Finally had a good night with a bunch of 18-20” smallmouth bass and a dozen smaller ones. Couldn’t buy a hit on topwater! Perfect weather out 70 degrees dropping ...more into the 40’s and 50’s next few nights.
Smallmouth Bass with a NED
Ok not a monster but my first Striper of the year. 90 degrees, sunny 3 PM, caught on a 2” jig. We caught largemouths, smallmouths, crappies, perch, bluegills, pickerel, ...more rock bass, and one striper this afternoon. Nice mixture- and yes the bass were bigger than the Striper.
Striped Bass with a 2” Jig
98 degrees!!! Lasted for 30 smallmouth all caught on one single individual ZMann swimbait! If you are addicted to Keitechs that usually last 1-5 fish try the ZMann.
Smallmouth Bass with a Swimbait
Didn’t catch any bass under 3 1/4 pounds today. (Oops, I meant 3 1/4 inches 😵💫). Real tough river kayak trip in 94 degrees and when I got to my spot it was Riverfront ...more Days. Parking lots were filled and 22 vehicles parked on river bank. Boats, kayaks, and bank fishermen everywhere. I didn’t last long and went for food.
3 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Keitech Swing Impact
Read below Fish Camp instructor job is over. 92 degrees but campers crushed the fish. I divided up the lake so when each group fished they had new un fished water. Highlight: ...more a special need camper made it to fishing for his first time and had never fished before. With my help he caught 5 bluegills and then when I was working with other kids he caught 3 totally on his own!!! It was really a highlight of my fishing “career”.
Bluegill
Two of us wade fishing Susquehanna River today got 112 smallmouth bass in about five hours. 90 degrees brutal sun and heat. Used a variety of topwater lures and ...more swimbaits. Biggest 30 or so were 15-16”. (Photo is from last nights trip, thought it was cool.)
Smallmouth Bass with a Keitech Swing Impact
Kayak bass fishing nailed a nice bonus! Caught 32 bass, biggest one jumped off my measuring board waiting for flash in the dark. (Take that Chris P!)
Northern Pike with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper
I could be catching monster fish, however, I’m teaching the next generation how to get them. Teaching 45 campers about fishing we caught around two dozen bluegills ...more and perch today. Big bass swam through bobbers but didn’t hit. I convinced camp to take them to a different lake next week where we can catch more fish .
Bluegill
7 bass first 10 minutes wade fishing waist deep. Ended with 55 bass but spent a lot of time experimenting with lures. Keitech out produced Berkley swimbait, NED ...more Rig, and NED swimbait. Was impressed with NED swimbait holds up well after a dozen fish. Half the time if a fish looks at a Keitech it falls apart, unfortunately they work great. Great day to fish.
Smallmouth Bass with a Swimbait
Finished 18th out of the money in a kayak tournament on Susquehanna River. Lost some monsters. Son had two doubles, hook came off lure and he lost a 20” plus fish ...more that would have been big bass. Brand new Lucky Craft first two fish ever hooked on it. Used 3 different topwater lures to catch 40 bass.
17 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Topwater
