Re: Interesting past articles regarding Hackensack River
There are gizzard shad in the river and the they are certainly a problem in the res. I would say that is probably what you snagged.
The hybrids are said to have a life span of about approximately 7 years. The last stock was I believe 2006 maybe earlier. There are some around don't get me wrong but NOTHING like it used to be which supports the fact that most of them are dead. They were originally stocked to solve the shad problem the last time the clogged the draw pipes. I too have always been told these fish are sterile and I am confident in this. This is supported by they fact that there are hardly any left. The concern that they will get into the river is real (because they did) but the threat of them cross breeding is not. I personally watched this fishing get worse and worse for the last 5 years or more. At this point in time it is virtually non existent and there are people trashing the place, sad to see. I could dream that it would return to what it was 10 years ago but unfortunately it is something I have given up on some time ago.
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