Fishing Log

Fished for three hours. Caught one roe, windy, plenty of river snot, temp 48 degrees.

Fish for hour and a half. 0 Shad 1 bass. Water still quite cold. Patience. They will be here.

Thanks Joseph, I'm looking to go late Friday morning. Sincerely appreciate your input.

Several more from shore Easton area

Fished Zane Grey 3:30 - 6 pm today caught 5 fall fish 0 shad water temp. 44.4 deg.

@George B... It works and is a healthy, too. Should very good fishing there this week. If you want to catch more Hickories I'd try the old Phoebe spoon. The Americans should be there in good numbers as well.

We did good today with a good steady bite for about 2 hrs, even mix of roe and buck about 12 or so total. Poor mans D rigger caught the fish.

Does anyone know if the shad run on the Potomac is really on fire yet thanks in advance planning a day trip the 7th so just wanted to know thanks in advance

Fished Zane Grey this afternoon from shore 2 - 5:30 pm 2 fall fish, no shad water temp. was 42.6 deg.

Thanks George B! I can't see how to get down onto the west side of the river from Spring Garden Street, but will be happy to learn......I did what I thought might work yesterday morning and found a nice place to park on Girard Ave. My friend and I then walked down a block to Landsdowne Drive and around the bend to Sweetbriar. From there it was an easy walk down the MLK to the fishing area. It was spooky - wide open and almost nobody in sight the whole way. Fishing was pretty good, I landed 2 Hickories my first 2 casts. From then it was a slow pick, as it seemed pods of fish cycled around the basin. The falling tide brought a change in that after 4 Hickories it switched to American Shad. I landed 2 and lost a couple more after solid hits. I also landed 2 catfish, both snagged in the tail. Not bad for early season there. Water temp was just over 51F. I fished from 11:30 to about 2:00.

Put me down for 6 more between 3 and 5 pm, even mix of roe and buck mostly on poor mans D Riggers some on casting darts.

Joseph, This was in The Inquirer earlier this week regarding the MLK bridge traffic. "Inbound bicycle and pedestrian traffic will be redirected from Sweetbriar Drive, Lansdowne Drive, 34th Street, and Mantua Avenue to the Spring Garden Street Bridge." I've parked near the Drexel Campus, just a few blocks from the Spring Garden Bridge, I plan to go down this weekend, park near 31st and Hamilton on the campus. I'll let you know how I make out.

Several landed from shore again today Easton area

Fished Zane Grey from shore this after noon 3:30 - 6 pm. got 0 water temp. was 43 deg.

4 landed 2 LDR afternoon bite Easton area casting spoon

Put me down for 8 shad and some ldr on 3/27 before the rain came along. mix or roe and buck. casting darts and poor mans down riggers were working.

Anybody catching anything at the Water gap or further north yet ?

David, all 3 of my fish were legit strikes with the hook set in the mouth.

Johnny5: Yes, this is very concerning. 8,100 gallons into Otter Creek, a Big D. tributary. These chemicals are used for making paints, coatings, caulk sealants and adhesives. Reminds me of the days of the "Pollution Barrier" that almost ended the shad run forever. This group is in a unique position to monitor any patterns of fish poisoning and we should do so. Below is a list of the contents of the spill. butyl acrylate ethyl acrylate methyle methacrylate

Did good yesterday and to today before the rain in all the usual spots. Most on poor mans downriggers and some casting darts. Mostly roe in the 20 to 22" range with some smaller bucks18" mixed in. About a dozen or so total fish for 3hrs fishing with some ldr.

Gentlemen, any reports of Shad in the New Hope area?

Joseph, Were the three you caught hooked on the outside of the mouth by any chance? I have had the same experience with the fish swallowing the spoons especially once the water warms into the mid 50's. In forty years I never had one swallow a dart! Flutter spoons became a big hit with the crowd that used to fish "the cove" at Trenton Power plant back in the "good old days". They seemed to work better than darts when the fish were holding in some of the slack water that used to form along the jetty at high tide. (You couldn't get a good drift with a dart but you could fish a flutter spoon like an inline spinner and smack the fish). For the angler who wades, the darts work better when you can effectively drift them and find the fish in the swing towards the last 1/3 of the drift.

Jack, I tie a small amount of calf tail on my darts. Twister tails creat too much line twist especially for double dart rigs.

Shad from today. nice color