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Andy: Over fishing has already proved itself to be detrimental to the fish population in a number of lakes and ponds.But when u say your wife caught a record trout at RV when the lake was full of boats..My question then becomes. how many nice size fish to lunker sized fish were caught that day..Signs of a good fishery are catches that contain fish of all sizes from stockie size to mid size to lunker sized fish..Passaic river anglers are concerned because that very productive ares have changed for the worse..Little to no action in previous good locations can cause concern..However as mention, more exploration probably needed to confirm some real problem now exists.. Food sorces (small bait sized fish) may have washed down stream due to heavy rains, deeper holes may have silted in to make big predators relocate further up or down stream reasons could be endless.Thats why river fishing can sometimes drive anglers crazy..Tme will tell, right now I'd advise anglers to fish harder, be more selective in time of day they fish, also consider more stealth in their approach to known good areas.. Fish aren't really super smart, but their instincts are super.