Chapter Secret Waters
How to sign up to participate in a Secret Waters Itinerary
Identify a Secret Waters Destination from List Below
email Host
Provide your Name, Phone# and Email address and the Host will contact you
How to offer a Secret Waters Itinerary
Email Secretary@esctu with the Destination, Contact Information, Date, Cost, number of people and a description and we will upload to the site.
Secret Waters Itineraries
The Secret Waters was established by the chapter so members can meetup and go fishing together in small groups in unfamiliar waters they probably would not know about or have access to otherwise.
Destination 1) Mink Pond Club
Host: Bob Bishop - equineins@verizon.net
Date: TBD
Cost: $50.00 per person
Number of rods: 2
Mink Pond Club- located on 2,500 acres in Bushkill Falls, Pa.. Mink Pond offers both Trout fishing in the Little Bushkill and Bass, Pickerel and Crappie on Mink Pond a 55 acre lake. Depending on the time of year both venues are available. The trip would be a full day of fishing both wading and by boat including breakfast , lunch and dinner for two.
Destination 2) Big Flat Brook 1
Host: George Jaccoud - kimchifox@comcast.net
Date: TBD (Some weekdays & weekends available)
Cost: N/A (Bring your own food & drinks)
Number of rods: 1
We will be fishing a private stretch of the Big Flat Brook located in the scenic Minisink Valley that extends from the Delaware Water Gap north to Port Jervis, New York -- a 2 hour drive from the Princeton area. This is a wading stream that requires some hiking. Great nymphing water!!!
Destination 3) Big Flatbrook II
Host: Jeff Conover - jacflyfishing@aol.com
Date: TBD (Some week days and weekends available.)
Cost: N/A (Bring your own food & drinks. Flies and custom hand-tied leaders will be available at minimum cost.)
Number of rods: 1
The Big Flatbrook is known as one of the best trout streams in New Jersey. Located on a scenic farm, we will be fishing just under 1 mile of a private section of the stream. Just a 2 hour drive from the Princeton area. This is a wading stream that requires some mid-level hiking. (Bring your camera.)
Destination 4) Destination Rosedale Lake or Mercer Lake
Host: Ralph Koerner - rwkoerner@gmail.com
Date: TBD (sometime during July - August)
Cost: N/A (Bring your own food & drinks)
Number of Rods: 1
Rosedale Lake is a small lake in Hopewell Township. Here you will be fishing by canoe for a variety of pan fish and trout. Mercer Lake is home to many fish, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Yellow Perch, catfish, and Musky.
Destination 5) Raritan South Branch (Ken Lockwood Gorge to Venoy Bridge)
Host: Greg DeAngelis - Gdeangel40@aol.com
Date: TBD
Cost: N/A (Lunch/Supper is on your own)
Number of rods: 1-2
We will fish from the Ken Lockwood Gorge upstream on the South Branch of the Raritan River to the Venoy Bridge above Califon. The South Branch is a riffle pool riffle stream is stocked with Rainbow Trout and also has some native Brown Trout and reports of a few Brook Trout. This is a wading stream for Dry Flies and Nymphs…typically afternoon & evening fishing.