"radioactive" fish of pompton lake

[catfishonthelake]

There's a pretty rock-solid ice fishing spot on that lake that is far from where the acid brook flows in.

[NJ Dave]

We all have to die from something right!

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by jmurr711

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/dup...on/eid_p1.html

As a frequent fisherman at Pompton Lake, that article was definetly a must read.

That being said, the fact that the advisory mentions the Wanaque River and Pompton Lake together is not a good sign. Where the Acid Brook dumps into Pompton Lake is actually DOWNSTREAM of the Wanaque River by a fair amount. This would mean that the contaminants spread throughout the entire lake (highwaters/flooding?)...not entirely a comforting thought. That being said, I've pulled some very nice fish out of there. Seems the X-Men factor is working on the Bass and Sunfish...now only if they could dump a little more arsenic or mercury in there and make the Pike more aggressive

On a side note, a buddy and I were fishing there last month and came across a 250 gallon home oil tank half submerged on one of the islands there. My buddy ended up getting in touch with the "Friends of Pompton Lake", which forwarded him to the EPA. Long story short, we found the tank on Sunday and it was removed Tuesday night by the EPA.

EDIT: Just to add, there are signs at the boat ramp that state not to eat any Largemouth Bass or Carp that come out of there due to high levels of dioxins.

[Lard Almighty]

A lot going on here. Check out the DEP case file:

http://datamine2.state.nj.us/DEP_OPR...t+a+Site:=2177