Passaic 8/31

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

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YES - that was me!
At 6:00 I was fishing around the bridge procrastinating packing it up for the day. I knew I had to leave to be somewhere and the fishing sucked, but I just couldn't bring myself to stop fishing and load up the yak.




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The State, as well as all the local fishing report magazines are big on pushing the Two Bridges area. It gets more Pike than any other section of river, so I guess it works out. I frequent that area and see a lot more "new faces" than last year, but lots of guys still getting the skunk. I haven't found as many fish in my usual spots there, but still get a few here and there...

I was up there around 6pm last night as well lol. Was greated by the JSJO's(jet ski jerkof*s) twice. Picked one nice Pike up on my first cast and that was it.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Skunk City

I was up there around 6pm last night as well lol. Was greated by the JSJO's(jet ski jerkof*s) twice. Picked one nice Pike up on my first cast and that was it.

Yeah, those two guys on jet skis went past me, too.

I'll get one of those pike before it gets too cold to fish.
"Things are gonna change - I can feel it."

[Tightlines74]

Originally Posted by crustyangler17

Today i wanted to see what all the hype was about with passaic pike. Fished several different spots around the two bridges area. shoreline access was difficult but hip boots helped me hike through woods and mud banks. Used a white/chart spinner for most the day. first fish was around 18", which was my first pike ever two casts later got a chunky little bucketmouth. Hopped in the car and headed downstream; got another pike, this one bigger, in the low 20's (inches that is ) but flopped off the bank and back in the water before i could take a pic. Switched to an inline and had another pike sniff it before darting back into the depths. Headed back upstream, tied the spinnerbait back on and caught a dink bass, then a bigger one shortly after. After getting a quick bite to eat tried driving all over the place for more access points but no luck..finished off the day at spot where i got the last pike. managed one more baby plus a bonus jumbo perch. While walking across rocks i slipped and fell in deeper water and soaked my jeans still a good day but next time i need to find better places for shoreline casting!
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Nice fish! Congrats! Funny my step father used to take me to a fishing resort in the 1000 islands in Canada to fish for pike and now here they are in the Passaic. Think I am going to start to scout out a place to fish it from the shore with my 13 year old son as pike are one of the species he is looking to catch that he hasn't yet.

[Tightlines74]

Originally Posted by crustyangler17

Today i wanted to see what all the hype was about with passaic pike. Fished several different spots around the two bridges area. shoreline access was difficult but hip boots helped me hike through woods and mud banks. Used a white/chart spinner for most the day. first fish was around 18", which was my first pike ever two casts later got a chunky little bucketmouth. Hopped in the car and headed downstream; got another pike, this one bigger, in the low 20's (inches that is ) but flopped off the bank and back in the water before i could take a pic. Switched to an inline and had another pike sniff it before darting back into the depths. Headed back upstream, tied the spinnerbait back on and caught a dink bass, then a bigger one shortly after. After getting a quick bite to eat tried driving all over the place for more access points but no luck..finished off the day at spot where i got the last pike. managed one more baby plus a bonus jumbo perch. While walking across rocks i slipped and fell in deeper water and soaked my jeans still a good day but next time i need to find better places for shoreline casting!
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Nice fish! Congrats! Funny my step father used to take me to a fishing resort in the 1000 islands in Canada to fish for pike and now here they are in the Passaic. Think I am going to start to scout out a place to fish it from the shore with my 13 year old son as pike are one of the species he is looking to catch that he hasn't yet.

[Fish n Jeep]

Whoa, deja vu.