Re: Headgates dam Raritan river Duke Island Park:
I had a blast at the Nevius St. Dam this past spring. I got two trout over 20" there, and it was a great spot to fish. A Raritan twp. police officer showed me the spot when he saw me fishing down river of the dam. I was looking for the spot where the guys were catching muskies in the spring. Too bad I learned about it this past year! I fished it a bunch of times this spring, I also caught some large shad there (released). I was walking the dam one day and a lamprey or a eel (about 4ft long and brown) shot up in the air in front of me trying to get up the dam. It sure did scare the crap out of me! It was a great spot to fish, but I have mixed feelings about tearing it down. I definitely watched the lamprey struggle trying to get up the dam only to be washed away. There were a bunch of shad below the dam that did not seem like they were getting very far.
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