passaic river carp

[toggin10]

just got home did good 2dayhad some eels 1 got smash when i was bring it in then the line broke 20 white perch 2 white cat 1 was a 4lber and landed 6 out of 10 carp 5 were between 6-10lbs 1 was 20 on the nose not bad for 5hrs of fishing

[jmurr711]

beautiful hoover

[AndyS]

So ends the rumor you can't catch carp in the spring when they are spawning. What kind of bait were you using for the carp ?

[toggin10]

andy they will start spawning in about 2 weeks 5 on niblets 1 on whole nightcrawler 1 in pic was on niblets

[njfisherman1975]

Where on the river were you? If u don't mind me asking

[toggin10]

nj i have a spot on belleville/nutley border on 21 the only way 2 get there is walking

[njfisherman1975]

I actually live in Nutley right off of 21...pm me if u get a chance.

[broganm1]

nice carp! i started targeting them last year at a local lake and got addicted after the first run off. caught one almost 40#, but most were 15-25#. i've tried passaic river fishing 4-5 times for carp but never got any. i think ill stick to my lake fishing. i saw a bunch today while i was bass fishing. one probably a little over 30. they were mostly taking in the sun's rays but the big one was 3 feet away from shore eating. pretty cool sight to see

[Detour66]

carp are fun fish to catch as you guys know. The are prized game fish in Europe and there are many tournaments for them. They have all kinds of special equipment to catch them. I am sure they would go crazy here in the USA if they saw how under-fished and how large this fish can get!

[Skunk City]

Very nice fish! That thing is a slob!

I also live in Nutley. Toggin, are the stripers running up the river yet? I've been too busy largemouth fishing to get out there.

[toggin10]

skunk i think the stripers r starting because i had a small eel on n it got smashed 4ft from the side when i set the hook on it the line broke it was only 6lb test this happen at 5:30 am

[joeya78]

Toggin, big bass are already in the river for a while, getting them on bucktails and plugs north of there. Berry fishin should start in a couple of weeks too, I know of a lot of trees in nutly / bellville on both sides. Keep a look out for me in an aluminum boat called MING. Be out there soon

[maddhatterr]

Take a look at those lips on that slobby mess....beautiful carp....I really get a kick out of those lips...:eek:

[Skunk City]

Any preference on tide down there? I fished the outgoing tide the other day with no luck.

[toggin10]

skunk it all depends on where u fish i caught stripers n carp at the nutley bridge on dead high rutherford is half way out till almost high these tides worked 4 me hope this helps pm me if need 2