wrapped up his fishing
for the year with a trip
to Carnegie Lake when he
released 20 white perch
and four yellow perch.
That’s one of the yellow.
He reeled in 42 perch
in two days, an outstanding
way to end, he said.
He caught 2,535 fish in
233 trips from N.J. freshwater
and 86 fish in 40 trips
to the state’s saltwater
during the year. He fished
the salt at Manasquan Inlet,
and won’t fish again until
the “second thaw” he said,
maybe not until March.