Susquehanna River - York Co. - 11/19/16

[jay348]

Took advantage of Saturday morning's good forecast and ventured west to the Susquehanna. Water temp was 46 when we started around 8am, and 48 by the time we wrapped up around 1pm. Fish were no longer spread out in the usual productive areas, but once we found a pattern, we boated 10 fish in an hour or so. All fish were caught near scattered, loose rocks on a shallow (less than 4' deep) flat. Fish were colorful and getting fat; and while I' not a believer in the "hot fly," a clouser purple darter was the only pattern that produced.

 

[Dave_W]

Excellent!

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

Nice report!

Dave,
That pic in your avatar, is that a painting of the arch bridge at YB?

 

[DGC]

painting could be of Burnside Bridge

 

[Dave_W]

salvelinusfontinalis wrote:
Nice report!

Dave,
That pic in your avatar, is that a painting of the arch bridge at YB?

DGC is correct: it's the Burnside Bridge at the Antietam Battlefield.

They're structually very similar although the bridge on YB is mostly forested whereas the Burnside Bridge is more open landscape. On a side note, both areas have magnificent old sycamores. The one in my image was standing during the battle in 1862 and is still there today (battlefield fans call 'em "witness trees"). If you walk down the Run in Boiling Springs or up around the bridge, you can see several trees of the same age group. They're just massive.

 

[DaveKile]

Thanks for the report!

 

[Dave_W]

dkile wrote:
Thanks for the report!

I agree.

It's nice to get a report that reminds us that the bass season can, and often does, extend further into the fall than many of us typically fish for bass. A decade ago, I usually gave up on bass in late October or so. Last year, I was catching bass on flies well into December. This year, with the warmer temps and low water conditions, I think I will try at a couple more times for big river smallies.

Bass fishin ain't over yet!