March 28, 2010 - Susq River

Got out on the river again. It's high and muddy and this cold front stinks...but hey, it's better than watching TV!

Ended up doing pretty well...21 fish in the boat and lost a few as well. Big fish for the day was a chunky 3 lb 13 oz female.

If the river will settle down a bit, the fishing will get VERY good.

Susquehanna River Smallmouth Fishing March 28, 2010 from Brett Dunn on Vimeo.

March 27, 2010 - Susquehanna River

Got out for a few hours in the afternoon after picking up a new (used) Suburban to use as a tow vehicle.

Cold front is blowing through over the next 2 days, bring cold, wind and rain by tomorrow.

Did OK...only got (4), but (2) were over four pounds.

Water temps were 48-52 degrees...warmer on west side.

March 7, 2010 - Pocomoke Perch Jerkin

The new In-Fisherman Magazine came to the house, so I thumbed right to the "Hot Spots" section...

There was a blurb on Crappie fishing in the Pocomoke River on the Eastern Shore of MD, so I gave the contact a call.

Capt Walt is a full time guide out of Pocomoke City, MD. His website is www.ltcharters.com. I gave Walt a call and booked a trip for Crappie and Perch...something different.

Dad and I drove down Saturday night and met up with Capt Walt Sunday morning at 7 am. The river is cool! It's part of a bald cypress swamp. It's slow and windy, has lots of wildlife and boy is it full of fish!

We really enjoyed fishing with Capt Walt. He is very professional and a pleasure to fish with. Ontop of that...he really knows how to catch fish! We highly recommend booking him.

If you are interested, here is a short video:

February 2010 - Reports

Wow, what a February! Not from a fishing point of view, but from a snow point of view. We had back to back storms in the middle of the month that left us with between 3 and 4 feet of snow!

I was able to get out fishing just about every weekend. A couple of the trips forced me to launch at far away places, because the ramps that I usually use, were snowed in.

Quit your whining! Right? LOL

Anyway, I didn't take alot of pics or video during this time. Quite frankly, the fishing was just mediocre. But, here are a couple of video's, in case you're interested...

Jan 23 & 24 - Susquehanna River

Got out again to hit the river. Saturday, Dad went with me. Temps were around 40 degrees and comfortable. River conditions seemed good and I expected that we'd do pretty well...wrong. It was very tough. We fished for a few hours and managed only a handful of smallies. My guess is that the blue bird skies had them turned off.

Sunday, the weather was better (cloudy), but the river was almost 10 degrees cooler than yesterday...ugh. Caught some fish (about 6), but really had to work for them. All fish were on tubes. Ran into my buddy, Dave Shindler (www.jstfishin.com) out on the river as well. If you ever want to go with a guide that REALLY knows the river...he's one of the best.

It was good to get out. Who can complain when it's January in PA and your're getting your line wet, right?

I commented to Dave, while we were drifting side by side that it's funny how many people think that this warm water discharge fishing is so easy. Sure, there are days when it's hot, just like anywhere else. But, if you fish this area alot, you will learn that this warm water fishing in the winter is every bit as "hit and miss" as any other fishing...maybe even more so. The water temo is up and down, not only day to day, but sometimes hour to hour. Add that to the normal fluctuations of a river with rising and lowering levels, changes in water clarity, etc...it can be frustrating. Again, I really can't complain...I got my string pulled :)

Until next time...fish on!

Brett

January 16, 2010

Well, I got out for my second time this year. The temp was an amazing 50 or so degrees. The river was iced over, so I drove to the west side and launched at a dirt ramp that I know of.

I fished from about 11:30 am to about 3:30 pm. Caught something like 10-12 smallies plus 2 largemouths. Didn't catch a single walleye, but that was no big surprise with all the sun and clear water.

Water was low and clear...probably 4.5 ft at Harrisburg or so.

Had fun...can't wait to go again. Video is coming...uploading now.

Jan 16 2010 Susquehanna River from Brett Dunn on Vimeo.

November 29, 2009 - Susquehanna River

Got out with Dad on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It was bright and sunny...post frontal, but hey...we gave it a shot.

One good thing was that due to the 2 days of 30 MPH winds, the river a pretty dirty. If the sky is going to be bright, I'll always take some dirty water, over clear...anyday. Main river water temp was between 46-49 degrees.

We had a pretty good day...something like 20 fish. Dad had one that was about 19". Unfortunately, it had lost an eye (recently) and wasn't in the best of shape. She only weighed 3.8 lbs. I'm sure she will bounce back and get back up to a healthy 4.5 lbs soon.