Raritan river fish ladder numbers:

[FASTEDDIE29]

Where are the numbers for 2017? There were more Shad caught on the Raritan this year than any other year I’ve been fishing it! The best run of Shad happened this year, 2017! Plenty of water this past spring. Those American Shad flew up
to Dukes at light speed!

[Jigman13]

They do a count on esox and any other species?

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Where are the numbers for 2017? There were more Shad caught on the Raritan this year than any other year I’ve been fishing it! The best run of Shad happened this year, 2017! Plenty of water this past spring. Those American Shad flew up
to Dukes at light speed!

I support that claim. And the water heights for spring time match up perfectly with the shad numbers

2013, the year with the most shad complimented by a steady amount of above 6-foot flows, also some good late spring flows



2016, the worst year in terms of shad numbers complimented by worse flows. Compare late spring's 2013 with this one.




2017, booming water flows around April.



I expect 2017's shad numbers to be better than 2013.

[AndyS]

Yes American Shad do rely on one thing, WATER !! Dismal spring rains do play a large part on migration on the Raritan river as it is a very wide and for the most part a shallow river.
Graphs and charts were also presented showing the comparison between fish movement and water gauge height.
Could be a while for trout and bass numbers and they are still working on 2017 fish counts.

[Billfish715]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Yes American Shad do rely on one thing, WATER !! Dismal spring rains do play a large part on migration on the Raritan river as it is a very wide and for the most part a shallow river..

The depth of the Raritan can definitely be a limiting factor in large, sustainable, anadromous populations. What the studies should conclude is the Raritan is a beautiful river with great potential for recreational use along with having a diverse fish population.

The posts on this site actually give the public more information about the river and the fish that live in it. NJF conducts its own survey with information provided to fishermen directly without any state or federal funding. Does anyone want information about the fish in the Raritan? Just post your question on this site and get an answer immediately without the results of someone's scientific study!

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

The depth of the Raritan can definitely be a limiting factor in large, sustainable, anadromous populations. What the studies should conclude is the Raritan is a beautiful river with great potential for recreational use along with having a diverse fish population.

The posts on this site actually give the public more information about the river and the fish that live in it. NJF conducts its own survey with information provided to fishermen directly without any state or federal funding. Does anyone want information about the fish in the Raritan? Just post your question on this site and get an answer immediately without the results of someone's scientific study!

Valid point.