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kmaty · #1 03-24-2014, 10:16 PM

Farmington has pike but are very difficult to come by i usually get 1 a yr

Jigman13 · #2 03-24-2014, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kmaty

Farmington has pike but are very difficult to come by i usually get 1 a yr

I'm dying to get one there. Gonna start chucking stripers plugs in there soon lol... In brook trout pattern! I think I may have found an area that'll yield an elusive esox from there! Thousands a yr are stocked and they're seemingly rare...

kmaty · #3 03-24-2014, 11:19 PM

Yea i have a exclusive spot all nets they got all over the place wait till i go pull all those nets you guys will poop your pants with all the picts il be posting!

Jigman13 · #4 03-24-2014, 11:21 PM

What do you mean nets? Guys set up illegal nets over there??

Skunk City · #5 03-25-2014, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kmaty

Yea i have a exclusive spot all nets they got all over the place wait till i go pull all those nets you guys will poop your pants with all the picts il be posting!

For the state's broodstock?

Jigman13 · #6 03-25-2014, 10:37 AM

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For the state's broodstock?

Ahh... that's prob it Rob. A guy was telling me the other day when I was fishing that the state pulls some slobs outta there for the broodstock prog. I just didnt put 2 and 2 together.

kmaty · #7 03-25-2014, 01:06 PM

Notreally sure what there for i got the cold shoulder when asked but kinda not thinking out side the box lets set nets and then stock 15ft away ahhhh dahhhh!..

Jigman13 · #8 03-25-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kmaty

Notreally sure what there for i got the cold shoulder when asked but kinda not thinking out side the box lets set nets and then stock 15ft away ahhhh dahhhh!..

hahaha!

bulletbob · #9 03-25-2014, 02:05 PM

Doug, in Jersey with no boat your best bet for Walleyes is the Delaware River.. Use jigs.. Plain old Twisters work fine, Gulp is good as well.. The MAIN thing you must remember is this.. Walleyes do NOT like light,,, start fishing as soon as its light enough to see the water, and end by 9 am... Evenings start an hour maybe 2 before sunset until after dark... Pools between riffles, deep rocky bottom, areas with big boulders , structure, will hold Walleyes.. In rivers, most walleyes are near bottom, keep that in mind.. Jigs always work better in rivers for me, although walleyes can be taken on anything, spinners, plugs,baitm etc.. Fish jigs near bottom at dawn and dusk and you will catch some for sure this year..
For Pike, you need go no further than the Passaic River...
It has become the premier Pike fishery on the east coast from what I can see..
Some of the far nothern areas in NY state have better numbers, but we have a LOT of hammer handles up here, as there is a ton of tourist/guide/tournament/trophy pressure here even on the big rivers and lakes.. Lots of locals take them to eat as well.
The average size of Pike out of the Passiac is extremely impressive.. Put your time in, and throw big lures, or better yet, good size live bait, and you'll catch Pike as well..... bob

phil · #10 03-25-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jigman13

I'm dying to get one there. Gonna start chucking stripers plugs in there soon lol... In brook trout pattern! I think I may have found an area that'll yield an elusive esox from there! Thousands a yr are stocked and they're seemingly rare...

i had one years ago from shore on a shiner come loose when i was at rutgers mid 90's. it was either a ~30" possible state record pickerel or a pike, either way ill never forget that fish. nothing like fishing for dink bass with old 8# mono on a kmart 2 piece rod and losing the fish of a lifetime. im going to try and hit the ressy soon...