10/11/16 boat electrofishing Passaic R. @ Florham Park & Fairfield

[Mark B.]

A total of 12 N. Pike netted, 4 others evaded capture.

Pictured, the largest @ 36.3” & 14.4 lbs.

Netted upstream of boat ramp @ Camp Lane, Farifield

[Eskimo]

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Awesome. It's a great urban fishery.

Were you also looking at bass or just pike?

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[Jigman13]

That's a thick fish! Love that river!

[Mikey topaz]

Thick is right jigman! Looks like it just a 5$ footlong

[icebadger]

that's a really nice toothy criter,that pike has eating good.have you found any white suckers in your nets?

[antgogz]

wow marks thats awesome.....especially with how low the water is. what else did you get in your nets?

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice fish!! I caught this one over there recently.... Before the gate was locked! Did you here any gunfire cause I was told the area would be closed off for duck hunting??

[AndyS]

And yet they keep stocking the Millstone.............and NADA !!!

[Mark B.]

We were electrofishing for N. Pike. But we also saw,…

Florham Park: Carp, Yellow Perch, Black Crappies, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Golden Shiners, White Suckers, HUGE schools of Common Shiners.

Fairfield: Carp, Yellow Perch, Red Fin Pickerel, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappies, Largemouth Bass, White Suckers, Sunfish.

Yesterday, we electrofished @ Elmwood Park: Saw what looked 2 N. Pike but they evaded capture, Carp, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sunfish, White Suckers, Black Crappies, Angelfish (a NJ first for me).

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by NorthJerzyG

Nice fish!! I caught this one over there recently.... Before the gate was locked! Did you here any gunfire cause I was told the area would be closed off for duck hunting??

I called Fairfield DPW to unlock the gate. They told me that it was open, as someone cut the lock off. Didn't sound like they were going to repair it soon.