Northern Pike 5/2-5/3

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by msgdan

I hope I am wrong, but the river pike fishing is way off this year so far. I hit the river yesterday afternoon after a great morning of striper fishing in Raritan bay with the kayak. I hit an area that last year, almost the same date and had 15 pike up to 36 inches. Yesterday, I had one 16 inch pike for almost 2 hours.

The water was a strange color and just didn't look good.

I am hoping it picks up and gets better.

Danny

Hey Dan. I've only been fishing the Passaic for pike since August, when I moved back to NJ, so I don't have a full year yet. My spots that produced very well in the summer and fall haven't produced much so far this spring. I have been picking fish but not in the numbers I'd seen previously. But the water level is still higher than it was when I had spectacular fishing so I'm hoping that has something to do with it. Maybe when the weather stabilizes into the usual summer pattern it will pick up.