Road Trip: New Jersey

We've been trying to put together a visit to NJ over the last few months, and finally worked it out over the weekend. We went for a visit to Mary's cousin Larry's, staying with him and his family in the Summit/Morristown area.


We had a wonderful visit with them.





Two years ago now, Mary and I went trout fishing down in Warm Springs, VA - we enjoyed it, took a little two hour lesson and each hooked a little trout, which we threw back.


Larry is an avid trout fisherman - while the weather was too warm to do any fishing, he took us around to a couple of his streams and showed his equipment - first photo above. This first stream is actually walking distance from the house...pretty nice benefit.


On Sunday, we drove a bit away and visited a farm (next post) and another trout stream, part of a trout conservation area. It was a really charming area and reminded me somewhat of Sperryville, VA. The next photo is of the trout conservation poster in that area, identifying the river and location.

We took a walk along the conserved part of the stream, about 3/4 mile in length. In the rocky places there were a number of brown trout - 8 to 10 inchers - hunting in the current. Across the stream, you could see deep shaded pools that Larry told us had the big fish - those the locals have named in the past.


This area also has a number of B&Bs operated by fish guides, where the establishment owns the riverbanks and reserves it for guests. Also, there was this excellent little reel store - the white sign showing all the conditions and expected hatches for the day.

Although the temps reached the high '90's on Sunday, by the time we walked out of the stream area, 4pm, the trout were beginning to rise and feed. Fishermen were showing up in their cars as the daytrippers were moving out.