Fishing the Passaic River
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who work to clean the Passaic River and its' tributaries.
New Jersey Freshwater Fishing License Information - NJDEP
Angling Adventure: Passaic River Pike - March 8, 2016 - OnTheWater.com
Fish Stocking Affected By Hatchery Disease - April 6, 2014 - Herald News
Hatchery To Destroy 114,000 Diseased Trout - March 20, 2014 - The Record
NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife
NJDEP The Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery in Hackettstown
NJDEP Fishing Close To Home Brochures (pdf)
NJDEP 2023 Spring Trout Fishing Information
NJDEP Trout Fishing Access Locations
Passaic River Northern Pike Program - NJDFW
Fish In The Passaic River And Tributaries Above Dundee Dam ( See Consumption Advisories )
American Eel
American Eel / Anguilla rostrata - Wikipedia
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass / Micropterus salmoides - Wikipedia
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass / Micropterus dolomieu - Wikipedia
Bass Fishing Basics For Beginners - BassResource.com
Brown Bullhead Catfish
Brown Bullhead Catfish / Ameiurus nebulosus - Wikipedia
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish / Ictalurus punctatus - Wikipedia
White Catfish
White Catfish / Ictalurus catus - Wikipedia
Yellow Bullhead Catfish
Yellow Bullhead Catfish / Ameiurus natalis - Wikipedia
Carp
Common Carp / Cyprinus carpio - Wikipedia
Grass Carp / Ctenopharyngodon idella - Wikipedia
Black Crappie (Greenwood Lake)
Black Crappie / Pomoxis nigromaculatus - Wikipedia
Inland Silverside
Inland Silverside / Menidia beryllina - Wikipedia
Muskellunge (Greenwood Lake, Monksville Reservoir)
Muskellunge / Esox masquinongy - Wilipedia
Northern Pike - (stocked from Chatham to Elmwood Park)
Northern Pike / Esox lucius - Wikipedia
A Basic Guide To Catching Northern Pike - April 30, 2006 - Field & Stream
Perch
White Perch / Morone americana - Wikipedia
Yellow Perch / Perca flavescens - Wikipedia
Shad
American Gizzard Shad / Dorosoma cepedianum - Wikipedia
White Suckers
White Sucker / Catostomus commersonii - Wikipedia
Sunfish
Bluegill Sunfish / Lepomis macrochirus - Wikipedia
Green Sunfish / Lepomis cyanellus - Wikipedia
Pumpkinseed Sunfish / Lepomis gibbosus - Wikipedia
Redear Sunfish / Lepomis microlophus - Wikipedia
Trout - (stocked in locations)
Brook Trout / Salvelinus fontinalis - Wikipedia
Rainbow Trout / Oncorhynchus mykiss - Wikipedia
NJ Trout Fishing Information - NJDFW
Catch Trout With Tried And Proven Tips - April 29, 2012 - HowToCatchTrout.org
Fish Found In The Tidal Passaic River Below The Dundee Dam ( Not Consumable )
Striped Bass / Morone saxatilis - Wikipedia
Bluefish
Bluefish / Pomatomus saltatrix - Wikipedia
Crabs
Blue Crab / Callinectes sapidus - Wikipedia
Flounder
Summer Flounder / Paralichthys dentatus - Wikipedia
Hake
Spotted Hake / Urophycis regius - Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Herring
Blueback Herring / Alosa aestivalis - Wikipedia
Atlantic Menhaden / Brevoortia tyrannus - Wikipedia
Killfish
Striped Killifish (or Mummichog) / Fundulus majalis - Wikipedia
Weakfish
Weakfish / Cynoscion regalis - Wikipedia
Other Water Dependant Wildlife In and Around the Passaic River
American Bullfrog / Rana catesbeiana - Wikipedia
American Mink / Neovison vison - Wikipedia
Muskrat / Ondatra zibethicus - Wikipedia
Painted Turtle / Chrysemys picta - Wikipedia
Red Eared Slider / Trachemys scripta elegans - Wikipedia
Common Snapping Turtle / Chelydra serpentina - Wikipedia
Great Blue Heron / Ardea herodias - Wikipedia
Common Merganser / Mergus merganser - Wikipedia
Hooded Merganser / Lophodytes cucullatus - Wikipedia
Red-Breasted Merganser /Mergus serrator - Wikipedia
Double-Crested Cormorant / Phalacrocorax auritus - Wikipedia
Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos - Wikipedia
Wood Duck / Aix sponsa - Wikipedia
Lesser Scaup / Aythya affinis - Wikipedia
American Coot / Fulica americana - Wikipedia
Pied-Billed Grebe / Podilymbus podiceps - Wikipedia
Local Fishing & Tackle Stores
C & N Sports Shop
132 Pacific Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973.344.7800
Fairfield Fishing Tackle / Newark Sinker
101 Route 46 East, Suite 128
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
973.575.1972
Meltzers Sporting Goods
118 Outwater Lane
Garfield, NJ 07026
973.478.7647
Outdoor Exchange
16-23 River Road
Fairlawn, NJ 0741
201.509.8164
Ramsey Outdoor - Ramsey
835 Route 17 South
Ramsey, NJ 07446
201.327.8141
Ramsey Outdoor - Succasunna
Roxbury Mall
281 Route 10 East
Succasunna, NJ 07876
973.584.7798
Streams of Dreams
324 Route 17 North
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
201.934.1138
Tight Lines Fly Fishing
372 Route 46 West
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973.244.5990
Totowa Bait & Tackle
10 Albion Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502
973.956.0825
Discussion Boards - ( Search for Passaic River Fishing )
Related Links
New Jersey Freshwater Fishing Digest
The Fairlawn / Paterson Fish Weir
100 Trout Recipes - Foodnetwork.com
