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Ive only been up that far once, up to the fish weir, and dont think I spotted it. Very cool though. Last summer, a buddy and I found 3 submerged cars in Pompton River, so nothing about either river would surprise me at this point lol.

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How's the fishing where the two rivers meet? Never really had an opportunity to fish that area... I've bee salivating at Google maps looking at it, though.

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Jigman,

Are you speaking about 2 bridges road? Where the Pompton and Passaic Rivers meet?

If so, (I may be wrong about this opinion) the immediate area receives a good amount of fishing pressure.

There's an area to park, just off of 2 bridges road, and you're able to launch a kayak or canoe with no problem. There's also a grass path that you can access by car/truck to possibly launch a jon boat. Check the area out before you take my word for it. It may be a tight squeeze to find a boat launching area. Oh yeah, remember to park you truck in the lot after you launch.

I've hooked up to a small pike only to loose him about 5 feet from the shore. He was flippin out! A month or 2 later in early fall, I caught a decent perch. Like my buddy Skunk says, there are fish all over the river.

In my humble opinion I noticed that certain areas produce more of a catch than others. I'm always looking for that secluded honey hole!

Inhabitance in a area must be due to a couple factors, water clarity, structure, depth of the river, oxygenation, and of course a rich supply of food.

I'm always researching. Many others on this site really seem to have the Passaic down pat. The only things I can attribute that to is research, trial and error, and fishing talent.

Check it out though, you may be surprised!

Best of luck Brotha!

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Yea, that's the area I'm referencing. I've fished a few other areas with very good results so I haven't really ventured out much to explore additional stretches of river. The areas I hit are way upstream on the two bridges area. Just looking to diversify!

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Right where the rivers meet is shallow and rocky, not really fishable due to the current. If you plan on kayaking through there, have a planned takeout spot downstream because its a b*tch paddling back up that spot. It's doable, just be prepared to get wedged onto big boulders and to paddle your butt off until you get passed the juction. I've landed fish upstream and downstream of that junction on both rivers with success. It does get hammered though.

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Welcome to this great site and welcome to the Passaic !!! I am sure that I can show you a few spots that could produce a pike or two, but paddling your kayak with a blindfold on may be hard at first, but you will get the hang of it pretty quick !!! LOL

Now if you can get rid of my hook with my driver...........I may let you take off the blinfold to a few spots! LOL

See you in the spring on the water !

Danny V

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Thanks Dan! I'd fish with you anytime brotha! As far as the blindfold goes, that's a little kinky, we just met, but I'll trust ya!! LOL!

Trust me you won't be Capt. Hook much longer! We'll straighten that out too.

Hope to see you out there soon. I'll be out on PR as soon as this Nor'Easter is over with.

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LOL! 5 posts in and I like this guy already :p .

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Welcome to the best fish website for NJ. Been on here almost a year. Thanks to this website I now have Pike fever. Luckily the Passiac River is a good cure. :) I like Fasteddie idea for a kayak meet n greet. Keep us posted.

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Sh*t... Looks like I'm going to need a kayak! Lol...