A Good Year on the Susquehanna Flats This year the warm winter with no snowmelt up north allowed me to start guiding on the Susquehanna Flats in late March. The water temperature was 58.2 degrees on March 30th and 59.5 degrees on May 3rd, the last day of the catch and release season. It turned [...]
Light-tackle Fishing
Susquehanna Flats Striper Fishing – Three’s a Charm
Ken Collins, Randy Bratina, and Bob Honeycett enjoyed a day of light tackle fishing for striped bass on ‘the flats’. I decided to rig lures that only catch large stripers. Bob was casting a large Rapala Shallow Shad Rap in gold. It wasn’t long before a striper took the bait. The rod bent 90 degrees [...]
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Ultimate Light-Tackle Fishing: 6-Pound-Test Reels in 4-Foot Muskie
While ice fishing in Minnesota's Northwest Angle, Dave Hamilton was using 6-pound-test for some light-tackle fishing. Suddenly, he got a bite and spent nearly 15 minutes until he finally reeled in this 4-foot muskie. A crowd gathered to watch the incredible tug-a-war, while his teenage son video recorded it. Hamilton says, "It was unbelievable." He released [...]
11/19 Back Bay Striped Bass
I've been scouting the last few days and found them patrolling the feeder ditches that exit the sounds. There's been lots of spearing/ bay anchovies around that can be seen during the lowtides on all along the bank with bass suspending just off the shoreline this morning. __________________Insomniac Guide Service LLCCapt. Dan SchaferYear Round Striped [...]
10/5 Backcountry Topwater Striped Bass, Slamming Tautog/Blackfishau & Sheepshead
Left the dock with Berny and Bev today and as we stopped the flats skiff we found the bass on topwater and stayed on them for the next two hours before leaving to go in search of some tog. The tog bite was very good with a number of 4 to 5 pound fish slamming [...]
10/4 Striped Bass / Gin Clear Flats On the Fly
Armed with chartreuse deceivers I tied last night, me and Bill left the dock on the last throws of the outgoing tide greeted by first light gin clear flats. slamming the fly, the first bass of morning quickly appeared on the lee of a point. After we released the fish we headed down island to [...]
An Awesome Morning of Striped Bass Top Water Action!
With an huge amount of new moon water being pushed into the bay,I left the dock at first light with Jim and Gary. We found the bass on top water plugs through out the entire trip from the from moment we stopped. The fish were fresh in from the ocean and schooled up on the annual [...]
EPIC NIGHT FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS!!
9/21 Striped Bass report w/pics EPIC NIGHT FISHING! This morning, ( just past midnight) I loaded the skiff up and headed out. High tide, the moon and clouds are reflected on the calm water like a mirror. I watched the glow of phosphorescences in the small wake of the hull as I made my way to the [...]
Schooled Striped Bass On The Flats Hammering Top Water Plugs
Had Paul & Chris out on the flats skiff yesterday morning and headed to the flats @ first light to go find some bass. We ended up poling through some crystal clear water and Chris found two fish back to back on top water. They were sitting over the grass beds about 50 yards from [...]
Back Bay Striped Bass to 12#s / Drop & Reel Tog
Left the dock yesterday AM with John and Stan. We'd search for the bass first then hit up the tog. First light rolled around and we scoured the marsh until John had our first fish of the day, a nice 27 inch bass that fought really well. Moments later Stan hooked a real nice fish [...]
