Nice perch. Wish they got that big around here.

Maybe it was a sign?

Anyone can go back to my post and look at it. I was referring to the gentleman from California that says he shoots him with his Remington and I said if you are harassing or killing cormorants in my area you would get your ass kicked. and rightfully so and I think just about anywhere in the country most sane people would feel the same way. I didn’t say anyone who thinks they should be killed should get their ass kicked. Very simple my friend go back and look at my post and you can see you were wrong. if I’m not free to put my opinion like everyone else on here without my words being twisted and harassed I really don’t need it.

I haven’t seen anyone here say New Jersey fishing is better than ever in fact I think quite the opposite but if you would talk to any wildlife manager expert in New Jersey they would gladly tell you the main cause is over fishing.

No you trying to make a problem when there’s not one I didn’t say you need your ass kicked I said if you were to injure or harass waterfowl illegally that’s likely what would happen around here. i’ll stick by the rest of the statement because I don’t think anyone here is qualified to call for the killing of cormorants.

Great post and beautiful looking lake. Catching fish is always the goal but good to see others enjoy all the nature around them regardless of success!

And yes our grandfathers add pictures of stringers of fish but that was 80 years ago when there was a couple million people fishing today there is over 50 million anglers in America. What is really disturbing to me is that people can be so ignorant and can’t understand that fish has been overharvested for the past 25 years and that is the main reason for fisheries being depleted. Ask anyone who has fish for stripers for more than 30 years in the Northeast and they will tell you what overfishing has done to the ones massive schools. Or go to Guntersville that is still a great fishery but nowhere near what it was before millions of anglers started descending upon it. Seems like some people aren’t willing to give up their old ways and want to blame the problems on everything but themselves.peace.

Not sure about all of your post but I would agree their is many other factors likely contributing to the diminishing fisheries across America. Angler participation jumped by 15 million since Covid. I see the same guys blaming the Cormorant posting pic's w buckets full of fish then bitching the fishing is not what it was 20 years ago.😳Personally when I fish w my boys we almost always enjoy the various birds that hunt in our fisheries, I e never viewed them as competitors but rather a part of the nature I’m enjoying. Ive seen HUNDREDS of Bald Eagles while fishing the Potomac. I never once thought they should be killed. I used to view clown gulls as rats w wings because I’d see them at the dump or boardwalk stealing food, until I was privileged to view a flock at my local reservoir feeding on baitfish as God created them to. Clearly I agree invasive species that have been brought in may need to be dealt with. Cormorants are native to most of America. Their numbers were vastly greater 100 years ago then anything we see today and I can assure you fishing was Incredible. If an official official from wildlife management see they need to be managed like deer or turkeys or other native creatures then I can except that. But a blatant call by so many on this forum to kill cormorants and blame them for poor fishing conditions seems very irrational, selfish ,uneducated and cruel. I can tell you for sure if you were seen harassing or injured any birds illegally around here you would likely get your ass kicked because all the fishermen I know have a great respect for all nature not just fish.

Nice fish and great pic. I’m w you on releasing all, I’d rather others enjoy the fish many times and let a big fish spread its genetics, rather then eat it once. Well done!

Are you heading to Winterthur or Longwood Gardens? My family all meet there once a year around Christmas, lights and displays are awesome.

Great quote I use for many of my clients. People often want to do crazy things w brick but often simple is better.👍🏻 True in all of life!

Yea my mind said yea but my body said no. Beautiful clear night here too last night. Might try tomorrow gonna be in the 50s here. I heard it will be good til end of month.

Happy Birthday Fred, unlikely you’ll be fishing in this 🥶 but hope it’s a good day in many ways! Thanks for all you bring to the stage.

Thanks for the heads up. Cold here but I might venture out for a bit. Saying as many as 120 per hour!

The question was for surf fishing South Jersey. Yea, if you read the reports most fish are out front 1-5 miles. The fall run hasn’t been great for surf anglers or Inlets south of LBI for years. Spring, that’s a different story because they are coming in to spawn in our rivers.