Newark Bay fishing
 

Does anyone have any experience/advice fishing from shore at the top end of Newark bay in Kearny where it splits to the Passaic and Hackensack rivers ? I have access to the water (with permission) in a couple spots around there this weekend. Someone who has fished one of the spots told me that low tide is the best time. That didn't seem right to me, any thoughts ?
A second related question - does anyone have any experience/advice fishing from Laurel Park in secaucus. Its in the same general area but up the Hackensack a bit. Thanks

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

watch out for the used syringes at the ramp at laurel hill!

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

Never fished there, but worked at the two PS power plants on each river- Newark & Kearny,

The shorelines are HEAVILY SILTED in. Visit at low tide with a strong off the shore wind from west or south into the KVK and you'll see black dirt for over a hundred feet out from the bulkhead.

Laurel Hill park in Secaucus on the Hackensack in largely white carp land. I've seen buckets of that, not stripers off their floating docks next to the public ramp.

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Ha, thanks that's a good bit of advice ! I saw that Laurel Hill park is open till 10pm and I wondered what kind crowd is down there after dark if there's no little league game or something going on.
I saw bunker schools bustin up there last year at this time when my wife had surgery at a robotic surgery equipped hospital down there right on the Hackensack. I stayed 2 nights at the red roof inn and there was certainly an interesting crowd there !

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

thanks capt Frank, good info appreciate it

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

I think that whole area is a tough nut to crack, access being the key. I have seen people fishing behind Jersey Gardens Mall, I used to work in Elizabeth. I guess if you can access anything throw plugs at night would be the best. I have seen White Perch caught a Laurel Park, I worked in Secaucus also.

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

I saw this video from Mike Iaconelli a while back that made me think about taking my kayak out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvEUBON2SI

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

thanks Akoop for posting that link to Mike Iaconelli's video. THats what I'm talking about !

Re: Newark Bay fishing
 

Fun video to watch. Thanks for posting

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Yesterday I did not have an answer. Today I can say that the Hackie is chock full of stripers, right now. We launched from Laurel Park.