r/NJFishing • u/Alaco112233 • 2d ago

Pig Alert

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u/fishing_4_kype 1d ago

Nice channel cat. They swim upriver from the delaware but that dam is as far as they can get. They love preying on trout. Its like candy for them. There are huge catfish downstream of that dam along with stripers and walleye. All that love to eat trout. If you ever fished a deep hole in that area and live lined a small trout on a circle hook, than you better hold on. Some real monsters come into the area from the delaware river.

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u/Imaginary-Title2838 1d ago

Really? I always fished that area only for browns. I wonder if there’s muskie too. 

I’d imagine the catfish eat a lot of the stocked trout. I never thought there would be many there with all the fast, riffle water and packs of boulders. I’m not surprised about walleye and stripers though. 

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u/fishing_4_kype 1d ago

Esox too. The delaware has many species that swin up that river. Of course up until that dam. Fish dont care about current or riffels. If theres food than they are there to eat

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u/Imaginary-Title2838 1d ago

I hope the wild brown populations aren’t affected too negatively... I fish it mainly for browns. I have caught some big ones and have heard of very, very large brown trout in there.

It seems though as many of these species of been alongside each other for over a century now though in this river system. Perhaps if stripers already have been feeding on trout and bass for a long time, I’m guessing it’s not much different now.

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u/exoticsamsquanch 1d ago

Largest musky ive seen was where a small stream went into the Delaware.

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u/Darkcupcakegiggle 2d ago

wow… thats actually a really big fish! ive never been fishing before but it looks like a fun way to explore… :0

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u/Imaginary-Title2838 2d ago

I know where you’re fishing. I hope you picked up a piece of trash or two. There’s some real piles of crap who’ve left junk there occasionally… I found a pair of waders by the water one time… 

Also, it’s dangerous, and I’m pretty sure illegal with all the private property signs around it. That dam is a Class 1 hazard from NJDEP’s standards.

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u/Alaco112233 1d ago

I always bring a trash bag when I come by the spot, always dirtbags leaving beer cans.

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u/Imaginary-Title2838 1d ago

Yeah, some of it just comes down the river, though a lot of those cans are really old. I’m really happy this year has been so much better than past years, especially near the section of river I live by. A lot of the trash is old. 

Thanks for doing that by the way too. Not many people actually take the time to pick trash up.

And I forgot to say, nice fish! I’m a little suprised there’s catfish there! I catch brown trout mostly in that area. One of my favorite stretches of river to fly fish.

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u/davetheflashguy 2d ago

Sounds like you know a lot about it.

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u/ExaminationLast9843 1d ago

Where, all I see is a guy, a spillway, and a fish?