Rack & Fin Radio

It will be a double shot Opening Day throughout the Garden State for trout.

While not at the level of the summer flounder opener when it comes to angler participation, the April 1st opening of the blackfish (tog) season is nonetheless greeted with over-the-top enthusiasm.

The gobblers are starting to strut and spread those fans, and the hens are starting to notice.

That’s until 8am next Thursday, April 1, the first of two “opening days” of the statewide trout season.

Nasty and disgusting. Tiny and insidious. And purveyors of various diseases, a few of which can be debilitating and, in worse case scenarios, fatal.