Old School Outdoors

Over at Old School Outdoors in Ewing John Bullock told us fishing in the Delaware and the D and R Canal has slowed down because of all the leaves in the water which is making it hard to get to the fish. When it comes to the local lakes and ponds crappie fishing is very good on small jig-combos fished under floats and bass and pickerel are being caught on live lined shiners and minnows. Rainbows and a few browns are being caught from the shorelines at Round Valley along with some lakers. The Fall Trout Madness contest at the store starts this week on November 11 and runs through November 15. It’s open to NJ and PA residents with a $25 entrance fee for adults and a $15 fee for anglers under 18 years old.

In the non-tidal river from Trenton north smallmouth fishing is still going strong, along with plenty of catfish, an occasional walleye or striper and panfish on livelined and jigged minnows, hellgrammites and Gulp. The report from John Bullock over at Old School Outdoors in Ewing confirmed the report on the good fishing in the river and he said the recent good weather put a lot more anglers on the water. John fished the river with Dave Kish this past week and enjoyed a double figure catch of channel cats to 10 pounds. John said local lakes are seeing their crappy population go on the feed with small jig –minnow, Gulp and plasticbait combos fished under floats in the dam spillways serving up the crappies and perch. Lastly John said the store will be holding a Veterans Day Trout Contest that will run from Wednesday, November 11 through Sunday, November 15.