Up, up, up she goes...

[buzzbaiter]

Really hate these T-storms that drop an inch of rain in 20 minutes. It should drop quickly although the word quickly generally doesn't apply to the slowest recovering river in NJ.

[acabtp]

yeah we got well over 2" of rain last night up here along the rockaway... all of which will be headed into the passaic over the next few days. carp-a-thon returns? haha i guess we'll see

[buzzbaiter]

13.6' isn't terrible. Looks like normal by early next week. Not sure about the pike-a-thon. Downriver may be better with clearer water. Upstream gauges have double rises - first one for runoff flooding and second one from tributary rises. They are now rising again. Its kind of weird how it all works.

[justin1982]

I'm kinda new to river fishing, does this mean I can't shore fish later?

[FASTEDDIE29]

The show must go on. Throw the biggest lures you own! No worries! It's not blown out so it's worth a shot!

[ScowardNJ]

Also the Pompton River cleans up a lot faster than the Passaic so launching at Aquaduct should be good for Saturday. We got options.

[buzzbaiter]

Originally Posted by justin1982

I'm kinda new to river fishing, does this mean I can't shore fish later?

You'll learn. I follow the gauges. Basically its about a foot higher and twice as fast today than yesterday - and muddier. U can still get fish(fish not only feed by sight but by sound although pike are primarily sight feeders) just need to target clearer/shallower/quieter water near shore.

[Tightlines74]

Thanks for posting the info about the gauges! At what height would be a sweet spot say for instance at Pine Brook?

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?s...cd=00060,00065

I was planning on take my son pike fishing this weekend, hoping this rain doesn't muck things up too bad!