Closed to fishing

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Ken Lyons

Why is Monksville open and the Wanaque closed?
Politics is how people without merit gain power.

There are a few people with access to Wanaque - although I don't know how they got. Maybe they work for the water company. They say the bass and pike fishing there is surreal.

I've "looked" at that reservoir while hiking in the area, but I don't want to deal with the hassle of getting charged with trespassing. My other hobby is shooting and I don't want to give the police any excuse to deny me my Second Amendment Rights.


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[Bruce Litton]

lol Posted their catches, where & their faces. No, not smart. You should read Jim Hutchinson's editorial in The Fisherman from last year on people who have done that in other states with bass out of season. There, apparently people from Fish & Game prowl social media--then move in for the kill. New Jersey is a sensible state. Catch & release makes sense all 'round, because no one gets denied in the process, though personally I leave the bedding bucks alone and fish the females that spawn in a matter of hours & abandon the reproduction ritual.

[Eskimo]

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I don't know if he was trespassing because a few people can fish there, but some kid posted a video of a pike on Youtube with the title: "Wanaque Reservoir Pike".
His username is his actual name, which leads me to believe he is allowed there, but who knows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDV-021y48


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[tradingfrank27]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

There are a few people with access to Wanaque - although I don't know how they got. Maybe they work for the water company. They say the bass and pike fishing there is surreal.


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This was way before 9/11 but the old water commissioner at Wanaque use to give out VIP passes to the lucky few. They actually had 2 working guides there that takes people out. Sometimes you can see the boats docked there with outboards. I've seen photos of people catching really good fish there, guides use shiners. They also got rid of the shoreline access a few years ago.