Fishing Log

"It's going to be two years until the Martin Luther King Drive Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia is ready for drivers, bikers and pedestrians again." per NBC 10 ...The nearest point at which I think I can park safely is at the Zoo, and then work my way down to the MLK Drive pedestrian path by way of Sweetbriar Drive. About 1.5 miles of walking each way. Might be worth it once in a while, but not as often as I would otherwise be going there. Any local knowledge to make it easier, anybody?

We had a steady pick today about 15 shad in all with some ldr. Even mix of roe and buck. Nothing casting darts today all fish were caught on poor mans DR. Some debris in the water ,Temp about 47.5 degrees.

How did it taste Adam?

.......and today we got about 10 with some ldr. pretty much nonstop for a little over and hr. 9buck and 1 smaller roe. We cut back to one shad rod to slow things down alittle so we could fish for walleye at the same time which we were able to get 5. The shad were caught on poor mans D Rigger. water temp was 47.3 degrees Fish on!!

caught it during in-coming tide, a mile and some change past the Burlington Bristol bridge on a spoon.

Shad The Rapper thanks I'll do that. I'm going to be parking it at Zane Grey parking lot while I'm shad fishing this year too.

After an exciting start on St. Patrick's Day I haven't yet landed another fish. Cold water, I guess. Here's a question for my Philly Center City Colleagues: With construction beginning on the MLK Drive bridge is there any way to get from the Museum side of the river to the western side? I can't come up with any way to get myself into position to fish the western end of the Fairmount Dam. Can anybody help me out with a brilliant suggestion here?

Hi RPS, why dont you put the details and a pic of your G3 in the classifieds on this website? Just suggesting.

Hey all, checking in to see if anyone has noticed any drop in the run anywhere north of Bristol due to the latex spill. I’m hoping it doesn’t kill a bunch of fish!

Selling my G3 1656 CCJ DLX boat has 60/40 yamaha jet 24 volt trolling motor and 30 lb electric anchor pluse more. whole rig only has 9 hrs. on it.

Thanks David

Charlie Thanks

I mean 20 feet not inches, behind the boat

Charlie, Nice catch for March. What does 'ldr" mean and what is a poor man's downrigger? Just trying to be a better fisherman up north. Thanks

Do you guys using the double dart rigs use twister tails? Thanks

Slow pick. But; Sent some Big Girls are on their way to Easton yesterday and today.

Here is how I tie my double dart rigs: I tie a larger dart 1/4 ounce to the end of the main line. Then I tie an 18 inch piece of 10lb mono off the back of eyelit of that dart using an improved clinch knot. I then trail a smaller dart (1/32 ounce) behind it by tying it to the end of the 10lb leader. You can experiment with different weight combinations (depending on the current)until you find the right drift and dept the fish are holding at. IE 1/4 + 1/16, 1/8 ounce + 1/16. Two 1/8 etc… Hope this helps.

Fished Zane Grey this afternoon 2 - 4 pm caught one fall fish then it got to windy water temp. 42.6 deg. water was clear.

Joseph C, that story was almost as gripping as Timothys but Karl Spaz just wants to know about reports of fish caught, not tall tales. Please tell him about doubles and triples caught on kernel corn

1. Timothy, that stuff is like a poor excuse for chatbot nonsense. ....2. Henry, do a search for "tides at Trenton" and you will find the USGS river monitoring page. that's where I get my flow rate and water temp data. Then do a search for "tides at Trenton, NJ" and you will have a few choices for sites. .......3.The water is certainly low, but that doesn't slow the shad down. It's beautifully clear and the fish are probably enjoying it. The run is well under way. The fish have been moving along up the river for a few weeks, at least. The boat crews are catching them with downriggers way north, probably above Easton by now. I don't know as I don't fish that area or style. I think the main issue we're encountering is that the water is so friggin' cold. Unless you bounce the spoon off their nose they probably won't pay a bit of attention to anything. My best idea is to try the late afternoon on these sunny days hoping to find a fish that's inspired by the bump in temp to snap at an aggravating dart. That's what I was trying this afternoon when...

Thanks Joseph C. ken

I gave the Schuylkill a shot for less than 1 hour yesterday afternoon. It was just past high tide. Water temp about 46F. No joy. It looks like they are about to close the MLK Drive bridge between the Art Museum and the west side of the river for repairs on 3/27. We'll see if this is going to make Schuylkill fishing areas inaccessible or nearly so.

loose lips sink ships Spaz

Any shad coming up the river? I hope nobody is gonna lie this year about their reports. Loose lines Karl