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Newsletter 2009 Letter This year I will continue with my cold water specials. From Ice out until April 10th and Nov.20th until ice in I will offer a 6 hr charter for the reduced price of $140.00 for up to 2 anglers. A $60.00 deposit per day booked is required within 7 days of booking to hold all charter dates. Please no exceptions. Evening charters will also be available from 4:15PM until 7:15PM at the rate of $85.00 for up to 2 anglers. Longer trips are available if light permits. Call or e-mail me for availability If you would want to book a charter or you have already booked a charter and you need a fishing buddy to share the cost of the trip just contact me. I have a list of current clients that will do just that. All good guys that like to go fishing. The longer you give me to find a "Buddy" the easier it is to get one. Best time to call me is between 6:00AM and 7:00AM also 8:00PM and 9:00 PM
As Of 6/15/09
2009 open Daytime Dates:These start no later than 8:00AM and can go until 4:00PM, Rate is $199.00 for up to two anglers, unless you've requested a 10hr trip beforehand at rate of $260.00
April:Full May:Full June:Full July:12-15-16-21-22-23-27-28 August:2-3-4-13-15-20-24 Sept: Full Oct:31
Nov:1-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-18-19-20-22-24-25-28-29- 2009 open Evening dates: These go from 4:15 to 7:15PM. Rate is $85.00 Up to 2 anglers. Additional hrs available at $25.00/hr
June: 17-18-19-21-22-24-25-29-30 July: 1-3-4-5-6-9-10-11-12-13-15-16-17-18-20-21-22-23-24-27-29-30-31 August:1-2-3-4-5-6-9-10-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-24-25-26-27-28-29-30 Sept: 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-11-12-13-14-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-30
Oct:2-3-8-9-10-11-12-14-15-16-17 2010 Open Daytime Dates: March: 20-21-22-23-24-26-29-30-31 April:1-2-3-4-5-6-778-9-11-12-13-14-15-16-18-19-20-21-22-23-27-28-29 May:-10-11-17-18-20-21-24-25-26 June: 1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-28-29-30 July: 1-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-26-27-28-29-31 August: 1-2-3-4-5-7-8-9-10-11-12-14-15-16-17-18-19-23-24-25-26-29-30-31 Sept.: 1-2-4-5-6-7-8-9-11-13-18-20-21-22-23-30 Oct: 2-12-13-14-17-18-25-26-27-28-31 Nov.:1-3-4-5-6-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24-26-27-28-30 Dec: I'm game if you are
June 14th: Went fishing with John Snyder and Jim Groff today. The sky was partly cloudy and the river was still brown and 71 degrees. We caught 47 fish with 2 walleyes in the mix.. The LD Thumper spinner caught the fish, A big crank bait caught a couple. June 13th: Went fishing with Joe Giunta Sr and Jr. The day was nice with mostly cloudy skies but the water had come up 1 1/2 ft overnight with a muddy swirl and fast current. So the LD Thumper Spinner came out to save the day. The big Colorado blade helped the fish find the lure with the heavy vibration. Bigcrank baits also caught some fish. We worked hard for the 24 we did get along with1 walleye. June 12th:Had an evening trip with Paul Szyszic and Tony Zimba. We caught 19 more fish with 1 walleye in the mix on LD spinners.
June 12th: Went fishing with Steve Sosnowski and Dennis Dumas. Had a heavy rain last night and a cold front came through making fishing difficult at best. The sky was mostly cloudy and the water dark dirty stain and 71 degrees. We caught 37 fish with 2 walleyes,(the guys first) and 1 rock bass in the mix. When checking around it was found that other boats didn't catch half that. LD spinners saved the day and I got a few on trick sticks.
June 11th: Went fishing with Matt Walter and Travis Leister. The sky was overcast with light rain. The water was dark stained and 70 degrees. We caught 51 fish today with 2 walleye and Travis caught a 37" Northern Pike which earned him a catch and release angler award. LD spinners and Alluring Baits trick sticks caught the fish.
June 10th: Scheduled work day for getting caught up.
June 9th: Went fishing with Dan Hrabko and Scott Dunham. I think Scott is a distant cousin of mine. The sky was mostly cloudy and the water was dark stained and 70 degrees. We caught 57 fish with 3 walleyes and 1 hog nose sucker in the mix. Scott caught his first walleye today, a 20" beauty which he let go along with all the other fish. LD spinner Baits and Alluring Baits 3" trick sticks caught the fish.
June 8th: Went fishing with Andy and Pete Nicholson. The sky was overcast and the water dark stained and 69 degrees. It came together today with 64 fish and 1 walleye in the mix. We caught many big trophy bass with Pete catching one just over 19" for a catch and release Angler Award. LD Spinners caught the fish today and not much else.
June 7th: Participated in the first annual river clean up put on by the North Branch Smallmouth Alliance. We cleaned up all the trash we could find on a three mile section of the river and ended up with about 15yds of trash and tires. There were about 12 dedicated voluntiers, most were from the Smallmouth Alliance. There were two fishing guides present, myself and part time guide Greg Smith. One fish Taxidermist , Keven Raymonds, one fishing lure maker, Dave Pelecheck of JJ's Jigs. Bryan Bendock from the fish commission .
June 6th:It was a tough day for myself, Greg Radosin, and Ray. The sky was mostly cloudy, the water dark stained and 65 degrees. We caught 30 fish today with 1 walleye and 1 rockie in the mix. Ld spinners and Alluring Baits trick sticks caught the fish.
June 5th: Had a cancellation today. Learned about it when I read my e-mail this morning before going to the river. Not Cool!
June 4th: Went fishing with Dennis Snyder and Mike Freer. The sky was partly cloudy and the water was dark stained and 64 degrees. We caught 44 fish today with 2 walleyes and 1 Northern Pike in the mix. LD Spinners and Alluring Baits 3" Trick Sticks caught the fish.
June 3rd: Went on a short trip with Tom and Judi Morris. It rained all day and the water was a dark stain and 61 degrees. We caught 45 fish today with 4 walleye and 1 rockie in the mix. LD spinners , Alluring Baits trick Sticks, and Judi used an in line spinner, all which caught the fish. Several big quality bass and walleye were caught.
June 2nd: Went fishing with John Garrity and his dad John. The sky was overcast and the water was dirty brown and 62 degrees. We caught 51 fish with 2 rockies and 1 walleye in the mix. JJ's hair jigs new perch color and Alluring Baits Trick Sticks caught the fish. June 1st: Went fishing with Ron Corona and Judi Corrigan. The sky was partly cloudy and the water was still up, fast, dirty brown and 62 degrees. We caught 45 fish with 2 rockies in the mix. Judi caught her first smallie ever . Alluring Baits Trick Sticks caught the fish today.
May Total: Smallmouth bass- 1097, walleye-46, rock bass-29, white sucker-4, Hog nose sucker-1, Pike-7, Muskie-3, Trout-1, Perch-1, LM Bass-1,Carp-1, Channel Cat-1, Total 1192 fish, 30 charters=39.7 fish per day
May 31st: Charter rescheduled.
May 30th: A high muddy swirl river greeted John Kukowski, Ed Bardzel and myself today. Everyone else gave up but we fished all day for 16 hard earned fish in the mud with 1 walleye in the mix.. It wasn't the mud so much as the fast current and winds that hampered our efforts. LD Thumper spinners, JJ's Jigs in Black and AlluringBaits Black Trick Sticks caught the fish. I caught my first bass on the new JJ's Jigs Hellgramite jig I just got. This one will be good addition to their line of hair jigs!
May 28th and 29th: Frank Corcion and Joe Lamarca fished with me for two days in the rising water and ever darkening muddy water. Yes it was tough. We caught 60 fish in the two days with 3 walleyes and 1 rockie in the mix. LD Thumper Spinners and Alluring Baits black trick sticks caught the fish.
May 27th: Went fishing with Bill Thorborg and Jim Hendy. The sky was cloudy with rain. The river was muddy, a little high, and 63 degrees. We caught 42 fish today with 2 walleyes, 1 channel cat, and 2 rockies in the mix. Bass are in post spawn and finicky, but we caught some big fish today! LD Thumper spinners and Alluring Baits trick Sticks caught the fish.
May 26th: Went fishing with Matt Blackton and Jim Dailey. The sky was overcast and the water was dirty stained. The fish are post spawned but we caught 68 fish today with 2 rockies and 1 walleye in the mix. We used many lures but LD Thumper Spinners, and jigs caught most of them.
May 25th: Went fishing with Gary and Debbie Beyer. The sky was partly sunny and the water dark stained and 70 degrees. We are in post spawn now for a couple of weeks to come and the fishing will be tougher but far from impossible. We caught 21 fish today and Debbie caught her first fish ever! It was a fun day. Jigs, and crank baits along with LD spinners caught the fish.
May 21st to May 24th: Went to the Pa. State Championship SASS Cowboy shoot for vacation. I'll be home every night to return calls and e-mails. Be back on the water Monday.
May 20th: Went fishing with Jimmy Giordano and Jerry Rahn today. The sky was sunny and the water dirty stained and 60 degrees. We caught 91 fish today with 6 walleyes and 2 rockies in the mix. The black 3" Alluring Baits trick stick caught most of the fish.
May 19th: Went fishing with Joe Stevko and Ken . The sky was semi cloudy with a great temp change. We started out at 30 degrees and ended up with 70 degrees. The water is still high & muddy with a temp of 47 in the AM and 57 in the PM. We caught 54 fish with 1 walleye and 6 rockies in the mix along with some big quality smallies. We tried them all but the Black Trick Stick from Alluring Baits worked the best.
May 18th: Went fishing with Keven Readinger, Kurt and Paul Bornman. The river came up 2 1/2 ft and muddy water, you couldn't see a lure 4" in the water. The sky was mostly cloudy with 10mph winds. We worked for the 21 fish we caught with 1 walleye and a 22lb 34" Angler Award carp that Paul got along with many big quality bass. Good old LD Thumper Spinners, along with Alluring Baits black trick sticks caught the fish.
May 17th: Cancelled
May 16th: Had an evening charter with Earl and Seth Samuel. This was a real short charter because after we sat through one hard shower the next one I could tell was going to be big and it was. We got off the river just in time to miss a severe thunder storm. We did get 12 fish on JJ's Hair jigs and 3" trick sticks.
May 16th: Went fishing with Steve Getsie and Charles Goins today. The sky was overcast and windy. The water was dark stained and 64 degrees. We caught 68 fish today with 3 walleye and 5 rockies in the mix. Alluring Baits LD smallie Slammers, crank baits, and jerk baits caught most of the fish. Charles also had a creature bait that did well.
May 15th; Went fishing with Barry Buchecker and Jake Wdssner. The sky was sunny and the river dark stained. The fishing was a bit tough today with 58 fish caught and 1 rockie, 1 northern pike and 1 walleye in the mix. Alluring Baits trick sticks caught most of the fish and we also caught some with hair jigs, spinners and crank baits.
May 14th evening: Chuck and Vince Greenland came fishing with me. We fished through some heavy rains and caught 23 fish including a nice northern pike that Vince caught that got him a catch and release angler award. Spinner baits caught the fish.
May 14th: Heavy winds! That's what I was faced with when 83 year young Earl West and Ike Fields came fishing. The sky was overcast with up to 30mph winds. The water was stained and 58 degrees. We still caught 61 fish with 1 rock bass,1 walleye, 2 northern pike and 1 large mouth bass in the mix. Spinner baits caught most of the fish with crank baits catching a few. The wind was just too strong for jigs.
May 13th: Went another 4 hrs with Will and Kenny today under sunny skies and 58 degree stained water. We caught 53 fish today with 2 walleye in the mix
May 12th: After getting my motor repaired I went fishing for 4 hours with Will Cressman and Kenny Weidemoyer . The sky was sunny and the water was stained at 58 degrees. We caught 45 fish with 1 trout, 2 small muskie, and 1 big perch in the mix. JJ's Jigs, shorty version, Alluring Baits stick worms, and jerk baits caught the fish.
May 11th: Went fishing with Todd Fetterolf and Rob Schreffler today. The sky was mostly sunny and the water was stained and 58 degrees. We caught 80 fish with 1 walleye and 2 northern pike in the mix. We had about 30 minuits of fishing time left so I just got the boat up on plane going to the last spot and BANG! The voltage regulator overheated and blew a hole through it. After I got the fire out I cut the wires to the regulator and it started right up and we called it a day. There is a bunch more to talk about but no time now.
May 10th: Went fishing with Val Larioni and his new friend, JB from Texas up here for a year working for the Gas company. The wind was terrible at 25mph and gusts at 30mph. The river was stained and 59 degrees. I couldn't keep my hat on! We ended up with 27 fish with 1 walleye in the mix and some big bass. When we got back to the access we talked with some fishermen that didn't catch a thing. LD Thumper spinners and Alluring Baits Trick Sticks caught the fish. I also caught some with JJ's jigs.
May 9th: Went fishing with Rhett McManus and Ed Thompson today. The sky was partly sunny and the water was stained and 58 degrees. We caught 82 fish with 5 rockies , 1-muskie, and 4 walleyes in the mix along with many big quality bass. Alluring Baits 3" Trick Sticks and LD Thumper Spinners caught the fish
May 8th evening charter: Went fishing with Pat McDermott and his daughter Katie. It was Katies first trip on the river and she did great! We caught 25 fish with 1-walleye in the mix.
May 8th: Had a cold front come through and it shut the fish down. Wend fishing with Dick Rivers and Jeff Harding today. We caught 39 fish today with 2 walleyes in the mix. Caught a few on top water but most came on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks and JJs Jigs.
May 7th: Went fishing with Dave Shaw and Al Pekasiewicz today. The sky was overcast and the water stained and 58 degrees. We caught 70 fish today with 1 rockie and 5 walleye in the mix. We caught a bunch of big quality smallmouths on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, and small crank baits but the majority of big fish came on top water baits.
May 6th: Did a TV show with Alan Probst of "All Outdoors With Alan Probst" today. The sky was overcast with light winds. The water was light stained and 57 degrees. We fished for about 4hrs and caught 50 fish. All bass with 2 walleye and 1 white sucker in the mix. This is the first show in all the years we've been doing this that we caught some big quality bass on top water. It's always a fun time on the water with Alan. And for the record, Alan caught 4 more fish than I did.
May 5th: Went fishing again with Marion Nunan and Bill Dampman of BC Dampman Lures. The sky was overcast and the river has cooled down to 56 degrees. We used a wide variety of lures today. Unfortunately the topwater lures only produced 1 fish. We caught 75 fish with 1 sucker and 1 walleye in the mix.We did catch many big quality bass today.
May 4th: Went fishing with Marion Nunan and Bill Dampman of B.C. Dampmen Lures. The sky was overcast and the water was 57 degrees. We caught 84 fish with 1- rockbass and 1 walleye in the mix. Top water wasn't working so well so most were caught with jerk baits and Alluring Baits trick sticks, and a few on small tubes.
May 3rd: Went fishing with the father/son team of Bill and Billy Dombrowski. The sky was overcast and the water was light stained and 59 degrees. We caught 83 fish with 1 rockie, 1 white sucker, and 2 walleyes in the mix. We caught many big bass on top water baits along with jerk baits and Alluring Baits trick sticks.
May 2nd: Had an evening charter with Jim Bensen. We caught 12 fish with Jim catching a big walleye.
May 2nd: Went fishing with Val Larioni and Dee Dee. The skys were overcast with a cold front. We caught 52 fish with 1 rockie, 3 walleyes, 1 white sucker, 1-hog nose sucker, and Val caught a 36" Northern Pike. The pike came on a top water bait. May 1st:Went fishing with Dan and Doug Ingram. The sky was partly cloudy and the water was 62 degrees. We caught 60 fish all smallmouth bass. Top water baits , jerk baits, and Alluring Baits stick worms caught the fish.
April Totals: Smallmouth Bass 1,357, Northern Pike 11, Walleye 35, Muskie 3, Trout 4, Perch 4, White Sucker 7, Rock Bass 1.= 1,422 Fish, 27charters = 52.7 fish per day average
April 30th: Went fishing with Doc Noel and Jeff Stumpf. The sky was partly sunny and windy, the water light stained and 62 degrees. We caught 61 fish with 1 muskie, 1 walleye, 1-rock bass, 1 white sucker in the mix and many big quality smallmouth bass. The top water bite was fun and I've never seen anyone cast a close faced reel farther and more accurate than Doc. Top water baits, jerk baits, Alluring Baits stick worms and JJ's Hair Jigs caught the fish
April 29th: Went fishing with Bill Dombrowski and Dave Flannery. The sky was mostly sunny and the water was light stained and 64 degrees. We caught 129 fish with 2-walleye, 1 perch, 2 northern pike and 5 white suckers. I caught several fish on a top water lure, the rest were caught on jerk baits, Alluring Baits 3" trick sticks, and JJ's Jigs hair jigs.
April 28th:Went fishing with Rick MacNeal and Ron Rohde. The sky was mostly sunny and the water was light stained and 64 degrees. We caught 103 fish with 1-walleye, 1-perch, and one white sucker in the mix along with many big quality smallies. Jerk baits, Alluring Baits 3" trick sticks, and JJ's Hair Jigs caught the fish.
April 27th Evening: Went fishing with Will Crestman and Andy Nicholson. The fish liked the cooler PM temps. We caught 36 fish with 1 rainbow trout and 2 walleye. April 27th: Went fishing with Kevin Readinger, Paul and Kurt . The sky was sunny and hot in the 90's. The water was light stained and 64 degrees. A big jump in temp. We caught 65 fish with 2 walleye and 2 perch in the mix. Kurt caught a couple on top water. Most were caught on Alluring Baits 3" trick sticks, jerk baits, and JJ's Hair Jigs.
April 25 & 26: Scheduled days off to do cowboy action shooting
April 24th: Went fishing with John Yaswinski and John Jason today. The sky was sunny and the water was light stained and 52 degrees. We caught 120 fish today with 1 walleye and 1-muskie in the mix Over 30 smallmouths were 16" or better..
April 23rd: Medical emergency cancellation
April 22nd: Went fishing with Rob and Bob Guther. The sky was overcast with a little rain. The river was light stained and 51 degrees. We caught 119 fish today with two trout in the mix. Many very bid smallmouth caughtJJ's Jigs, Alluring Baits trick sticks, and jerk baits caught the fish. All fish were released as usual.
April 21st: Filmed two shows with Delaware Valley Outdoors today. It was a great day and the fish co-operated. We were out maybe 3 hours and caught over 60 fish with many trophy bass for the camera.If you would like to see the shows go to www.delawarevalleyoutdoors.com . It shows all the lures in action.
April 20th: All day cold rain with temps in the mid 40's and winds up to 20mph. We rescheduled and I'm doing some needed catch up work on the computer.
April 19th: Went fishing today with John Snyder and Evan Gill. The sky was sunny and the water light stained and 55 degrees. We caught 101 fish today with 2 northern pike, 4 walleyes, and 1 rainbow trout in the mix. JJ's Jigs did great as did Alluring Baits trick sticks and jerk baits. As usual we caught many big quality smallies and had a great time.
April 18th: Had an evening charter with Jim Benson. The wind calmed down and we had a good quiet trip. We caught 24 fish with two walleyes in the mix.
April 18th: Went fishing with Steve Getsie and Eric Keresty today. The sky was mostly sunny with an afternoon 15mph wind. The water was light stained and got up to 53 degrees. We were fishing not far from the access working our way down river and not one but two guides flew past us down river to what they thought I guess must have been "The good spots" before we got there. Real class guys, my friends. So I asked my clients if they wanted to continue down or fish by ourselves and go up river. They chose up river to get away from the other guides. I took them to some choice spots and we hammered the fish! We caught 134 fish with 6 walleyes in the mix and many big quality bass. There are many great places to fish on the river where we don't have to play boat tag with other anglers. Never sweat the small stuff, LOL.
April 17th: Had an evening trip with Steve Getsie and Eric Keresty. We caught 40 fish with a small muskie in the mix. Jerk Baits, hair jigs, trick sticks and tubes caught the fish.
April17th: Went fishing with Dave Pchola and Ray Dilliplaine today. The sky was sunny and the water was light stained and 53 degrees. We caught 68 fish with 1 northern pike in the mix. JJ's Hair Jigs, Jerk Baits, Alluring Baits Trick sticks caught the fish.
April 16th:Had an Evening charter with Earl Samuel and Mike Pereyo. We caught 36 fish with 1 walleye in the mix. Hair jigs, jerk baits, and trick sticks caught the fish.
April 16th:Went fishing with Mike Poddo and Dan Butts. The sky was sunny and the water got up to 60 degrees and light stained. We caught 74 fish with 1 walleye and 1 northern pike in the mix. JJ's hair jigs,(the shorties),jerk baits, Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, and tubes caught the fish.
April 15th: Went fishing with Val Larioni today. The sky was mostly cloudy, river was light stained. We caught 114 fish today with 1 walleye and 3 northern pike in the mix. JJ's Jigs, Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, and jerk Baits caught the fish.
April 14th: It came together today. Went fishing with John Madden and Bob Kosheff today. The sky was overcast and the water stained and 45 degrees. We caught 95 fish today! All smallies and 1 walleye. There were 21 fish over 15" up to 18" and nothing under 12". Alluring baits Trick Sticks and Jerk Baits caught the fish. April 13th: Went fishing with Ed Nestor today. The sky was partly sunny and the water was stained and 42-45 degrees, only 3-5mph winds. We caught 54 fish today all smallies and one slammer 26"-6.5lb walleye that Ed caught. The bass were from 12" to 19 1/4" that Ed also caught. We caught many quality fish today. Both of Eds bass and walleye were Angler Award fish.Few tubes, few JJs Hair Jigs, few jerk baits, mostly caught on Alluring Baits 3" Stick Worms. April 12th: Went fishing with Pete Hanford and the cold wind was BRUTAL at 20-25mph all day, the air started out at 27 degrees and ended up at 43 degrees! The water was stained and 44 degrees. But the huge fish we caught! We caught 33 smallies , 27 were over 15" up to a 20 1/2" hog. Pete got a citation 34", 21lb carp , you got to see that thing on the photo page. Tubes, and Alluring Baits Stick worms caught the fish. April 11th: Went fishing with John Jason and John Garrity. The sky started out overcast and ended up sunny, but when the sun came out the 15 to 20mph winds took over. We caught 36 fish with 1 northern pike and 4 walleyes in the mix. We caught some big bass tody several in the 18" plus range and all the walleyes were on the big size. We had a double with both guys landing 17" and 18" bass at the same time. We used Alluring Baits L.D. Smallie Slammers and JJ's Hair jigs today. As usual all fish were released. April 10th: Went fishing with John Yaswinski & John Jason. The sky was overcast with a cold afternoon rain. The water was fast, dark stained and 42 degrees. We caught 31 fish with 3 walleyes in the mix. Tubes, 3" Alluring baits Stick Worms, and jj's jigs caught the fish.
April 9th: Evening trip with Earl and Jared Samuel. Without the sun, conditions got worse. Earl caught a nice big walleye and lost a big bass and that was it. Well ya can't hit home runs all the time.
April 9th: The water was still high, fast, and cold. Fred Piper and Van Patton came fishing with me. The sky was mostly sunny. Air temp got up to 52. Water started out at 38 degrees and only warmed up to 41 degrees with a dark stain. We caught 15 smallies BUT THEY WERE ALL BIG ONES. Nothing under 15" up to 18". We used tubes, Alluring baits Trick Sticks and JJ's Jigs.
April 5th, 6th, 7th,and 8th. OUCH! river came up too high and muddy for a quality charter so we had to reschedule our trips later in the year. Sorry. April 4th: Went fishing with Ed Nestor and Barry Buchecker. Today we had more than hard core fishing, were were a little crazy today. The winds got up to 50mph gusts and would lift the boat while running. The water rose 2ft while we were fishing with muddy water, and it cooled down to 45 degrees. We ended up with 12 hard earned fish. All smallies and 1 walleye. Large dark heavy jigs caught the fish. I'm having JJ's Jigs make me some "Super Booger" jigs now for high water muddy conditions. Heavier, thicker, longer than the regular Booger Jigs.
April 3rd: Went fishing with Levi Hons today. The weather was strictly hard core fishing. Heavy rain with wind gusts to 30mph. The water was stained and 47 degrees. We caught 40 fish today. All smallies with a northern pike in the mix. Too much wind for the hair jigs so we used 3" Trick Sticks by Alluring Baits. Levi is to be commended for staying out all day in that tough weather.
April 2nd: Went fishing today with Val Larinoni. The sky turned out sunny and the water was stained and 44-46 degrees. We caught 60 small mouth bass today with 12 over 15" to 19", (Val got that 19" beauty 1st cast) . The shortest was 12" . I had a muskie that took my JJ hair Jig but it jumped out of the net as we were bringing it in the boat and it bit the line off. It was aprox 38". The fish were caught on JJs hair jigs and Alluring Baits 3" Trick sticks. A fun day.
March total: 4 charters - 209 sm bass, 4 walleye, 1 Channel cat, 5 carp, 2 Quillback, 2 Hog nose suckers = 223 fish = 55.8/day ave.
March 29th: Had a no show, no call today. Not cool at all.
March 28th: Went fishing with Abe Schwab from Brooklyn NY and Joe Muhler from Indiana. The rain went South of us today leaving a partly sunny and pleasent day. The water was stained and about 43 to 45 degrees. We caught 53 smallies today with 10 over 15" up to 18". The fish were caught on JJ's Hair Jigs and Alluring Baits 3" Trick Sticks. A very pleasent day.
March 27th: Went fishing with Val Larinoni today. the sky started out cold and foggy and ended beautiful and 60 degrees warm. The water was stained and 43 degrees. We caught 38 fish today with 1 quill back and 2 carp in the mix. Out of the 35 smallies we caught there were 12 over 15" up to 19" and nothing under 12". JJ's hair jigs caught all the fish.
March 21st & 22nd, Went up to Snake Creek Marine in Montrose and helped out at their open house.
March 20th: Had a charter cancellation . Boy did they miss out on some fantastic March fishing today.
March 19th:Went fishing with Kevin Raymond and Jim Barnt. The sky was mostly cloudy, air temp went up to 45 degrees. The river was up slightly, dark stained, and average water temp of 43 degrees. We caught a new March record of 81 fish! with 3 walleyes,( Jim got a 23" beauty), 1-quillback, and 2-hog nose suckers in the mix. We had 24 bass over 15" up to 18" and not one under 12". I used JJ'sHair Jigs all day. (you should buy some). Jim got his big Walleye on an Alluring baits 3" trick stick. All fish were released.
March 8th: Went fishing with Ed Nestor and Barry Buchecker. The sky was overcast with rain most of the day. The water was stained and 38 degrees, there was still some ice in the coves. We caught 51 fish with 46 smallies, 1 walleye, 1 channelcat, 3 carp, and I dredged up a turtle off the bottom. Out of the Bass there were 10 in the 15"-16" range, 9 in the 17" range, 4 in the18" range, and Ed got an Angler Award 19"er. the rest were in the 12" to 14" range. Barry caught an Angler Award carp at 31" long and 27lbs. Most of the fish were caught on a black Booger Hair jig from JJ's Jigs. The rest were caught on Alluring Bait trick sticks and smallie craws. I highly recomend JJ's jigs. It was a great day for March!
Feb Total: 1 charter- 2 carp
Feb. 28th: Went fishing with Doug Duffy. The sky was semi cloudy and 27 degrees . The water was dark stained and 35 degrees. The river had just come up a foot last night and rose yet another foot while we were out. Wind was about 10mph. To say it was a bit nippy was an understatement. We ended up just catching 2 carp and I missed 2 other fish. It was the first trip of the season and it felt great! The coves where we wanted to fish had ice over them, and there was still ice piled up on the banks in many places. The nights are going to be in the single digits the next two nights so the ice isn't going to melt soon. But I'll try again next weekend.
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