Two Bridges 6/6

[AirborneNick94]

Finally made my way out to two bridges to do some Catfishing. Stayed out for about three hours and ended up landing a cat, a sunny (I think, correct me if I'm wrong), two perch and three rock bass. Not a bad day. Having trouble posting pics so I'll get em up later.

[AirborneNick94]

Pics here: http://s1044.photobucket.com/user/Ni...?sort=3&page=1

[HerringKing]

An invasive sunnie. Green sunfish I think.

[icebadger]

congrats on the catfish.that sunny you caught is cool looking.when i was a kid fishing in dixons pond i caught a sunny that had the same body markings but no orange tipped fins. an old fishing mentor from back in the day told me it was a swamp sunny a rare type of sunny that is not seen often.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by AirborneNick94

Finally made my way out to two bridges to do some Catfishing. Stayed out for about three hours and ended up landing a cat, a sunny (I think, correct me if I'm wrong), two perch and three rock bass. Not a bad day. Having trouble posting pics so I'll get em up later.

What did u get the cat on?

[AirborneNick94]

Originally Posted by icebadger

congrats on the catfish.that sunny you caught is cool looking.when i was a kid fishing in dixons pond i caught a sunny that had the same body markings but no orange tipped fins. an old fishing mentor from back in the day told me it was a swamp sunny a rare type of sunny that is not seen often.

Yeah I've never seen one with the fins like that but it looked pretty sick. Hooked up on my second cast, he hit my cankbait hard about three feet from the shore.

[AirborneNick94]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

What did u get the cat on?

Hooked him on a chicken liver that I accidentally left in my tackle bag for two days so it was a bit smellier than usual. 12in leader with an egg sinker a couple feet left of the bridge pillar.

[Jigman13]

You're fishing the wrong body of water for catfish. Yea you'll get them but there are sooooooo many other places that are better. Do a bit of research and check the nj fish & game site . That'll lead you in the right direction.

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice fish! Isn't that a warmouth? Fins definitely look cool in the pic......

[AirborneNick94]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

You're fishing the wrong body of water for catfish. Yea you'll get them but there are sooooooo many other places that are better. Do a bit of research and check the nj fish & game site . That'll lead you in the right direction.

Yeah a bunch of people have pointed me towards round valley/monksville/hopatcong but they're all about an hour and change from me making them more of a weekend day trip than an afternoon excursion.

Looking at the stocking for channels Barbours pond/Dahnerts/Lower Passaic River are all I can seem to find within a 30 minute radius of Paterson that I can fish regularly. I've been skunked at Dahnerts and twice at Barbours so for now this is the best I got.