Yes sir……. the very Elusive One-Eyed Pike of the Passaic! The fabled fish of the murky waters attacked my Spinner-Bait this past weekend as I was dancin` around thunderstorms. The One-Eyed beast put up a pretty darn good fight as I battled him fishin` out of my `Yak!
As he thrashed the water near the `Yak, I immediately realized this wasn`t an every-day normal Northern Pike by the way he fought! He thrashed the water violently as I got him closer to the `Yak……
Then I saw it….or should say…………. didn`t see it…….
The missing Eye!
There`s the eye……
This warrior had been caught before and more than likely lost his eye due to a hook. As you can see how close my hook also came to the missing eye.
I gently unhooked the River Wolf and released him to fight another day.
The sky darkened quickly as a nasty thunderstorm was moving in quickly. I was out in the Fairlawn area and took cover under a bridge. Working my spinnerbait, the rain started pelting hard while I fished in the semi-darkness under the bridge. BAM! Pike on! And a good one at that and close to the `Yak! I grabbed the net and scooped up the 8.3lb toothy River Wolf quickly!
A couple pictures and the big Pike was quickly released back into the dark waters under the bridge.
A fun-filled adventure indeed!
Till next time…..
Where on the Passaic river were you fishing?
In the area of Two Bridges…….
You ever fish Elmwood Park?
No…… but I`d like to Hank…….
hi ,i am from new york, can you please give me the exact location for the fishing pike? Also the direction if possible
thank you
Hiya Jack — Here`s a great spot and address; 2 Bridges Rd, Fairfield, NJ 07004
Hope this helps!
Ken-
Ken, where on 2 Bridges Rd do you launch from?
Hank there`s actually a lot where you can park and launch from. Just get to 2 Bridges and you will see it.
It`s just a simple lot and ya hump your Yak down over the bank. Real easy.
I saw a lot but there was a sign there saying for official use only.
???? Really Hank? — I swore that was a public lot where I park over there. Did you find a place to park around there?
That is something totally new to me…….
Hank….. here`s another solid spot; Pio Costa — Adress: 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Fairfield, NJ 07004
You`ll see a place to park……it`s like a little sort of graval ramp that you can launch your Yak from too.
Head down river from there.
I’ll look again Ken.
Yea definitely do so…….. because that`s news to me that the lot is closed off.
What are your most productive baits/lures you use when fishing for pike on the Passaic? Also do you know any addresses I can put in the gps to park and fish from the bank on the Passaic? I hope to go there a lot this summer but I don’t own any form of boat. Thanks
Hiya Chris – I use a variety of things when I`m chasin` those Pike…… but ya can`t miss with a 3/8oz. Chartruese Spinnerbait with a Twister Tail on it from Walmart! Or even a white Spinner bait. I also throw 7-8 inch Bomber Lures once in awhile for `em. Here`s a good spot for ya;
Pio Costa Enterprises; 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Fairfield, NJ 07004
**You can fish along the banks up there.
Good luck!