Clark Resivior 6/23

[Webstersigam]

Hit the resivior this AM from 7-10:39. The water was a bit stained and a little grassy near the shoreline. Was tossing a spinner early with only a few sunnys taking the bait. Switched to the hula popper and the bass were hitting the S*#t out of it. First fish was huge and exploded out of the water but I missed setting the hook, not ready for a fish that size to hit like a shark. I was a little in awe. Ended landing two other lmb 2 .5 lb and a chunky 3 lb'er. Pictures to follow once I figure the download thing out.

[bronzeback]

ohh man that blows dude.. happened to me in my early days fishing my deadly secret weapon... i bet that would of been a great fight if u hooked up

im sure you'll be ready next time especially right after you switch baits!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Well you still got a couple of nice fish, good job!!!

[ithaca10]

Thought the Clark Res. was off limits. Have to call the county and get all the info.

[ChaosStarter]

Thought the Clark Res. was off limits. Have to call the county and get all the info.


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[bigfishy]

Always was...That never stopped anyone...Never heard of anyone being ticketed...Chased off yes

[Jigman13]

Just so you all know, Clark sold the land to Union County about 5 years or so ago for $1. Once that occurred the reservoir became public land. Google it. It's open access. Never once have I been stopped by a cop, park ranger/game wardens, or even a resident who has lakeside property. Union County police frequent the area between Milton Lake and the reservoir and have echoed the same exact sentiments I mentioned above--it's open. Just catch and release and carry-in, carry-out. The amount of garbage I see has disgustingly grown in recent years and that'll wind up ruining this great fishery for all of us. I also call the NJ wildlife when I see bucket brigades back there. And I have seen them come down and bust people fishing illegally or keeping things that were short or out of season.

Here's a link to the news: http://ucnj.org/news/2008/0802reservoir.html

[Webstersigam]

Very nice Jig thanks. That's the same article I read before the first time I fished there.

[ChaosStarter]

Good to know. Thanks for the update. :)

[ChaosStarter]

Jigman, are kayaks or small boats allowed on? Or is it shoreline only?

[Jigman13]

I've seen homeowners on the west side of the lake put row boats in there but I've also seen kayakers get told to get out of the water. Reason being was that the police stated they didnt have a legit location to get into the water easily for a rescue if need be. Granted, out of all the years I've fished there I've seen the same row boat a handful of times and the one kayak got told to get out of the water. I think it's safe to say that its shoreline only... If you find out differently I'd love to know. There's a ton of tasty looking shoreline that you absolutely cannot access along a majority of the entire west side of the lake. The east side is tough too as the trees are thick.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Ive been fishing there for 25 years, never had a problem. My parents live on Madison Hill Rd. Big channel Cats to 15 lbs, perch, pickeral Lm, bullheads and assorted panfish live in this body of water. Some of the fish have dwindled down to nothing but there is a ton of LM in there. GREAT FISHERY!!!

[Jigman13]

Was there last evening till a lil after 9 PM and caught some nice slab crappie on a husky jerk. I couldnt believe how they were crushing it! Also, the water was borderline boiling with carp EVERYWHERE. No bass though for me. I've seen some nice cats caught but nothing even close to 15 lbs! That'd be a sight to see. I've heard there were picks and yellow perch in there but have yet to see any.

[shucker]

I grew up fishing the res ,milton lake and the rahway river lots have changed over the years.Used to get pickeral in milton and the res havent seen one in years.Never saw white perch now there everywhere in the river.Used to see blueclaws in the river at rahway park.When i fished clark res as a kid some of the people used to chase us out saying it was private property,But being from Rahway I just said FU and kept fishing:) ,never really liked the stuck up snobs from clark.