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spearman21
10-02-2007, 01:54 PM
Hey guys just wanted to find out if anyone from Jersey know if it is legal or illegal to spearfish the lakes and rivers of NJ???:
jriggs
10-02-2007, 01:56 PM
illegal...............

i've gone though the NJDEP and NJFG and looked a few times......never found anything that said it was OK.
spearman21
10-02-2007, 01:59 PM
Hey Jriggs thanx budd I knew it was to good to be true.......On a good note I have my new Mojo that Steve sent me and it has an itchy trigger finger...lol....
jriggs
10-03-2007, 07:31 AM
haha.....i hear ya.....i've been looking at mine standing in the corner of the room....wishing i could get it out. won't be able to get it wet till the wnd of October......but i'm patient :D

yeah right.....i've thought about taking it out and spearing a few squirells with it just for fun:thumps:
spearman21
10-03-2007, 07:35 AM
haha I feel your pain brother........Visibility gods have been punishing us......Soon the stripers will be in good numbers and I will have to go out or else I think im going to crack.....lol
Mako993
10-05-2007, 01:55 PM
From what I understand, there is really one place in Jersey where you can freshwater spearfish, and that's on a very large lake that borders NY State. I've forgotten what it's called, but it's somewhere in the fish and game regs for NJ state.
spearman21
10-05-2007, 02:44 PM
Maybe Greenwood lake????
OysterToadFish
10-05-2007, 05:02 PM
Hey theres a swamp in my yard you can come and shoot some carp.. Just watch out for the muskrats!
spearman21
10-05-2007, 09:04 PM
Nah Id rather tussle with the squirrels instead....lol.....
Chapik
10-06-2007, 07:07 AM
You can spearfish in Delaware River. But only with not mechanicaly propel shafts. So...no guns, only polespear and only non-game species. Always whant to know if this include catfish?
Mako993
10-10-2007, 01:18 PM
Spearman21 - yes, it is Greenwood Lake. You'll need to check the regs if you go, though, because it might be species restricted.
spearman21
10-10-2007, 01:30 PM
Yes I know that lake well since i used to fish there quite a few....lol... species restricted sucks....I mean how many people would really effect the population of bass and trout.......
OysterToadFish
10-10-2007, 05:18 PM
I dont kn ow if i would dive in the freshwater kinda bugs me out a little.. If you guys are killing anything in fresh post some pics psyche me up..
spearman21
10-11-2007, 01:03 PM
I was going to try but its illegal and game wardens for freshwater are sometimes real pricks......