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Originally Posted by Mark B.
More info from the 1977 - 1984 NJDF&W's Trout Biologist:
In the late 1970's, a Rutgers Graduate student of Limnology, set up a study to analyze the fertility of RVR and its alewives. Secchi disc readings were almost unlimited, indicating very clear, unproductive water. Very low chlorophyll a levels ( a measure of phytoplankton) were found. Small mesh gill nets were set to capture alewives. Trawling was also attempted. Only a few token alewife were caught. Not nearly enough alewives to analyze for the study. The study was abandoned.
If you think about it, with a well established population of larger brown & rainbow trout (along with the first group of lakers which grew exceptionally fast) faced with a rapidly declining alewife food supply, the fishing may have remained pretty good for a while, - a good population of large hungry fish, eager to bite because of the reduced forage base.
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Many people believe if the pumps were turned on a few times a year during high water that bringing river water into the valley would put the food back into the valley the alewife need .
Wondering what your thoughts are on that .
As after the dam work gets completed is that a possibility ?
And possibly keep fishing there more consistant for longer periods
