Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Fished the Passaic River yesterday into dusk throwing a 4” Rapala Firetiger on the 3rd cast felt like a hooked onto a branch, no fight just slowly being reeled in once close to land noticed it wasn’t a branch and the fish started to put up a fight. I noticed it wasn’t a bass or pike like I’m used to when I fish the Passaic. I wound up landing this nice walleye, first time ever catching one and didn’t think these fish were in the Passaic. Are walleye common in the Passaic River? I’ve fished it since I was a kid and have never seen one caught in there.Attachment 154411

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

What part of the Passaic?

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Little Falls

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Thank you

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Most likely, the walleye swam from Monksville Reservoir where they are regularly stocked.

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

good bet there's more walleyes than before in the river now after that flood; there are a lot of walleye stocked in the reservoirs in the passaic watersheds, so likely came from there.

I found one dink in the paulinskill once, likely from an upper lake stocking or even maybe came up from the delaware

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Don't know about common, but not unusual.

https://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56911

https://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60801

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Yea I figured it most likely got there due to the recent flooding it was definitely a nice surprise to see on the end of the line

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Well fed too.

Re: Passaic River Walleye 11/12/21
 

Nice clean healthy looking fish. Quite a surprise, congrats on a great catch. Think walleye would survive year round in the Passaic with warmer summer temperatures?