Passaic River Trolling

[antgogz]

Got my buddies small boat in the water with my battery and trolling motor and was excited to do some exploring in new spots. I must say, from 8 years of passaic pike fishing I have neverseen the river so cloudy. All I can think of is the tree pollen being the factor. We fished for hours. Had a playful baby goose come up to the boat who we had to put back to shore. I was scared it was going to be a big pikes lunch.. Probably after 100 casts I landed a nice thick 30 inch pike. That was it for the day. Always an adventure. We need the water to clear.

[AndyS]

Seems like no middle of the road for that river. It's low it's cloudy, it's high it's muddy Nice Pike !!!

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by antgogz

Got my buddies small boat in the water with my battery and trolling motor and was excited to do some exploring in new spots. I must say, from 8 years of passaic pike fishing I have neverseen the river so cloudy. All I can think of is the tree pollen being the factor. We fished for hours. Had a playful baby goose come up to the boat who we had to put back to shore. I was scared it was going to be a big pikes lunch.. Probably after 100 casts I landed a nice thick 30 inch pike. That was it for the day. Always an adventure. We need the water to clear.

Nice fish man! Yeah the water is definitely cloudy. I was out this am and only had one fish in the mid-20" range. Maybe we need a good rain to flush the system.

[justin1982]

Yea I've noticed that the water has looked like a melted chocolate color

[buzzbaiter]

Carp are the culprits. They are stirring it up and since the flow is low, its not really clearing very fast. Its always an issue. Really hoping for a Carp flu to wipe them out as they are useless.