Measuring rocks on the Musconetcong river:

[Eskimo]

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Originally Posted by buckfin732

Didn't they build reef sites out of tires in the ocean. I am pretty sure they did. I is common practice in pa ponds to chain a bunch together and make structure out of them. Good job on the cleanup a lot of people are pigs the way they dump garbage in our oceans and rivers.

Yes, there were groups that made artificial reefs with tires. If I recall correctly, it turned out to be a bad idea. Eventually the tires broke free of their tethers. During storms, the tires would move around on the ocean floor and smash delicate corals and other reef structures that took hundreds of years to build.

I don't know if they still build reefs with tires. They may have stopped that practice.

I looked at the EPA website to see if tires leached hazardous chemicals and couldn't find any info. They only said that that chemicals released hazardous chemicals when they are burned, but products made from recycled tires are no worse than any other rubber/plastic product.

Site:
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/tires/faq.htm

In my opinion, the worst problem with tires is that they're unsightly and unnatural. That may not mean much fishing the Passaic River in Paterson, but a pristine river like Raritan River as it runs through Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area deserves much better.



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[Delawareriver]

What's the point of measuring rocks andy?

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

What's the point of measuring rocks andy?

I was wondering that same thing...

[AndyS]

I don't know why they measure rocks, good question.

[Delawareriver]

Couldn't believe no one asked before I did.

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

Couldn't believe no one asked before I did.

It was the first question that came to my mind, but I didn't want to look stupid when someone gave an obvious reason why iit was important.

[dboyd101]

I think measuring rocks is less pointless than arguing that keeping or putting tires in rivers is alright.

But please... continue to debate.

[AndyS]

I just find it funny that Eskimo would say if you fish the Passaic it is okay to look at tires and garbage but if you fish the Ken Lockwood Gorge you shouldn't see tires. Actually, there is a tire in the KLG. No one should have to look at tires and garbage while fishing. If you ever looked at how many environmental groups there are in NJ you would think all waters would be as clean as KLG.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by AndyS

I just find it funny that Eskimo would say if you fish the Passaic it is okay to look at tires and garbage but if you fish the Ken Lockwood Gorge you shouldn't see tires. Actually, there is a tire in the KLG. No one should have to look at tires and garbage while fishing.

I was just trying to be funny. You're right. There shouldn't be garbage dumped in any river, regardless of whether it's in an urban environment.

Measuring rocks does seem like a peculiar exercise. I googled it and they might be assessing the river's 'bed load' which is the largest and heaviest materials moving in a stream.


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[CadiShackFishing]

I know when I fish the Musky I am always picking up after those that leave the worn container , soda can etc. on the side of the river. One time in Htown I pulled a shopping cart of the water by the cemetery.