Report from Wednesday, September 1.
Largemouth bass fishing went reasonably well, better than other fishing, at places like the local ponds, Gropp’s Lake and some of the lakes at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, on shiners or other bait, said Frank from Harry’s Army and Navy in Robbinsville. Lots of shiners and worms were bought for the fishing. At the WMA, fishing at the big lake, Assunpink Lake, was slow, for unknown reasons. But the angling was alright at the other two lakes or Rising Sun Lake and Stone Tavern Lake. Kids had fun reeling in bluegills at Mercer Lake on worms. A few customers headed to the Delaware River for smallmouth bass fishing, though no results were heard. The river ran low, so the smallmouths will be concentrated in the pools that are formed, but maybe the waters were too warm for the best smallie angling. Catfish should chew in the river.
Not much was going on in the summer weather, except kids tangling with sunnies at Puppyland Pond, the spillway across the road from Blackwood Lake and Grenloch Lake, said Ed from Creek Keepers Bait & Tackle in Blackwood. Meal worms or trout worms under bobbers always gain most nibbles. Ed previously reported largemouth bass catches at the pond at the vocational school on Cross Keys Road. Nobody talked about the pond this week, but the bass probably kept hitting. Previous reports said the bass anglers used rubber worms for the fishing. Fishing for largemouth bass was generally tough at the local lakes, though waters slightly cooled, said Steve from Blackwater Sports Center in Vineland. One would think the fishing would’ve improved in the lower water temps, but not so. Maybe waters needed more of a change in the weather to oxygenate them or something. But largemouth fishing was fairly consistent at the Salem Canal, the old standby in summer. Senko worms or soft-plastics on jigheads were fished most commonly there. Union Lake’s largemouth fishing somewhat improved. Steve wouldn’t call the angling good, but it was okay, on Senkos and rubber frogs. The lake’s smallmouth fishing failed to produce much, and waters were too warm there and at Lake Audrey, the one other lake that holds smallmouths in South Jersey. Another three or four weeks will probably need to pass before the weather cools enough to kick off smallmouth fishing. White perch fishing on the brackish Cohansey River and surrounding ditches was good, one of the best options in summer. Customers who fished in saltwater mostly took the trip for summer flounder at the ocean reefs and the Old Grounds, in the ocean off Delaware, by this time of year, instead of fishing for them in the bays, like earlier in the season. The fish were migrating offshore.
Largemouth bass fishing went reasonably well, better than other fishing, at places like the local ponds, Gropp’s Lake and some of the lakes at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, on shiners or other bait, said Frank from Harry’s Army and Navy in Robbinsville. Lots of shiners and worms were bought for the fishing. At the WMA, fishing at the big lake, Assunpink Lake, was slow, for unknown reasons. But the angling was alright at the other two lakes or Rising Sun Lake and Stone Tavern Lake. Kids had fun reeling in bluegills at Mercer Lake on worms. A few customers headed to the Delaware River for smallmouth bass fishing, though no results were heard. The river ran low, so the smallmouths will be concentrated in the pools that are formed, but maybe the waters were too warm for the best smallie angling. Catfish should chew in the river.
Not much was going on in the summer weather, except kids tangling with sunnies at Puppyland Pond, the spillway across the road from Blackwood Lake and Grenloch Lake, said Ed from Creek Keepers Bait & Tackle in Blackwood. Meal worms or trout worms under bobbers always gain most nibbles. Ed previously reported largemouth bass catches at the pond at the vocational school on Cross Keys Road. Nobody talked about the pond this week, but the bass probably kept hitting. Previous reports said the bass anglers used rubber worms for the fishing. Fishing for largemouth bass was generally tough at the local lakes, though waters slightly cooled, said Steve from Blackwater Sports Center in Vineland. One would think the fishing would’ve improved in the lower water temps, but not so. Maybe waters needed more of a change in the weather to oxygenate them or something. But largemouth fishing was fairly consistent at the Salem Canal, the old standby in summer. Senko worms or soft-plastics on jigheads were fished most commonly there. Union Lake’s largemouth fishing somewhat improved. Steve wouldn’t call the angling good, but it was okay, on Senkos and rubber frogs. The lake’s smallmouth fishing failed to produce much, and waters were too warm there and at Lake Audrey, the one other lake that holds smallmouths in South Jersey. Another three or four weeks will probably need to pass before the weather cools enough to kick off smallmouth fishing. White perch fishing on the brackish Cohansey River and surrounding ditches was good, one of the best options in summer. Customers who fished in saltwater mostly took the trip for summer flounder at the ocean reefs and the Old Grounds, in the ocean off Delaware, by this time of year, instead of fishing for them in the bays, like earlier in the season. The fish were migrating offshore.