Passic this am

[devildogski]

Hit a new spot today for about an hour paid off pick up 2 nice size pike. problem was has trying to lift the fish four feet up from the water. lost one that broke my the but got the bigger one up. Not bad of a fish on a ultra light rod with 4lb test. FYI my shoe size is a 12 for reference

[AndyS]

Nice pike, maybe go a bit heavier in case you get that monster !

[Skunk City]

For the number of snags alone in this river I'd go at least 20lb braid with a 20-30lb flouro leader. I run 30lb PowerPro on my Pike setup and love it. Good fish though, lets hope this rain doesn't kill the bite!

[devildogski]

yeah was targeting smallies both pike hit a number 1 vibrix

[BobT]

I have been fishing the Passaic above Dundee for Carp since May, I have only hook 3 and caught one. Lately, end of August beginning of September, nothing and I need some help. I really enjoyed the experience hooking one as I have rarely caught a fish that just ran straight away from me, and did it twice. Yes I’ve tried every bait from a dough mixture, corn, mulberry’s (in May/June), worms, artificial baits, etc. I’ve tried carp hair rigs (not the feeder though), sinker top and bottom, just got frustrated last weekend. What am I missing?

[Mikeps326]

I work in elmwood park so for lunch I went fishing missed two smallies and caught one sunny on the river but it was good to go fishing for 30 min.

[420*NightCrawler]

I have been fishing the Passaic above Dundee for Carp since May, I have only hook 3 and caught one. Lately, end of August beginning of September, nothing and I need some help. I really enjoyed the experience hooking one as I have rarely caught a fish that just ran straight away from me, and did it twice. Yes I’ve tried every bait from a dough mixture, corn, mulberry’s (in May/June), worms, artificial baits, etc. I’ve tried carp hair rigs (not the feeder though), sinker top and bottom, just got frustrated last weekend. What am I missing?

I would think there are better carp fishing waters than there (not coming from a carp fisherman), I've seen another thread on here about someone fishing out of Secaucus somewhere I think? Potash lake in Oakland, I've seen tons of carp in there in past years but haven't been there this year. You tried below Dundee falls at all?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice PIKE dude!!!! Looks like NJFers got PIKE FEVER!!!!

[nutleysigns]

try not to lay the fish down on dirt, it removes the protective slime on their bodies ... just suggesting

[Eskimo]

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try not to lay the fish down on dirt, it removes the protective slime on their bodies ... just suggesting

I was thinking the same thing. People don't realize how important that slime coat is to the fish and how its inadvertant removal increases the chances of delayed mortality of the fish.

Here's a short and interesting article about fish slime:
http://loyno.edu/lucec/natural-history-writings/fish-slime






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[Skunk City]

Almost a 3 month old thread guys :cool: .

[kcritch]

Skunk....I thought that it was an old post too..... but look at BobT's first post...It was from yesterday and titled Carp Passiac River...but then when someone replied to it it came up under this old post.....it's like two posts in one.

So the real thread just started yeterday about BobT having issues finding Carp.

I don't know how these two got mixed up.