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Upper Wanaque

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:55 pm
by Cornbread
Hi all - I'm new here, to NJ and relatively new to fly fishing. I went out to the upper Wanaque river Thursday last week and ended up with only some chub fish for the evening. Didn't see anything or anyone else but it definitely looked very trouty (in my noob opinion). Anyone know if that section is stocked? There were stocking signs posted but they looked a few years old. Seems like it would hold wild trout too but didn't see it on the WTS list. Anyways like a really nice stream that doesn't get a lot of pressure and was wondering if anyone had anymore information on it.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:33 pm
by Razorbacker
Welcome to NJ! The Upper Wanaque is on the stocking allocation list for 2018.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:22 am
by Rusty Spinner
Although I grew up nearby in West Milford, I never fished that river. But I seem to recall many threads over the years here and on the old NJTrout about poaching being an issue on that river and low fish counts as a result after stocking season ended each year. Perhaps others with more experience can weigh in.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:10 am
by Castaline
I have fished it less and less over the years. It get super warm with top flow from Greenwood Lake. Never really seems to hold fish much into the season. Looks better than it is unfortunately.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:01 am
by martalus
I remember seeing an article from one of the magazines put out by NJ Fish and wildlife from about 10-15 years ago-there was a picture of a wild 19-22 inch wild brown trout.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm
by Jerzguy21
That brown was not from the upper Wanaque. If it's the picture I'm thinking of, it came from the section we fished on the NJTrout "Bou" day outing.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:36 am
by troutfishing4life
martalus wrote:
Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:01 am
I remember seeing an article from one of the magazines put out by NJ Fish and wildlife from about 10-15 years ago-there was a picture of a wild 19-22 inch wild brown trout.
I remember that they did say it was from the Wanaque river

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 2:35 pm
by gman
largest wild brown I ever caught came from upper wanaque, 18 inch hefty brown.

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 2:56 pm
by Troutman
Upper wanaque has some nice stretches' But your gonna have to work it to get to it. full of boulders, vegetation and down a steep hill. get your hiking gear on :lol:

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 5:37 pm
by BiggerThomas
Troutman wrote:
Thu May 07, 2020 2:56 pm
Upper wanaque has some nice stretches' But your gonna have to work it to get to it. full of boulders, vegetation and down a steep hill. get your hiking gear on :lol:
Got that right. "Wanaque" is a Lenape word meaning "place full of sassafras."

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 9:05 pm
by Troutman
BiggerThomas wrote:
Sat May 09, 2020 5:37 pm
Got that right. "Wanaque" is a Lenape word meaning "place full of sassafras."
:lol: :lol:

Re: Upper Wanaque

Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 9:13 am
by BiggerThomas
Troutman wrote:
Sat May 09, 2020 9:05 pm
BiggerThomas wrote:
Sat May 09, 2020 5:37 pm
Got that right. "Wanaque" is a Lenape word meaning "place full of sassafras."
:lol: :lol:
Funny but true! Plus, if you crush their bark or leaves in your hands, it smells like Fruit Loops cereal. Not sure how well it goes with milk tho... :?