PR Pike
 

Fished for a couple hrs this afternoon. Caught one pike on a mepps spinner in the first 15min. Thought it was going to be a good day. That ended up being the only fish:(. Had 1 other fish miss. Did see a family of deer though.
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nice fish...

how were the skeeters? did you pound the banks in either direction?

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I had Off with me and was wearing pants so bugs weren't a problem. I could only go in one direction, water level was still to high to get under the bridge. Fished a good stretch, tired a bunch of different colors and baits. Water was pretty brown in color but that's how it usually is.

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That looks like where I fish for pike... Maybe I'll see ya there one night

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I think i no where that is. I've been there a couple times. Walk down river where the river splits and there's more structure there and it get narrower. theres alot of them there around the trees. Its prob like 3/4 ths of a mile away from that bridge. The hike is worth it and i dont think people go up that far because i saw no foot prints in the mud.

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Nice PIKE dude!!!!! Waters a lil FUBAR in some areas but it's still manageable. They'll be feeding heavy for a while. Just be careful when that water gets too warm. Red fins and spots on the Pike means there stressed out. Keep em in the water if you can. I know it's hard to manage on the Passaic's muddy banks. It's all good!!! Catch em up!!!!:D

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Yeeeaaaa man, those banks r definitely slippery. Almost busted my ass today.

I got up to where u can see the backyards of some houses. There r some lay downs that normally have fish but no go today. Ground is still really muddy n flooded still in some areas.

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Nice work. All my Pike action the other night occurred from 7:30-8:15pm, then it completely shut off.

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2 weeks ago my son and i tried this spot and 3 others, water was too high to get under the bridge at this one and we tried walking upstream with no luck. He had a BIG snake go right past him on the banks and into the water and yes the banks are very slippery especially after recent rains and levels just start dropping.

I've been trying to get my son hooked up with a pike for months :( Any advise on spots fishing from the banks? Please PM me :)

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U have to get away from the 3 or 4 bridge crossings where everybody else goes. You really need to hike FAR from the bridges. With kids its tough. I venture where most others do not which is thru the jungles & swamps, across canals and fallen trees, thru poison ivy and stinging nettle, etc. You really have to be in a) good physical shape, b) motivated and c) a little nuts.