The future is very bright on the Susquehanna
I returned to the Susqy for probably my last kayak outing of the year. After Tuesdays outing, with the lack of bigger fish, I went scouting in different areas of the same location. On Tuesday I caught alot of fish but I had nothing over 17 inches. It appears that the bass have concentrated in areas closer to their wintering spots. Every choice spot in these areas held fish. In some spots i would only get 2 or 3 fish and in others up to 25 fish. With the water being low I found that switching to a 1/16 ounce lead head kept me out of the snags more. 90% of the fish were taken on tubes but topwater, jerkbaits, and grubs also produced. My biggest was 19" with 6 at 18". What is so encouraging is that between 3 of us we caught at least 150 fish 15-16 inches. In another 2 to 3 years these will be some beautiful fish. I just hope that they keep this area a no kill area.
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Eric Jensen
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