River boat is up For Sale!

SOLD! Congrat's Ted!

Well, it's time for me to get a new boat and I just listed my G3 for sale. This has been a fantastic boat for me. I can honestly say that this boat is the reason why I have caught SO MANY 4-5 lb smallies in the river. I've gotten this boat into places that you would never believe, without seeing it yourself.

My Snyder boat is supposed to get started in a week or so, so it's time to get this one advertised.

2005 G3 1860 CCJ
18' long, 60" bottom
all-welded, tunnel hull, jet drive
Yamaha 90/65 4-stroke Jet
Galvanized trailer with removeable tongue
Fully padded floor, front to back
Minn Kota 101 Pro trolling motor (w/lift assist)
Humminbird color sonar with temp
Real nice boat and runs perfect.

JUST LOWERED THE PRICE: $12,700 or Best Offer

July 18, 2009 - Catfishing

Last night, Debbi and I hit the river for a few hours. We're still figuring this thing out, so give us some time and I'll start posting the "big fish" pics :)

We fished until about 11:30 pm and managed to land three. My biggest was 8 lbs 5 oz. Debbi got one about 7 lbs and we got a dink around 4 lbs as well.

Just like last time, we missed a bunch. Using live bait is foreign to us and I think we are setting the hook too soon. I just can't stand the thought of the fish swallowing the hook...even if we are using circle hooks.

I'm confident that we'll get the hang of it and increase our hooking percentage.

We had a good time and look forward to the next time out...probably next weekend!

Catfish envy...

So, I keep hearing about these big flatheads in the Susquehanna. Per my last post, we fished for them last weekend and caught several, up to 8 pounds...but nothing big.

My buddy, Dave Shindler sent me an email on Wednesday with a picture of a fish that his client caught Tuesday night (7/14).

What a pig! Dave's scale only goes to 25 pounds, so we don't know exactly what it weighed...certainly over 30.

They are in there! Do you have catfish fever, yet? I do!

Hook up with Dave at http://www.jstfishin.com/ !

July 10, 2009 Catfishing on Susky

Catfishing is just not "my thing". I rarely do it. But, this Flathead fishery on the Susquehanna got me intrigued, so I called Dave Shindler, grabbed the family and hit the river.

We met up with Dave just before 8pm on Friday night. Dave had a livewell full of bluegills and was ready to run the 19 ft Snyder down to the catfish hole.

Within 5 minutes, we had our first bite and Matt landed what turned out to be the big fish of the day... an 8 pound flathead. As the hours passed, we missed fish after fish. It was frustrating, but Dave kept his cool and stayed focussed on making a good night of it.

Dave even pulled the boat and ran to another location, several miles up the road...trying his best to get us on a few good fish.

We ended up with something like 12-15 fish, mostly small flatheads in the 4-6 pound range, with some channels mixed in as well (up to about 6 pounds).

All in all, it was a good time. Dave is a super nice guy, who really knows the river well. I would highly recommend him to anyone that wants to learn more about this great fishery, the Susquehanna River.

Summer Time Blues

I don't fish much in the summer. The fishing gets pretty tough here on the Susquehanna, it's hard on the fish (low DO content) and it's just uncomfortable.

I generally start fishing again in September, when things start to cool down. By October, things will be hot, right on through the winter and into spring.

Tomorrow night, Debbi, Matt (my son) and I are going fishing for Flathead catfish. This will be our first time, so we'll see how it goes. If it proves to be fun, it may be the new "summer thing" for me. Will post pics and video if we get anything.

Also, it sounds like my Snyder jetboat will be getting started within the next few weeks...very exciting! Will keep you posted on that as well.

Fish on!