Raritan Surprise!

[deaone123]

Somethings gotta eat all those sucker fish in the raritan, seen them trying to clear the damn they are some fiesty mofos

[JDTuna]

Awesome Dan! At least some of those Millstone fish are surviving!

[DanH]

Originally Posted by AndyS

So silvery, that's why I asked. Very different in color than the one Fast Eddie caught a few years ago.
Not many Esox go through the ladder, they must be few and far between. Those numbers may ultimately drop even further with stocking discontinued on the Millstone.

The fish Fast Eddie caught has spectacular colors ! All of the fish caught in the section where this pike was caught are more silvery. Last year I caught one closer to the Millstone that had more color.

The fish shown in the viewer, was that a pike or muskie?

[AndyS]

I thought the one on the viewer was a Muskie, who knows?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by deaone123

Somethings gotta eat all those sucker fish in the raritan, seen them trying to clear the damn they are some fiesty mofos

The Suckers swim upstream to spawn this time of year. Usually a March, April thing and when they run there’s usually a Musky in the area.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

The Suckers swim upstream to spawn this time of year. Usually a March, April thing and when they run there’s usually a Musky in the area.

Dukes Farm Eagles are in the area too. Eaglets are hungry and growing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMFY1CfgE8

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

Dukes Farm Eagles are in the area too. Eaglets are hungry and growing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMFY1CfgE8

Soon to be full of shad.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Soon to be full of shad.

And then, the third and final course: Pequest Hatchery Rainbows.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

And then, the third and final course: Pequest Hatchery Rainbows.

Curious , are there other species eagles prefer? Once the shad (and Hatchery trout) are all gone, do they just start nailing anything they see swimming?

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Curious , are there other species eagles prefer? Once the shad (and Hatchery trout) are all gone, do they just start nailing anything they see swimming?

I believe that eagles are opportunists. Preying upon what is every most abundant / convenient. They eat road kills. On an eagle cam in another state there was dead cat in the nest.