[Pondhopper8]

I have never fished the Susquehanna but know it to be a generally shallow river. Summer heat can stress fish out and maybe cause them to be more sluggish. I fish the Delaware that is on average deeper. I usually can find fish in shallower water with good current at times and also catch fish at the head of deeper pools still with faster moving water, both on dog days of summer. . As I said I have never fished it but since the river is shallower have you noticed the fish using different sections of the river? Maybe moving to the deeper more oxygenated pools during the dog days of summer? Sliding up early morning and night then maybe shutting it down during the heat of the day? I have noticed on the Delaware at least, a lot of the big girls almost disappear during the heat of the summer but are readily caught during the cooler months. I know the Susquehanna smallmouth are on average considerably larger so maybe that comes in to play. Less energy spent moving around in the heat means less time needing to feed. Just my thoughts from my experiences. How I would love to make a trip out to fish your smallmouth though. Especially now fishing has got to be great for you!!