Fishing Log

landed 4 of 7 from shore in 2.5 hours. 2 were roe, a 4# and a 5#. Slight improvement over last session Monday night with only 2 of 3 landed. Just perfect conditions in terms of clarity, level, current, and temps (air and water). Not feeling a strong run this year based on my vast network of contacts up and down the river and many starting way south as early as February. Not seeing any indications of a even a good run - in fact, I predict it will be worse than last year. 2017 was peak, it's on the down cycle as shad tend to do. (my personal observations - I am sure someone will disagree and that is fine)

Lambertville ramp is closed thank you Governor Wolf I guess he’s not a fisherman

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Email I received said Maybe May.

Since PA has opened fishing would appreciate it if someone could provide me with a couple of spots to fish for shad from shore near Easton. Thanks

FISHED EASTON YESTERDAY..VERY SLOW DAY..CAUGHT 2 TILL AROUND 3 PM..THEN IT TURNED ON FOR HAPPY HOUR..ENDED THE DAY WITH TEN..SOME NICE ROE MIXED IN

They're here broke the ice above pond eddy

Fished Milford 11am to 2pm. Caught ten on spoons. 8 feet of water near jersey side. Is dingman open yet?

Morning shift. 2 for 2.

I fished the Schuylkill yesterday for the top of the tide and first couple hours of the falling. It was very slow, with 1 shad landed of 2 hooked. I had the best fight of the year on one hookup, the fish screamed down river for what felt like 3o or 40 yards. That was after I thought I'd hooked a rock and had even tried to jiggle it free. In the middle of the fight it got stuck again and I had to just let it run for a few seconds to free itself. It turned out to be a 25" catfish, hooked in the tail by my trailer dart and the pectoral by the leader dart....and the trailer was broken off when I netted it.

(Wader fishing) Fish are all throughout the river, they were just waiting for the right temp. Maybe the full moon, clear sky and high barometer helped, I don't know. My buddy and me scored heavily 25 miles above Port Jervis. That's right. We hit cockfish between 2:30pm and 4:15pm, then there was a lull until 5:15 and then the hens showed up. Wild action with many spectacular jumps of 3 and 4 feet. Several double-headers. 1/8th oz. darts of different colors. I caught some on my 54 year-old Shakespeare model 2052 ultralight reel and a medium action rod. Quit at 6:30pm with fatigued lower-back. Beats the hell out of sitting home washing your hands.

Fished Milford from 2pm to 5pm. Caught 12. All roe. Red and white

What is the reason for closing Dingmans? Does anyone know if they will be closing other launches?

RUSTY BALLS TACKLE HAS IT ALL FOR YOUR SHAD FISHING NEEDS...GIVE ME A CALL..ILL BE ON THE RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 4..484-239-4723

I’m on the river at Riegelsville. This is Monday, 5 April. It is a gorgeous day but absolutely no one here is catching shad. Water temperature at 11:15 was 52°. Conditions are nice but the fish aren’t moving through at the moment or perhaps as all schools are doing now, this is the time of day for their online Learning. I am just happy to be out on the water. I missed all of last year. If I catch anything I’ll post it.

Finally found them this morning. Third trip out to Easton. First half hour after sunrise they hit like crazy. Green darts worked best. Hooked three landed one.

We usually fish out of the ramp at Dingman's Ferry but just got notice that it will be closed until almost the end of May. Any helpful information or tips for fishing out of Eshback or maybe Bushkill access? Just looking for anything to point us in the right direction in those stretches so we can catch some fish until they open our ramp back up.

Finally caught my first shad of the year on my third outing. Actually, I hooked 7, landed 5. One on downrigger, the rest on crankbait rig. Orange and black on gold were the only colors that worked. Very tough day. But from 3:45 to 5:15, I had decent action at the Lehigh River confluence island.

Fished after lunch today landed 4 out of 7. Red and white spoons for me worked best but orange/black and yellow/green all caught. Right on bottom. I was in 8' of water temp 51.5 Best of luck to all and hopefully it will be a great tournament

Shadharris r you taken north of water gap

Got out just N of gap with my son in the boat. Slow very slow action. 1:30-4:30, 7 hookups, 3 netted, all small bucks. I was in the absolute best spot of the river, where I have gotten 15-20 shad an hour with ease in the past in mid-April. Good conditions, water 49 and rising. The fishfinder was only marking a few fish here and there which explained the lack of action, but hey it's fishing and it's still early. Saw 3 shore guys hookup with a couple but slow for them too. Had a bit of drama to start. Left ramp, boat up on plain and engine cut out. Ball would not pump - no suction at all. I removed the 4 screws holding the gas line connection to the tank - and my suspicion confirmed - the plastic tube with a filter at the end disconnected from the valve and was underneath 4.5 gallons of gas. Needed to drain the tank to fish it out. What to do? Had a 4 gallon empty chlorine bucket. Poured gas into that, but still half gallon remaining. Have a cut laundry soap container for a boat bailer / "pee jug". That took the remainder of the gas. Fished out the plastic tube and reconnected... VERY loose will not trust it again have to replace... Scooped gas out of pail with boat bailer and back in business

Joseph C. For sure, looking forward to it. My wife is currently 35 weeks pregnant so hopefully we can make something work. If not...I’ll see you next year. :)

Age 66 ,I fish year round for anything that swims.

Anywhere from New Hope area to north of Easton.