May 2011 - Fishing Trips Today

A New Mindset, River Largemouth’s

Most people think about catching smallmouth bass when they are fishing the Susquehanna River, but I have been experiencing more and more largemouth bass on many areas of the river. You’ll find most of them in the pool areas of the river such as the lower end of Goldsboro and the Long Level area. These areas have slack water and deeper areas where the largemouth like to hang out until it is time to feed. During a fall club tournament a couple of years ago it was an unusually tough bite for that time of year and getting a bite from a smallie wasn’t happening. My partner and I came across a strip of grass about 20 yards off the shore which was about a

Power Team LuresSerious Baits for Serious Fishermen

Bob Bernotsky is very familiar with PowerTeam Lures and how effective they can be for catching bass, especially big bass. That is no surprise seeing that he is the bait designer and owner of this new and upcoming lure company. These baits are unique and loaded with scent which is evident the moment that you open a pack of them. Bob and his wife Katie run the day-to-day operations of PowerTeam Lures and they joke that the name came from the fact that together, they were exactly that, a Power Team. I couldn’t agree more as they have been growing by leaps and bounds this year. At the rate they are going, I am sure this company will be one of the biggest soft plastics

Keeping up with the conditions

To say that the conditions have made angling tough this Spring probably sounds like a broken record (for those old enough to know what a record is). I have heard over and over that folks can not ever remember a Spring packed with so much rain which has resulted in high water, unmanageable currents and overall mud everywhere you go. It has made fishing challenging, and in many cases impossible. When going for the tidal fish even the Bay has been affected and I heard last weekend there was even an area where a standing wave developed due to water rushing in from the River and the outgoing tide pushing against it. Compared to the River however the Bay has been the best place to