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Electrofishing of South Branch Tributary

2009-09-14T17:54:00.003-04:00

Scientists study fish to help determine the health of area streams

Scientists study fish to help determine the health of area stream
Division of Fish and Wildlife biologist Shawn Crouse, along with seasonal workers, are electrofishing a small tributary to the South Branch of the Raritan River near Budd Lake to identify and measure fish. The technique uses a backpack battery unit and hand held probe to deliver electrical current into the water. Fish near the probe will feel the electrical shock and temporarily lose muscle control. Workers with nets can then collect the fish more easily for the study before they are returned to the water. The species being targeted are trout since they are an excellent indicator of the health and condition of a stream. The presence of reproducing trout may determine the level of protection the surrounding land will receive from the Department of Environmental Protection. (Video by Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger)

Manistee River Brown

2009-09-13T14:03:00.004-04:00

Here is a picture of the same fish, when it still had it's colors and you can actually see that it was a brown.

In the bulls-eye!

2009-09-09T21:40:00.002-04:00

East Coast Storm Wind and Rain Details

Updated: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:47 PM

An East Coast storm is going to produce quite a bit of wind from Delaware to Long Island Thursday and Thursday night. As in most cases, the strongest winds (45 mph) will occur on the coastline. The strong easterly fetch off the ocean will produce rough seas. Over the open ocean, waves will reach 18 feet. On the coast, there will be 10- to 15-foot breakers.

The heaviest rain from the storm will occur from New Jersey through eastern Pennsylvania where amounts will average 1-3 inches. Banding of tropical moisture could concentrate the rainfall over some locations where there could be as much as 5 or 6 inches. Ultimately, a substantial amount of rain can be expected back into central Pennsylvania and up into southern New England.

Story by AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.

Everything that flows will be ripping throughout the region. We may have salvageable high water fishing on Sunday. Just have to wait and see how everything plays out.

2009 NJ Fall Stocking

2009-09-08T21:38:00.005-04:00

The NJ Dept. of Fish and Game has released their fall stocking schedule. With more water, this fall and winter should be memorable seasons to fish.

Week 1 - October 5-9, 2009

October 5, Monday - No stocking

October 6, Tuesday

MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES

Manasquan River - 650
Metedeconk River, North Branch - 270
Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
Tom's River (including TCA) - 350

SOMERSET COUNTY

Raritan River, North Branch - 920

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br (including E/Br TCA, Sussex Co.) - 1,710

October 7, Wednesday

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES

Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,650

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,750

October 8, Thursday

SUSSEX COUNTY

Big Flat Brook - 1,610
Wallkill River - 440

MORRIS COUNTY

Black River - 330
Rockaway River - 1,290

WARREN COUNTY

Pohatcong Creek - 800

October 9, Friday

BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES

Wanaque River - 330
Ramapo River - 870

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES

Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,530

Week 2, October 12 - 16, 2009

October 12, Monday - No stocking

October 13, Tuesday

ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

Giampetro Park Pond - 170
Hammonton Lake - 340
Mary Elmer Lake - 170
Maurice River - 400

BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES

Crystal Lake - 170
Grenloch Lake - 170
Oak Pond - 170
Sylvan Lake - 170

October 14, Wednesday

GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES

Greenwich Lake - 170
Iona Lake - 170
Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
Swedesboro Lake - 170

MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES

Colonial Lake - 170
Farrington Lake - 340
Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
Rosedale Lake - 170

October 15, Thursday - No stocking

October 16, Friday - No stocking

2009-09-05T16:26:00.002-04:00

Test, Test, Testing Mobile posting!

End of Summer on the South Branch

2009-09-05T15:53:00.004-04:00

With the impending doom of heading back to work today, (I'm a teacher) I spent yesterday on the water. Couldn't get too far out of Dodge as my wife and I are expecting our second in two weeks! So, I fished the South Branch on a beautiful Wednesday with few others around. River is in such good shape right now. Here's a nice rainbow that myself and Mr Flatrock could work the solo video on. And......the reason I never like (the now old) Mustad 3906 in sizes smaller than 14's. This is the fly post rainbow. This was an 18.

Pretty wild browns

A wild Bow from the South Branch (drainage). A beautiful treat.

Photo Gallery Updated!!!

2009-05-21T23:49:00.003-04:00

Okay, so maybe 3 exclaimation points were a bit much, but we've added some new pics from a recent steelhead trip to Pulaski, NY from a few weeks ago. Nice catches by Jamie and Mark.

Guide Trip Report 3/1/09 "The Calm Between The Storms"

2009-03-05T11:36:00.006-05:00

Jamie and Jay came back out to learn more about nymphing, winter trout and the KLG on Sunday.

Luckily, the daytime hours on Sunday were a true "calm before the storm". We had a small weather system move through the night before that brought a little rain and snow along with colder air temps. This first system set the scene for a major winter storm that began by the time we all had gotten off the water Sunday night.

This weather situation set up an interesting question. Would the fish be reacting to the barometric implications of an exiting system or the approaching one? I do believe pressure changes have SOME effect on fish behavior, but I think to what extent is quite debatable. The sun never broke through the cloud cover all day and we did have a little snow in the morning, but water temps actually got slightly (as in .5 to 1 degree) above 40 degrees by days end.

All in all, fish were pretty tight lipped. Having water that warm, (for March 1st).)and still limited fish activity is a good argument for the barometric pressure effect.

Jamie managed two very pretty wild browns, both about 10 inches. Jamie also got to experience catching his first fish on a fly of his own tying, which is a milestone for all fly fisherman. Nice job Jamie!

At the end of the day Jamie hooked into a large fish and lost it after about a 30 second fight. That would have really topped the day off nicely......but......she's still out there, and we know where she lives!

Guide Trip Report 2/26/09

2009-03-05T10:57:00.004-05:00

Joe from Sicklerville joined me on last Thursday for a full day guide on the South Branch. An experienced salt water angler, Joe was looking to learn the fresh water side of NJ fly fishing.

Water levels were around 75cfs, and had (and continue to as of this posting) drop from the relatively high water we had towards the beginning of February. Air temps were comfortable and water temps were around 37-38 to begin the day.

Morning fishing was slow but things heated up in the afternoon, concluding with Joe doing an awesome job landing "the fish of the year". Meaning, as of Feb 26th, it was the biggest and nicest fish landed by one of my clients in '09.

Thus beautiful fish came on a Double Trigger EBS. That fly is HOT right now.

Joe managed a few others as well as losing one right at our feet.

Here is a beautiful wild fish Joe landed in a classic stretch of "winter water".

Guide Trip Report 2/15/09

2009-03-05T09:55:00.005-05:00

Andy and Jamie from Brooklyn fished with me on the 15th in the KLG. Goals for the day included included learning to short line nymph without an indicator, as well as learn to read winter lies and see as much of the KLG as possible.

Morning water temps were around 35 degrees, and the fish were sluggish. If I remember correctly, we were two days into a cold snap.(temps had been steadily declining after a warm period)

Both Andrew and Jamie both hooked a fish or two before lunch, but only Andy brought a fish to hand.

Notice I didn't say trout!

After lunch, Jamie continued on with me to finish out a full day guide.
Just like they are supposed to do in the winter, the fish really started getting active as water temps began creeping up throughout the afternoon hours.

Jamie landed several decent fish, including a nice wild fish with a nice bird wound on it's cheek.

Fish came on different combinations of attractor patterns and small naturals, such as PT's, E.B.S, midge and caddis larva and my double trigger EBS.

A HUGE Thank You!!

2009-02-10T10:01:00.007-05:00

Just wanted to send a public thank you to Tom Kerese for his amazing work on the new Autumn Brook 2.0 His artistic prowess never ceases to amaze us. Both Tom and his wife Danielle do amazing web work! If you are ever in need of website design, including custom artwork, etc. be sure to contact them at:
Tom: tskstudio.com
Danielle: dkdesignservices.com
Be sure to check out all of the features Tom added on the main page, as well as some new flies and selections in the web store.

***Please Note***
If you are a returning customer to the web store, you will need to re-register your username and password in our database. You MAY use your old username and password, but a new account will need to be created.

AUTUMN BROOK ANGLING version 2.0 is launched!!

2009-02-10T00:15:00.002-05:00

After months of revamping, both the store and main website of Autumn Brook Angling, we've finally gone live! Regular visitors will notice a site map at the entrance to the site; this will be a quick route to the Fly Shop, Guided NJ Fly Fishing Trips page, or the main site. Be sure to check out 2 new pages: Photo Gallery and Video Clips. Hope you enjoy the new version! Check back soon as new products in the Fly Shop will be added to our catalog shortly. Again, Thanks for visiting!

Under Maintenance

2009-01-20T14:59:00.003-05:00

The ABA Fly Shop web store is presently being upgraded. If you would like to place an order and you have specific flies in mind, feel free to email me at:
jamesacapes@autumnbrookangling.com
or
jamesacapes@comcast.net

We can do a complete custom order via email, no problem, no additional cost.

I hope to have the web store back up and running better than ever within the week. Look for some new flies and selections coming along this spring as well!

Thank you for your patience.

~James

Ozark Smallmouth Outing

2008-12-22T10:35:00.004-05:00

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Capes family made the trek out to Wentzville, MO to visit our good friends Mark and Jen Seidman. Mark and Jen are native New Jersey folks and Mark cut his fly fishing teeth on the South Branch and our other New Jersey trout waters.

The day after Thanksgiving Mark and I headed two hours to the south, into Mark Twain National Forest. We targeted the Silver Mines area of the St. Francis River. Beautiful freestone stream and some of the the nicest smallmouth habitat I have ever seen. (It would be perfect trout habit if it wasn't for warm summer water temps.)

I was striking out with various Clousers (save a few follows), but Mark found effectiveness in flys of the curly tail variety.

New site design coming SOON!

2008-11-30T23:17:00.004-05:00

Changing the look of Autumn Brook Angling has been in works throughout the year, but completion of the new website is just around the corner. Not sure when the switch will be made, but expect a different look to ABA in 2009!

Weekly Guide Trip Report 11/01-11/08

2008-11-09T10:58:00.003-05:00

On November 1st, Chris from Manhattan joined me for a day on the South Branch. After a rough beginning to the fall, the South Branch finally has decent flow. Water temps have been hovering in the mid to low 50's. Chris was looking to expand his overall knowledge of the sport while enjoying a gorgeous autumn day on the water.

In the first spot that Chris fished, he connected with several trout, including the fish pictured below and an acrobatic rainbow that threw the hook after the third jump.

As the day proceeded, Chris continued to hook fish fairly consistently, including one truely large fish (20 inch class) that we only got a glimpse of as it came rocketing out of the water upon hook-up.

Regular clients John and Thomas joined me on the 7th for a full day on the Musconetcong. Our goal was to get into a few of the fall stocked brutes and work on handling and landing large fish in fast water with light tippets. We did get into some nice trout, but none of the 20 inch brutes we were looking for. Thomas was top rod for the day, while John had one of "those days".
All in all a really nice day with warm November weather that dosen't come along all that often.

Musky Report: 10/12/08

2008-10-13T16:37:00.003-04:00

With the increased releases out of the lake, the Musky was the best game in town this week. Well, the increased flows, along with the fact that everything else remains quite low.

The state did a great job with this year's fall stocking and the rainbows they reared are packing some serious poundage!

Here are a few brutes from Sunday morning.

With the increased flow, I was fishing a larger attractor pattern followed by a small PT. Most of these guys came on the PT.

Stopped by the South Branch on the way home and was given some stockie antidote with this pretty wild bow!

Open Dates for Guiding

2008-10-02T08:55:00.004-04:00

Over the course of the next week, I have had a BUNCH of dates open up. Fall Stocking begins next week and in general, conditions are looking great. If anyone is looking to get out on the water and is looking for a NJ guide, give me a shout via email: jamesacapes@comcast.net
OR
phone: (732) 754-8529

Open Dates: Saturday, Oct. 4th
Sunday, Oct. 5th
Thursday, Oct. 9th

Saturday, Oct.11th
Sunday, Oct. 12th
Tuesday, Oct 14th

Description of our Guide Services:
http://www.autumnbrookangling.com/guide.html

We Needed It

2008-09-26T12:05:00.002-04:00

If your reading this blog, chances are you fly fish for trout in the northeast. In which case, you may have been bummed about this weekend's rain. Well...cheer up and tie some flies this weekend as the storm will pay dividends in the weeks to come, especially with fall stockings set to begin in the next week(s).

Anytime fish have more water over their head, their daytime activity level goes up. As fall air temperatures arrive, and water temps no longer are an issue, it is water LEVEL that can really make or break your day on the water.

Beaverkill/Willowemoc Report 9/20/08

2008-09-22T09:10:00.003-04:00

Finally, I found a free weekend day with nothing pre-planned or booked. It's been months! Took the day and headed up to Roscoe to fish the Willowemoc and Beaverkill. Weather was beautiful, water temps were right around 60.0 and the fish were cooperative as well.

One aspect of the Beaverkill conditions I had heard nothing about was the bank improvement they are doing Junction pool. The silt this work is kicking up has the big Beaverkill quite cloudy. I will post a pic below, but imagine the cloudy-blue coloration glacial streams have. Or a northeast freestoner during heavy snowmelt. That's what I was fishing in on Saturday. With all that said, the discoloration actually helped keep the fish active throughout the day with despite bright sun and fairly low water.

Stream shot of Willow (typical low fall water)

I fished the Beaverkill from Hendrickson's down to the top of Cairns. Picked up SEVERAL nice browns and one Rainbow of about 14-15 inches that went completely airborne 4 times.

Beaverkill discoloration

Beaverkill Browns

Lil' Bow

Bigger Bow

Two Videos (because videos are fun!)

A little olive activity later in the day on the Beaverkill. Dry guys not doing much in Cairns.

Lot's of these around, so I matched and did well. Just went a little flashy due to the water clarity.

All in all, a great day on the water.

NJ Fall Stocking Info

2008-09-19T09:32:00.002-04:00

from http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw
Fall 2008 Trout Stocking Schedule
Fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 7. Approximately 20,000 two-year old brook, brown and rainbow trout, averaging 14 -16 inches, are stocked in 16 streams and 16 ponds and lakes over a two-week period. All fish are raised at the divsion's Pequest Trout Hatchery.

Streams are stocked during the first week, and ponds and lakes are stocked during the second week. In addition to these trout, approximately 1,000 broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 17 - 20 inches) are also be stocked. Broodstock trout are mixed in with each truckload of fish. The total number of fish allocated for each water is shown below.

The stocking boundaries for streams are the same as in the spring (see the current Freshwater Digest for information). There are no closed dates during the fall stocking period. Updates to the fall stocking program will be posted here as necessary.
Week 1 - October 7-10, 2008

October 6, Monday - No stocking

October 7, Tuesday

MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES

* Manasquan River - 650
* Metedeconk River, North Branch - 270
* Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
* Tom's River (including Tom's River TCA) - 360

SOMERSET COUNTY

* Raritan River, North Branch - 920

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

* Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br (including E/Br TCA, Sussex Co.) - 1,720

October 8, Wednesday

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES

* Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,720

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

* Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,610

October 9, Thursday

SUSSEX COUNTY

* Big Flat Brook - 1,620
* Wallkill River - 440

MORRIS COUNTY

* Black River - 330
* Rockaway River - 1,290

WARREN COUNTY

* Pohatcong Creek - 820

October 10, Friday

BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES

* Wanaque River - 330
* Ramapo River - 870

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES

* Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,530

Week 2, October 14 - 15, 2008

October 13, Monday - No stocking

October 14, Tuesday

ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

* Giampetro Park Pond - 170
* Hammonton Lake - 340
* Mary Elmer Lake - 170
* Maurice River - 400

BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES

* Crystal Lake - 170
* Grenloch Lake - 170
* Oak Pond - 170
* Sylvan Lake - 170

October 15, Wednesday

GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES

* Greenwich Lake - 170
* Iona Lake - 170
* Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
* Swedesboro Lake - 170

MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES

* Colonial Lake - 170
* Farrington Lake - 340
* Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
* Rosedale Lake - 170

I guess you CAN shut Disneyworld down!

2008-09-17T13:20:00.010-04:00

Virus prompts DEC to close Connetquot River hatchery

BY BILL BLEYER|bill.bleyer@newsday.com
September 17, 2008

In a move stirring controversy in the recreational fishing community, a historic Connetquot River fish hatchery will be shut down for several years to eradicate a persistent virus in trout.

Fly fishermen are divided over whether the action, dictated by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, is necessary. Some agree it is needed to keep the virus from spreading. Others call it overkill because the disease doesn't affect humans and closing the hatchery will result in fewer fish to catch.

Historic hatchery

There has been a hatchery on the Connetquot River for 144 years. The current facility dates to 1890, Connetquot River State Park Preserve manager Gilbert Bergen said. In late 2006, DEC tests found fish in the hatchery and river were contaminated with infectious pancreatic necrosis, which kills large numbers of young trout. The hatchery was the only one in the state where the virus was detected.

After the testing, the DEC developed regulations that prohibit stocking infected fish in waterways after the end of this year. After the park killed 150,000 baby trout last year in an unsuccessful attempt to eliminate the virus, the DEC decided not to renew its permit, forcing the hatchery to close by Dec. 31.

The department is allowing fish already growing in ponds around the hatchery to be placed in the river for fishermen to catch. And in the coming years, the park will be able to purchase disease-free fish to directly stock the river.

While the hatchery is closed, however, park officials say there will be fewer fish in the river than there are now, in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.

Charles Guthrie, the DEC's regional freshwater fisheries manager, said it would be "catastrophic" if the disease spread.

"The Carmans River, which is only 20 miles east, has the largest naturally reproducing brook trout population on Long Island," he said. "So I feel it's worth losing a little bit of fishing quality to get this river clean again so that in the future we won't have to worry about the disease."

Guthrie said unless the hatchery is replaced or reconfigured to isolate it from the river, it will take at least five years for the virus to die off.

George Gorman Jr., deputy regional director of the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, said the hatchery and surrounding ponds will be disinfected next year.

The agency will follow the DEC's suggestion to hire a consultant to investigate possible fixes, especially an alternative water source for the hatchery, other than the river, to reduce chances of spreading the virus.

Guthrie said these kind of changes could allow the hatchery to reopen in less than five years.

Officials of the fishing and environmental group Trout Unlimited support the DEC action. "From a conservation standpoint, it's the right thing to do," said Jeff Plackis of Rockville Centre, a member of the group's New York State Council.

George Costa of Mastic Beach, president of the Artflick Chapter of Trout Unlimited, added, "there is still a lot of opportunity out here for fishermen to enjoy the sport of trout fishing" on the Carmans and Nissequogue rivers.

"Ill-advised" move

But some local anglers who regularly visit the park object to the DEC action. Richard Steinberger of Oakdale criticized "this ill-advised and Draconian management 'solution.' Anglers will cease to pay $20 for four hours of unproductive fishing."

Bergen said even with fewer fish in the river next year he did not anticipate any further drop in fishing because, "I think we have [only] the hard-core fisherman now." They would continue to come to the park, he said.

Gorman said it was unlikely the hatchery would be replaced with a new facility because the entire park is on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic hatchery building, he said, serves as a conservation teaching tool for school groups.

Pretty Connetquot Brookie from '06

Musky Fuel Spill!

2008-09-17T13:20:00.003-04:00

By Dianne Sommers • Gannett New Jersey • September 16, 2008
WASHINGTON TWP. —A tanker truck carrying gasoline and diesel fuel overturned on Route 46 on Monday, spilling its contents onto the road and into a tributary of the Musconetcong River and causing the highway to be closed into the night, authorities said.
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Authorities are investigating to determine how much fuel the tanker was carrying. Hazardous material crews were expected to work overnight to contain the spill. The highway remained closed in both directions at 9:30 p.m, and some nearby homes were evacuated.

The accident occurred at 2:54 p.m. near Reservoir Road.

A truck owned by Linden-based Petroleum Carriers Inc. was traveling west on Route 46 when the driver lost control at the bottom of Hackettstown Mountain, where the vehicle overturned, blocking both lanes of the highway, said Capt. Jeffrey Paul, spokesman for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

The 41-year-old driver, whose identity was being withheld pending the investigation, suffered a head injury and was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released, Paul said.

The tanker truck had a total capacity of 8,500 gallons, but it was unknown on Monday night how much it was carrying at the time of the crash, Paul said.

He said the tanker had three compartments with the capacity for 6,500 gallons of regular gasoline, 1,000 gallons of high-octane gas and 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

The truck's entire contents were released as a result of the accident and ran into a nearby tributary of the Musconetcong River, Paul said.

The cleanup was being coordinated by the Morris County Office of Health Management's hazardous materials team, which likely would work into the night, Paul said. Crews were using floating booms and absorbent mats on the waterway to minimize the spill's impact on the environment, he said.

"It will be an exhaustive cleanup process," he said.

In 2006 parts of the Musconetcong River were designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Workers began removing the truck from the road at 9:30 p.m.

No charges were filed Monday night.

When the accident occurred, multiple emergency crews were called to the scene because the flammable materials spilled "could have resulted in a catastrophic event," Paul said.

Seven fire departments responded: Washington Township, Long Valley, Fairmont, Schooley's Mountain, Budd Lake, Chester and Hackettstown; along with two Urban Area Security Initiative trucks from Morris Township and Parsippany that carried fire suppressing foam and other specialty items. Several ambulance and rescue squads also responded, along with township police.

In addition, teams from the Morris County Prosecutor's Office vehicular homicide and environmental crime units, the Morris County Sheriff's Office criminal investigation section, Morris County Department of Law and Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management.

2008 Spring/Summer Wrap-Up

2008-09-11T14:11:00.008-04:00

Well, here we are in September and I see the last blog entry was in March. I was all primed and ready for another great trout fishing season, which by all accounts, it was! It just turned out to be the WORST blogging season EVER! Why? Well, as spring and summer rolled on I just seem to have more and more musical jobs(gigs)which took me out of the house more than ever before. Combine that with work, family, fly orders, guide trips, etc, and something had to give. It was this blog, so to any faithful readers out there, I apologize and promise to keep a regular flow of sights and accounts from NJ waters streaming towards you on a regular basis.

Now on to fishing.

This spring and summer, I guided many man, woman and children clients throughout the state's northern trout waters. As water temps heated up in the summer, a few bass trips were taken on the Delaware to give those who needed to fish a warmer water option.

I hope all those that go out on the water with me had a quality time and most of all, picked up some knowledge to take with them on future trips on the water.

Here are some "highlight" pics from this spring and summer.
Check back soon for some new content. I promise there will be some!

There was just a fish in this picture, I swear!
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Fishing the Delaware for Smallmouth during the heat.