Hard water Pike

[Esox Luciano]

Originally Posted by jrock

Just remember fellows we all share the same love of the outdoors here. We should all be on the same team.

100%. And also on the same page. You were called out 2hrs after posting and respond 6 days later. Would be easy for any right minded person to think you're suspect. Agreeable? If you appreciate the outdoors and fishing like some here, you know our intention was conservational...we gotta make NJ thrive.

But, if what you said is indeed true...I for one definitely apologize, sincerely.
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[zmerchant7]

Originally Posted by Esox Luciano

100%. And also on the same page. You were called out 2hrs after posting and respond 6 days later. Would be easy for any right minded person to think you're suspect. Agreeable? If you appreciate the outdoors and fishing like some here, you know our intention was conservational...we gotta make NJ thrive.

But, if what you said is indeed true...I for one definitely apologize, sincerely.
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Replied. I probably should have mentioned it, but haven't been on njf since I posted since I was busy (working and more fishing, go figure).. though thats still no excuse to say those assumptions are more true just becauae someone doesn't respond in my opinion. Though I will give the benefit of the doubt seeing as, like you, I'm sure most people were just pissed hearing that I supposedly killed fish for no reason. Which obviously would have been a waste to say the least, if true, but seeing as those assumptions were still unjustified I believe those comments were still uncalled for, whether meant for good intentions or not. BUT, if that's the case, no hard feelings seeing as I have seen plenty of people kill fish for no reason whether intentionally or unintentionally first hand

[njflyfisher]

When i posted that question. I didnt want it to start trouble. I was just wondering. So my bad. Good luck on the ice and stay safe to everyone!!

[Mikey topaz]

Save da drama for your momma, and FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!👌🏻

[gnuisance]

I still think it's kind of weak to keep 4 fish out of a heavily pressured lake on a year like this but that's just me. I'll keep my opinions to myself, oh oops

[saxmatt]

I gaffed a few fish 10 years when I was young and didn't know any better, and I mounted my first 40. I regret mounting the 40 because I've caugt 5 pike through the ice bigger than that since, plus the replica mounts look better and last longer anyway. I don't blame Zach for mounting the pike, he's new to the sport and even though it was not a big one it was probably the biggest he landed so I don't blame him for mounting it. Good to see kids getting into ice fishing. I just hope he leaves the gaff at home from now on and treats trophy fish with the respect they deserve when he does catch one.

[15FOOTER]

Interesting thread with a few different points of view. Earlier in this thread one of you or maybe two of you guys mentioned seeing a lot of dead pike almost like a fish kill and it seems that most of you guys agree this lake is seeing a huge amount of fishing pressure. Im curious to see if you guys think that this lake has always seen this much pressure or if there has been a noticeable increase as of late? If you guys do think the fishing pressure is increasing, why do you think it is? If there were truly that many dead fish do you think that happened all from one or two guys? Or could it just be because of a large amount of fishing pressure?

Zach I dont know how you fish for pike and I hope you see where Im going with this ^. When it comes to trout though I know what you do and I know you keep your "legal" limit. Its legal I get it, but let some trophy fish go man. You have been doing it long enougb now dont kill em all

[Mikey topaz]

Yes sir evrey year evreyone that knows ice fishing knows budd is always first to freeze. Seems like evrey year more and more people show up too i think its because alot of people dnt catch pike and there theres so many little dumb pike that its easy to catch em so evreyone goes there. If you look back at the traps the state put out all quota was under 32" crazyyyyyy me personally anything over 32 in that lake should be let go, as i said before maybe zach was wrong maybe he wasnt.... All i know is since me and eddie were there first ones on ice mind you we seen alottttt of people take pike and pickerl aalottt cant just single out one guy, weird thing is all those people keepin fish like crazy and was still a hot bite still whackin em lol

[baetis]

Originally Posted by 15FOOTER

If you guys do think the fishing pressure is increasing, why do you think it is?

Probably in large part due to all the reports about the great stupid fishing going on.

[Heronimo42]

If you guys think too many fish are being taken out of the lake, then let NJ F&G know your concerns and have them do something about it.