis is disgusting. I don't care if it's your "god" given right, or because you own a license you can keep them. It's both wrong and unsporting, as well as selfish.

Unfortunately, people either throw back their catch, or try to kill their limit every time. There really aren't many people who are in the middle category.

The practice that gets me is when bait fishermen catch fish after fish in a catch and release area. I would almost rather see them put two on a rope and leave. The way they work the fish over just to save a hook and then drop the stunned trout in the water is unacceptable.

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I fished the Point Mt trout management stretch today. I went there at about 10:00 AM after fishing the Gorge and stayed afor about 2 hours. There was no one else in sight and I caught a bunch of fish, mostly Brookies. Unfortunately, bait slingers are a way of life but they do lay down the $s for licenses which funds the stocking. On the other hand if we had more delayed harvest areas perhaps we could get by with less stocking, quality rather than quantity. My $.02.

i have done well on the open water this year and at Pt Mt.  Caught a ton of the culled rainbows from last year at Pt mt.  I have not fished down as far as asbury i don't think this year, but i have had many double digit days on the musky.  I do not have a problem with people keeping fish, i have much more of a problem with conservation in Jersey, if you think it is a problem here head down to Western Maryland or WVa.