Chuckled when I read this / passaic third ward park

[Michael82929]

Fisherman caught an pirhanna family type fish in Third Ward Park... Now I know where my fish went MOM!....

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Pira...n_Passaic.html

I saw it earlier also.....People are funny disposing their unwanted pets publicly....shame on them....

[Eskimo]

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This is actually a good article.
usually the media starts hysterically screaming "PIRANHA INVASION!!!" evry time some kid dumps his unwanted Pacu into a local waterway.

Here's an arrticle where a Pacu was caught in the Delaware River and nj.com deliberately called it a "piranha".
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...hes_south.html

These tropical fish don't survive past the winter. The problem is the bacteria and parasites they carry with them do and can infect the local fish. This is one of the sources of the Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBv).

In South Florida, these Pacu continue to grow after they are released. Specimens have been caught the size of garbage can lids!


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Not sure if you guys heard about this in a Long Island fishery recently...I saw it a few weeks ago...Talk about a Sunday Surprise....

[jmurr711]

but how do they taste?

[youngdumbandfulloffish]

The NJ.com article mentions them confusing nuts for nuts. Trade in the waders for a jock strap.

[Eskimo]

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Originally Posted by jmurr711

but how do they taste?

From what I have read, they taste quite good:
http://reluctantgourmet.com/componen...pacu-fish-ribs


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[Skunk City]

Haha I used to play Pony League Baseball in Third Ward Park back in the day!

[catfishonthelake]

My buddy caught and Amazoni red-tailed catfish out of White's Pond in Waldwick two years ago. Dont' forget about this one either....


http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/...of_frankl.html

[Skunk City]

Anyone remember hearing/reading about some sort of South American fish caught in the Passaic, maybe 4-6 years back? Tried finding a link but came up dry.