Raritan river fish ladder:

[AndyS]

Closed for the season. Found some interesting items at the entrance to the fish ladder, 2 tires and a mattress. I don't think the mattress is there so the fish can take a rest. Great thing when you have a company like New Jersey American Water in charge of a freshwater fishery.

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Closed for the season.

i don't understand why the ladder is not kept open until ice begins forming on the river? or even year round? not sure if it would freeze up or not with the flow through it

[Skunk City]

The apex seasonal migrants don't come around til November. Why block them from doing their thing?

[AndyS]

If the American Shad and River Herring go through the ladder in the spring to spawn up river, then how do the baby fish return to the ocean ?

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by AndyS

If the American Shad and River Herring go through the ladder in the spring to spawn up river, then how do the baby fish return to the ocean ?

The babies, and the adults, go over the dam.

[ChaosStarter]

So why can't they remove the tire and mattress and reopen the ladder?