Fishing Log

Gold paint on my boat? LOL. Why, the fish would literally jump in to be a part of that. Nope, I chose Navy blue so I can turn it into a Penn State boat. Ordering a couple of Nittany Lion logos to make it official. So if you see me anchored at Riegelsville, you'll know who it is. I've had a pesty slight leak for about 6 years and I think I finally took care of it. I painted every seam, rivet, crack, the entire hull with two coats of Flexseal, one white and the second one black so the shad don't see me. My wife thinks I'm nuts. I also Flexsealed other parts of the upper boat, so if there's a leak after all of this, I'll call Flexseal and tell them their product is a fake. Getting anxious for the season, my first since I am 100 percent retired. Just getting out in the peace and quiet will be a huge plus.

That the paint you are gonna use on your boat?

Thanks Riverwolf!!! Great to hear your reports!

In 2012 I caught shad on march 24 at Zane Grey launch in Lackawaxen the water was 52 degrees there that year. Still waiting for the water temp. to go up a little here 22 this morning with snow showers the weekend is supposed to be warmer. Good luck to all stay healthy and catch lots of shad.

Fish are probably much farther north than we think and are waiting for the temp to hit 48/50, then the whole river will light up. Last year my buddy and me hit a bunch on April 6th, 25 miles above Port Jervis. BTW Carl, you have to stop using kernel corn on the bottom and you'll have better luck.

Keep the reports coming Walt, not everyone on here is a spatz like Carl.....

...just because you are not catching them doesnt mean others are not...no bs...LOL

I know of a shore angler who caught 30+ Saturday further up and multiple others with double digits until the cold snap. Less skepticism and more fishing...LOL

Walt, I have never ever heard of a report like the one you made about Lambertville. Thirty fish on March 31? And people dispute global warming? My neighbor's forsythia have been in full bloom for a week; I never saw that before either. I guess I better get my boat's paint job finished or I'll miss the run. You're sure you netted 30 fish? That just seems so out of whack for this time of the season.

Walt, thanks!

Joseph C. WG is in north carolina last i heard from him catching shad

"Fished Lambertville..." what kind of fishing were you doing yesterday? Shore or boat? Even with the weather fouling us up that was an outstanding report and gives me great hopes.

Joseph... email sent. Hopefully we can get together and fish soon!

The river is coming way up according to the chart and temps are gonna dip its gonna kill the bite for a few days

JoeC..just got back from Trenton, got 1 and 2 good hits. One guy said he had caught one when I got there, 4:30..did not see any other fish caught

David, Emali me...JosephMTree at yahoo dot com.........I tried the Delaware at Trenton yesterday midday. I was just in time for the bottom of the tide which is just the wrong time to be there. I stayed long enough to see the tide rise 3 feet but there was no joy for me. At least I didn't lose any rigs!

In this high water fish are running close to shore...Also find a clear tributary....They are warmer.....

I picked up somebody's fly rod case from the rocks by the Fairmount Dam yesterday. I have absolutely no use for it so either describe it and it's yours or indicate that you might want it and you've got it.

It was an actual number as of 2 years ago. Called it frequently to see how people were doing and where they were catching. And it was informative. I guess it has been fazed out for whatever reason. Wasn’t meant to steer anyone wrong.

Seems like the Shad hotline phone numbers I posted are no longer in service.

A Shad can travel 3 to 5 miles per day according to the books. If the water is high they can go a lot farther than that.

To the un-named person looking for a shad fishing tackle shop: if it's just lures you're looking for I recommend calling Rusty @ Rusty Balls Tackle 484-239-4723. He's got a listing in the Classifieds here. I have dealt with him for years. His darts are top quality and I don't buy spoons. I've always found him helpful and responsive.

Does anyone know how far a shad travels in a day?

Lots of fish being caught mid river this weekend