Tidal Passaic Stripes and Pike

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

well...calling the passaic silty and not dirty is a bit of a stretch...put it this way when that water splashes in my mouth, i spit for the next 5 minutes haha. The fish def don't care though!

Hahahahahaha touché. In the last twenty years the water has gotten significantly better thou. Lol
How about we settle for non-toxic

[Chrisper4694]

Ok, but I still don't want it in my mouth

[Skunk City]

The river down there used to be better but the dredging scared them away and it hasn't been good since. The DEP cleanup plan will push them away for years, but hopefully they will return in full force once that long cleanup is finished and the river is clean again.

A lot of hours fishing for less than desired results. There are better spots to target stripes than the Passaic. I hear there are decent spots on the bay in Bayonne..

[23cardinal]

Originally Posted by Skunk City

The river down there used to be better but the dredging scared them away and it hasn't been good since. The DEP cleanup plan will push them away for years, but hopefully they will return in full force once that long cleanup is finished and the river is clean again.

A lot of hours fishing for less than desired results. There are better spots to target stripes than the Passaic. I hear there are decent spots on the bay in Bayonne..

Skunk! Your back!
And yea Passaic isn't the best, but some people don't travel well. I like ripping the local lips and trouties myself. Nice to not go far, or have a beer and continue fishing