To get the details, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/artcarp12.htm on the Division’s website.

Here’s fishing report and video from May 2011 of feeding carp at Round Valley – Memorial Day Weekend 2011 Fishing Report

At first the fishing was slow, probably because of the fog. Once the fog rose the fish were biting. The shore fishing Vs boaters were about equal in their catch numbers. Interestingly, no rainbows were caught, but a good number of Browns. Here are the results:

Hunterdon Anglers Trout Tournament
May 5th,2012

Trout Division Report

Lake Trout:
Winner – Frank Capobianco Dunellen NJ 23 1/4″ 3.85 lbs
Barry Simpson 22″ 3.75 lbs
Richard Willey High Bridge NJ 22 1/2″ 3.40 lbs
Joe Holub 21″ 3.20 lbs
Ryan Lipot Manville NJ 21″ 2.65 lbs
Ryan Lipot 20 ¾” 2.55 lbs
Dave Plichta Jr Flemington NJ 20″ 2.30 lbs
Charlie Rahner Jersey City NJ 19 1/2″ 2.20 lbs
Dave Plichta Sr Flemington NJ 17 3/8″ 1.85 Lbs

Brown Trout:
Winner Jim Bowman Phillipsburg NJ 17 1/8″ 2.45 lbs
Dave Plichta Jr Flemington NJ 18 1/2″ 2.10 lbs
Ryan Lipot Manville NJ 16 5/8″ 1.85 lbs
Dave Plichta Sr. Flemington NJ 17 1/4″ 1.75 lbs
Ryan Lipot Manville NJ 17 5/8″ 1.65 lbs

Rainbow Trout:
NO ENTRIES

Junior Division:
Winner Jacklyn Bridgeman Keyport NJ Brown 19” 2.45 lbs

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There are 26 bodies (known) in Round Valley. Because the water is so cold these bodies (except for one that was found on the shore line) do not produce the gas necessary for them to rise to the surface.
In 1977 an associate of Jacques Cousteau , Andre Galerne, loaned a mini sub to search these waters – it took a week but nothing was discovered .

Again in 1999 N.J. State Troopers who specialized in underwater recovery took to the waters. Again , due to the darkness, underwater growth, tree stumps, nothing was discovered.

If you’d like to learn more about the history of Round Valley Reservoir I highly recommend reading Beneath These Waters, a history of Round Valley Reservoir by Hunterdon County Historian Stephanie Stevens. The book , in its 7th printing is available at the Readington Library, the Hunterdon Co. Planning Board on Rt. 12, the Califon book store, or by mail. Checks made out to Hunterdon County for $10 will have the book mailed to the addressee.

UPDATE:
“About 10:45 a.m., Edward P. Woodell Jr. reeled in a boot containing the skeletal remains [of a human foot], according to a police report from New Jersey State Police at Perryville.” – LehighValleyLive.com

Not even two months after a hiker found a dead body floating in Round Valley Reservoir on March 15, 2012 it appears that an unidentified fisherman has caught some human remains on his fishing hook!

Rocco Catania displays his 6.6lb 25 inch Lake Trout, a personal best! Hmmm... what was in that trout's stomach?

It’s fairly well documented that there are several un-recovered drowning victims in Round Valley. Incidentally, most drowning victims that are recovered are found with their pants down, falling off their boats and not being able to get back in, they tire and expire!

Here are Developing News Reports:
PHOTO OF BOOT/FOOT (unconfirmed) and Comment Thread on NJHunter.com

Fisherman finds human remains at Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Twp. – NewJerseyHills.com

Fisherman’s hook snags human remains at Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township – Hunterdon County Democrat

Human remains recovered from Round Valley Reservoir – MyCentralJersey.com

Just in time for trout season. Round Valley Fishing is proud to announce our first giveaway for 2012! Thank you to Wendell Ozefovich’s (Ozzie) for donating some DVD’s to give away. Visit his website if you’d like to go ahead and buy the dvd’s otherwise just leave a comment here and be entered to win it FREE.

The Underwater World of Trout - Volume One, Discovery

Discovery – The Underwater World of Trout
In this unique video you will be taken into The Underwater World of Trout. The view under the stream is not as bucolic and stable as you have come to believe. A stream is alive, not just with trout and insects, but with minnows, crayfish, and a varied mix of living things. What looks like crystal clear water is chock full of sticks, leaves, bubbles and larvae. This exploration of a trout’s world, from under the surface, opens your eyes to a new appreciation of trout and their living world.

For a chance to win this DVD simply leave a comment below. One winner will be randomly selected on June 1st. The winner will be contacted with their email address on file, so make sure you utilize your correct email address when commenting. The winner will have 5 days to claim their prize then another winner will be randomly picked. Good luck and Tight Lines!

As we motored away from the boat launch I realized in complete amazement that my Lowrance x135 was not turning on. I had problems with it two weeks ago at the RVTA tournament, but thought it was a battery issue. No such luck. Tried a soft reset, hard reset, wiring it directly to the battery, and finally punching the thing. It’s dead.

I’ve fished this reservoir many times, so we weren’t completely SOL but come on…really? I just had my motor fixed and now this?! We trolled a Sutton spoon and live shiners slow around the perimeter of the boat launch, over to the north tower, made a big circle and came back to the north tower. We didn’t get anything with this technique so we switched over to drifting.

Our first drift, the wind was coming out of north so we set up a drift just to the west of the north tower, sent our lines to the bottom and waited. We were using 2 oz. barrel sinkers to keep our shiners on the bottom. Caught first fish out in the middle of nowhere in about 70feet of water. It’s the smaller of the two pictured and measured 18 inches. The rain didn’t really start until about 11am and for a few hours we thought we actually might stay dry!

We didn’t stay dry. The rain came and just got harder and harder. We continued fishing though and for a few hours there the wind switched direction completely and came out of the southwest. It was at this time Chris caught the second Laketrout, a nice 20 incher that actually put up a decent fight.

Even though we still had 2 dozen shiners in out livewell, at about 2:30pm our hands were raw and we were starving, so we headed in. It was a decent trip, besides a kayaker we spoke to at the north tower I only saw one other boat and they left fairly quickly. The yak had one laker when we spoke.

I guess I’ll be looking for a new sonar soon, maybe one with a GPS?! Up until now, I’ve been using a 99cent app on my iPhone called Compass+ I’ve actually been recording lat / long of catches and then placing them on Google Maps on my computer when I get home. It’s very cheap, but tedious as hell. OK, cheers, next time less rain please!