is there still a passaic river pike bite?

[tycomps]

is there still a passaic river pike bite?

[Skunk City]

We got a few 2 weeks ago last time I hit the river. Water temps were 2-3 degrees warmer then, but they were still feeding.

[FASTEDDIE29]

I got 2- 24 inch Pike on January 3rd this season. They were both caught on a spinner bait. You never know!

[flyboy1]

is there still a passaic river pike bite?

Well, Last December through January of this year I had about 60 pike in a 3 wk period.... I remember especially on January 3 of this year I had 19 pike in a 2 hour period caught all on a sliver spoon.... My little secret area on the Passaic has an inlet (sort of a little pond). Half of it was covered with Ice and all I was doing was casting my spoon on to the ice and then dragging it until it dropped off from the ice into the water and I was getting nailed every time... All Pike were between 16 - 28"........ never got any beasts but still fun never the less.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Really, that's a great catch KID. Y wouldn't u post that? Epic catch for january!

[buzzbaiter]

FYI: the only 'inlet' pond I know is on private property. Whom did you ask to get permission to fish there? I'm sorry I didn't hear you, who was it again?

:p

[flyboy1]

FYI: the only 'inlet' pond I know is on private property. Whom did you ask to get permission to fish there? I'm sorry I didn't hear you, who was it again?

:p


who are you again....? Can I see some credentials? :confused:

I dont know what spot your referring to but the spot I frequent is public and owned by the state or town and not private (there are absolutley no private signs)....;)

[buzzbaiter]

My apologies. Its a long river so maybe there is a super secret inlet/pond I'm unaware of. I look forward to finding it next spring as will everybody else here. Thanks for sharing!

[flyboy1]

My apologies. Its a long river so maybe there is a super secret inlet/pond I'm unaware of. I look forward to finding it next spring as will everybody else here. Thanks for sharing!

I dont think its a super secret as I do frequently find peeps fishing there occasionally when I arrive.... one day maybe we'll meet up and hit it up....:D

[NorthJerzyG]

No pike for me recently, but I did catch 3 snakeheads and a sturgeon just the other day. Sorry no pics, left the phone in the car................:p

[tjc76]

NJG- were the sturgeon and snakeheads taken from the tidal passaic?

[Skunk City]

No pike for me recently, but I did catch 3 snakeheads and a sturgeon just the other day. Sorry no pics, left the phone in the car................:p

Dude don't blow up my sturgeon spot. They're really making a comeback in the Two Bridges area. On a side note, I am now selling caviar if anyone needs some Jersey harvested delicasy for the holidays lol.

[NorthJerzyG]

:p

[tycomps]

Dude don't blow up my sturgeon spot. They're really making a comeback in the Two Bridges area. On a side note, I am now selling caviar if anyone needs some Jersey harvested delicasy for the holidays lol.

you are squeezing it out quickly then returning them to the water, right skunk? :p

[Skunk City]

you are squeezing it out quickly then returning them to the water, right skunk? :p

Quick yet gentle LOL.

Two Bridges Sturgeon aside, I did hit the river for about an hour after work today. No Pike or Bass, only 1 Jersey Redfish, about 10lbs. Carp were very active despite the cool water temps.

[SkillfulAngler908]

I bet you could catch a sturgeon out of the Passaic before I find a pike in the millstone.

[NorthJerzyG]

That's actually a good point? Wonder why that is?

I know I've seen reports about millstone pike but not many. Are they all concentrated in one area, not doing well in the environment, more quiet fisherman? Predators maybe? Theres apparently more pickerel in the millstone than the Passaic. I wonder if that has an effect on the stocked pike, cause I know I've seen some nice pick pics from the millstone!!

[flyboy1]

I must have caught over 200 Pike in the past year and a half on the Passaic but have never a caught a Pickeral :confused:

[Gatto1227]

I bet you could catch a sturgeon out of the Passaic before I find a pike in the millstone.
LOL... So true