Rockaway River - Dover

[americandesi]

So I took my car to my mechanic in Dover to get an O2 sensor changed, and since the shop was next to the river, I decided to walk along the old railroad tracks. I was surprised to see some decent sized runs & riffles that looked like fish habitat. I even noticed
a trout stocking sign at the Mercer St. Bridge. Unfortunately there was also a old bike in the river within visible distance of the bridge.
I know that this section is classified as Non Trout, but I was wondering if anyone has success fishing this stretch for smallmouth bass & pickerel in the summer.

[briansnat]

There are trout in that section, at least until the water heats up. As far as other fish, I've caught a lot of smallies in the Rockaway but all were dinks. I think my PB smallie on the Rockaway is about 10 inches. Most of the ones I get are around 6 inches and under. I assume if there are babies, mom and dad have to be around somewhere, but I've never found them.

[americandesi]

Thanks for the info Brian. I am going to give fishing the river in Dover a try before the water gets too warm.