Fishing Log

Hi Tony | e c twp lancaster co, I've not witnessed it myself, but i have it on good authority that Shad have gotten to the Flat Rock Dam.

Rob, thanks for the info, Dingmans is my usual launch on the D. I'll see you out there.

Fished north of dingmans 330 to 700. Landed 26 lost 3 water temp 51, river rising but clear, a little debris, windy

Where is shadpappy?

Fishing from a boat. Flutter spoons. I made several phone calls and letters. Finally found a sympathetic ear. Got ramp open last week. Best fishing during downpours.

Another good couple of hours on the Schuylkill for me on the way home from work today. It was windy, but with lots of quiet spells thrown in. I have no idea of how many fish, but I believe that the tally ran 4 or 5 Hickories to each White shad. I was throwing a dart with a little 1/16th oz curly tail. Since I rerigged with 10# mono instead of 6# I fished all afternoon without losing a dart until the very last fish. That one swallowed the trailer jig so I broke it off and sent him swimming. Not much company. Met a youngish guy named Edwin who caught his first shad. Good going Edwin!

SHAD HOTLINE.....River stage at Reigelsville 6.3..Water temp is 52....water temperature has fish turned off..fronts are not helping either.Fished south of Easton .boated 8 lost 2 until thunder storm chased us off..Slow pick until water temp gets in the 50s...river has a slight stain...All fish on dipseys....

Jack, a few years ago I used to use Seagar fluorocarbon leader for between my barrel swivel and spoon. I can't tell you how many times I would pull a knot tight and the line would break. I thought maybe I had a bad spool. Other spools I bought had the same thing happen. I now use the same line I spool my reel with as the leader too. I've NEVER had that problem again and it didn't make any difference catching fish either. I'll never buy that stuff again.

fished from shore 12:45 to 4:30. Landed some nice quality fresh fish up to 5.1 # - went 10 of 12 hookups and several other bumps. NO action from 3 to 4:30 though. The action was building steadily as the water temps rose from 46.5 to 48.5 but then it just shut off like cold turkey. Guess the water go too warm for them! LOL . 5 roe / 5 bucks all nice fish. Highlight was a double landed, pair of bucks... Easiest fight of the day they just pulled against each other and swam right to shore.

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A good afternoon's fishing in the Schuylkill yesterday afternoon. A mix of Hickories and White shad on darts. The bite dropped off as the weather crapped out. One other guy there who caught more Americans than I did and more Hickories, too.

Can anyone recommend some good shore fishing spots within an hour's drive of Philly? In the past we have tried these: • Bull's Island (it looks like that may be reopened now), • Prallsville Mills Park NJ, • under Stockton Bridge on PA side • Delaware Canal State Park in PA (Virginia Forrest Recreation Area, and upstream across from the quarry) • Washington Crossing It is tough to get into deeper water without a boat. We have a canoe, and could try that for a short drift. Would need to get a suitable anchor. Thoughts?

SHAD HOTLINE.......River stage at Reigelsville 7.3. Water temp 54....Fish being caught all through out the river....Cold spell this weekend.....Some rain in forcast will bring river up 1.5 ft....

Fished north of dingmans landed 22 lost 8. Water temp under 50 degrees till late afternoon. Water clarity fair

Just talked to a guy who was hitting them off of Poxono island just out from the eagle's nest on the PA side early afternoon. There is a nice little hole there.

FISHED EASTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR ABOUT 3 HRS WITH CAPT DAVE, NICE MIX OF ROE & BUCK..CAUGHT 17..LOST ABOUT 7 OR 8...WATER TEMP 54

Hit the Lehigh/Del water this am for about 2.5 hours (7:30-10). Went 6/9 despite being all thumbs today. Mixed bag of roe/buck. A couple of very nice roe that took some time to get in. Mostly on smaller silver spoons with any door working. About 2 feet off the bottom in 8’ of water. Water temp 53 and air about the same. Guys bun the fish ladder getting a few-not sure I put the EASTON boat launch guys. Other boat seemed to be doing about the same.

What do prospects look like for fishing from the shore in Easton? I haven't been there yet this year and it's one of my favorite fishing spots. I think the water level needs to come down a bit based on what the river looks like when I'm crossing it at Scudders Falls on my way to work every morning.

FISHED EASTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH STEVE..CAUGHT 16 FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS FISHING..MOST ON PLUGS..ONLY 2 ON RIGGERS

Joseph C.: Like Randy mentioned, that was some heavy rig you were throwing. Were you hooking them or hitting them over the head with it ? Me and my buddy hit them pretty well, wading way above Port Jervis today. Landed 20 and many were lost. Chartreuse darts worked much better than others when the sun went below the horizon. Caught 8 smallies as a bonus. All fish were high-spirited and tenacious. Fished downstream of an incoming stream, so water clarity and debris were not a problem. Thursday looks good, too.

The forecast for rain this week has been changing for this week hopefully it stays under .75" for the entire week. I'll give it a try later this week. Joseph C. you were slinging some heavy weights. Nice to see you are catching them and it is tough to leave when the fishing is good even tho the weather is bad. Sometimes it seems to go hand and hand.

I stopped by the Schuylkill on my way home this afternoon. Only one other guy there when arrived, and he had only arrived in front of me and was fishing for stripers. It was tough conditions with the water running fast with residual rain flow and the wind picking up the whole time I was there. I was thrilled with my first American hook up, which I had on long enough to see. I ended up with 8 or 10 Americans and another 10 Hickories. The wind did terrible things to my casts per dart average. I ended up leaving at least half a dozen darts in fish, trees and who knows where. One fish, I'm guessing a cat, fought like hell and then wedged itself under a rock. 2 good sized Americans were landed with the hook in their backs. Those fought really hard! It got so windy that I couldn't fish any more. I'd lost all my heavy darts and it wasn't worth it without them. When I had the ideal setup, a half ounce in front and 1/4 oz behind, both white with red heads, I was hitting fish every 2 or 3 casts. Not a bad couple hours.

Joseph C. you live a charmed life. I'd take the bluefish with poppers.

River coming down rapidly, about 22 inches per day. Depending on the level you like to fish it at, it will be ready sooner than it first appeared. I like wading when it's 3 feet over summertime level. Do your chores and get your equipment ready, you'll be fishing sooner than you think.