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Offline D Fisherman

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Round Valley Reservoir
« on: Jan 27, 2011, 01:32 PM »
Has anybody fished it this season?  Any trout?  Wondering if any of the coves are frozen up safe.  I've heard it takes some pretty cold winters to be able to ice fish it. 
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Offline TBird9

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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #1 on: Jan 27, 2011, 04:17 PM »
Whatever ice there is in the coves isn't thick enough for fishing, but folks have been ice fishing on the swimming side for a number of weeks. I've been out there twice in the last two weeks and have caught pickerel on tip ups and jigging. I've also seen others pull up some nice bass on tip ups. The ice hasn't been particulary thick--only about 5-6 inches and two weeks ago it was real sloppy. Unless temps drop considerably over the next couple days, all this heavy wet snow might make for a very sloppy weekend of ice fishing at the Valley
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #2 on: Jan 27, 2011, 04:34 PM »
Quote from: TBird9 on Jan 27, 2011, 04:17 PM
Whatever ice there is in the coves isn't thick enough for fishing, but folks have been ice fishing on the swimming side for a number of weeks. I've been out there twice in the last two weeks and have caught pickerel on tip ups and jigging. I've also seen others pull up some nice bass on tip ups. The ice hasn't been particulary thick--only about 5-6 inches and two weeks ago it was real sloppy. Unless temps drop considerably over the next couple days, all this heavy wet snow might make for a very sloppy weekend of ice fishing at the Valley

Thanks!  I'm itchin' to try out the big lake on ice, but there's nothing we can do about the weather.  Do you know how deep the swimming side is?
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #3 on: Jan 27, 2011, 06:13 PM »
Quote from: D Fisherman on Jan 27, 2011, 01:32 PM
Has anybody fished it this season?  Any trout?  Wondering if any of the coves are frozen up safe.  I've heard it takes some pretty cold winters to be able to ice fish it. 

You can fish most of RV all year but on open water. I know those RVTA boys slam 'em all year round. Jigging too!! Just not jigging thru the ice. Jim Stabile's report almost always reference how well they do down there. Plenty of Bows, Browns and Lakers.
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #4 on: Jan 27, 2011, 06:32 PM »
Quote from: TBird9 on Jan 27, 2011, 04:17 PM
Whatever ice there is in the coves isn't thick enough for fishing, but folks have been ice fishing on the swimming side for a number of weeks. I've been out there twice in the last two weeks and have caught pickerel on tip ups and jigging. I've also seen others pull up some nice bass on tip ups. The ice hasn't been particulary thick--only about 5-6 inches and two weeks ago it was real sloppy. Unless temps drop considerably over the next couple days, all this heavy wet snow might make for a very sloppy weekend of ice fishing at the Valley

Snow shoes!!
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #5 on: Jan 27, 2011, 06:46 PM »
the reservoir wont freeze ever. ha ha i think i heard a story last time it froze was 35 years ago. We get lucky if there is enough ice for a few days in a cove.
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Offline Moose3888

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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #6 on: Jan 27, 2011, 08:16 PM »
ill be there tomorrow so we shall see
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #7 on: Jan 27, 2011, 10:54 PM »
Quote from: Wizzofd69 on Jan 27, 2011, 06:46 PM
the reservoir wont freeze ever. ha ha i think i heard a story last time it froze was 35 years ago. We get lucky if there is enough ice for a few days in a cove.
the whole reservoir froze in 2003 and 2004.  i fished both years on it.  :tipup:

Heres me near the main ramp with a kamloop. 2003


Heres me with a brown from 2004



Heres me in the Hunterdon County Democrat Newspaper
dated Feb 6 2003


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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #8 on: Jan 28, 2011, 07:25 AM »
I remember getting out pretty far in march 03
then came a week long heat wave and was fishing my boat a week later :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #9 on: Jan 28, 2011, 04:17 PM »
Quote from: Moose3888 on Jan 27, 2011, 08:16 PM
ill be there tomorrow so we shall see

Please let us know what you find/how you do
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #10 on: Jan 28, 2011, 04:18 PM »
Quote from: FishinHardWater on Jan 27, 2011, 10:54 PM
the whole reservoir froze in 2003 and 2004.  i fished both years on it.  :tipup:

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your pics are making me wish for extremely cold temps!  nice fish
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #11 on: Jan 30, 2011, 10:19 PM »
The valley is completely frozen over. Doubt it is safe too far off shore but i did see some tracks close to shore. Ice fishing there this week woo hoo :) Nobody there today though. 15 + gentlemen on the pond.
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #12 on: Jan 30, 2011, 10:28 PM »
clinton rescue was there doing ice rescue drills infront of the paved ramp, dont walk near there if u go out they had a big hole cut with a man in the water.  :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #13 on: Jan 30, 2011, 10:32 PM »
haha yeah i saw that. what time were you there today gary? i was there around noon
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #14 on: Jan 31, 2011, 03:27 AM »
HI ALL
WELL HAVE TO TRY ROUND VALLEY TODAY! MONDAY I'LL CALL OFF AGAIN!
 BOTH PLACES FROZEN LAKE AND RECREATION POND!
WELL WE WILL BE THERE AROUND 11;30 AM TILL !
                                         THANKS BIG ED      :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #15 on: Jan 31, 2011, 07:58 AM »
Quote from: Wizzofd69 on Jan 30, 2011, 10:32 PM
haha yeah i saw that. what time were you there today gary? i was there around noon

1:00.  fished there friday and saturday, but not on sunday  :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #16 on: Jan 31, 2011, 09:23 AM »
The date is correct on the picture. I took this picture personally. Down between the paved and dirt boat ramp is where Clinton rescue ran their drills for about an hour or two.


Another taken by myself.



This one was taken on  1/29/11 barely 6 days later, this goes to show you just how fast it can actually lock up if conditions allow it!! Thank Matt for the picture.
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #17 on: Jan 31, 2011, 11:52 AM »
Im sure the snow helped it lock up, but yeah conditions have to be absolute perfect for that place to lock up.
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #18 on: Jan 31, 2011, 12:21 PM »
Quote from: sheisty on Jan 31, 2011, 09:23 AM
The date is correct on the picture. I took this picture personally. Down between the paved and dirt boat ramp is where Clinton rescue ran their drills for about an hour or two.
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Another taken by myself.
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This one was taken on  1/29/11 barely 6 days later, this goes to show you just how fast it can actually lock up if conditions allow it!! Thank Matt for the picture.
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hey look its me and steve on the ice the picture!  thats the ladder rack on my truck in the bottom of the last picture
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
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Offline Itsallaboutcatchingem

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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #20 on: Jan 31, 2011, 01:35 PM »
Great pics of the valley.  Any fish?
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #21 on: Jan 31, 2011, 06:20 PM »










its a good thing they practice ... for guys like this who want to go swimming:








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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #22 on: Jan 31, 2011, 06:27 PM »
ya that's a little insane for me but not for some :o
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #23 on: Jan 31, 2011, 06:56 PM »
that guy might want to just take up ice fishing :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #24 on: Jan 31, 2011, 07:09 PM »
he was ice fishing
thats his jigging pole that he is using
guess he thought hed have better luck there :tipup:
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #25 on: Jan 31, 2011, 07:13 PM »
yea you should have seen the size of the auger he used to drill that hole!
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #26 on: Jan 31, 2011, 07:21 PM »
I think he was fishin for them ducks that aren't in the pc.
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #27 on: Jan 31, 2011, 08:13 PM »
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #28 on: Jan 31, 2011, 08:27 PM »
Quote from: laketrout1 on Jan 31, 2011, 08:13 PM
is that by the boat ramp not the swimming area an thick is the ice
yes its the reservoir, by the boat ramp, and it ranges from open water 0'' to enough to walk on! didnt measure the ice  ???!
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Re: Round Valley Reservoir
« Reply #29 on: Jan 31, 2011, 09:00 PM »
i could be wrong but i thought a hole couldnt be any bigger then 10inches ;D
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