Pompton/Potash Lakes 10/15 - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Skunk City · #1 10-15-2011, 06:18 PM

Got on the water around 830am. Conditions were EXTREMELY windy, choppy water and tons of leaves on the water. Pretty tough conditions in the kayak, but I managed to land this chubby guy. Weighed in at about 4lbs on my buddies scale. It hit a Strike King Baby Craw on a shakey jig head in about 8ft. of water. This fish was very nice sized for me, as it was or was close to my personal best. No other fish the rest of the day for me, but my buddy managed a big Yellow Perch on a small crankbait. I had a few nice blowups throughout the day but no hookups on topwater.

lunkertaker · #2 10-15-2011, 08:10 PM

Hey SkunkCity

Nice! where is Pompton/Potash Lakes? North, Central, or South NJ?

Skunk City · #3 10-15-2011, 08:34 PM

Hey man...

Pompton Lake is in north jerz, in the towns of Pompton Lakes and Oakland...off of either 23 or 287. Potash and Pompton are connected via a short river/channel.

acabtp · #4 10-15-2011, 08:46 PM

Nice fish. Is Potash the part of the river/lake that is north of the Doty st bridge? I didn't know it had a separate name.

johnnyc08 · #5 10-15-2011, 09:29 PM

me and catfishonthelake were there today from around 7-12 and it was CRAPPY out wind wise (we were in my 12' jon boat with both elec and gas, dont know how you got around in a kayak today)...only managed one LMB that was nothing really to write home about

Skunk City · #6 10-16-2011, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyc08

me and catfishonthelake were there today from around 7-12 and it was CRAPPY out wind wise (we were in my 12' jon boat with both elec and gas, dont know how you got around in a kayak today)...only managed one LMB that was nothing really to write home about

I probably saw you guys. And yeah, besides it being a beautiful day out most of the day, that wind was horrendous. The chop it made in the river between the 2 lakes was nuts! I actually had 3 or 4 waves throw some water into the yak...not cool.

Did you guys fish both lakes or just Pompton?

Skunk City · #7 10-16-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by acabtp

Nice fish. Is Potash the part of the river/lake that is north of the Doty st bridge? I didn't know it had a separate name.

Exactly. The "river" that seperates them and feeds Potash is the Ramapo River.

anthrax2244 · #8 10-16-2011, 07:26 AM

Good report and nice fish. That wind was bad!