Fish??? Water ???

[JIM T]

Four days on the water,low water,3 of us caught 6 small bass. spent a lot of casts on musky and pike ,saw 1,had a short follow and a blow up on a top raider, nothing to the boat. we did talk to about a dozen other guys fishing and all they had caught was a few small bass. what's going on? fishing seems to be crap. some water in the river would be nice, best boat would be a hovercraft.

[Ivan]

I don't fish the river, so I can't comment much on the conditions or fishing there. Since you can't control the water levels in the river, maybe try a different body of water. Seems that there are several lakes in PA and OH that are "on" right now for muskies. NY season opens this Saturday too. Good luck

[Red Childress]

JT,

It has been a tough couple of weeks. Bright skies, low clear water and no wind can make things difficult.

[toothyfishman]

The low water caused my jon boat to need some welding on the back seam after last weekend, while I guess the idiot behind the wheel was the actual cause....lol...
We got some serious rain yesterday so I'm sure some muddy water will be in our near future.

[Red Childress]

We have also lost a few degrees over the past couple of weeks with these 47-49 degree nites. Falling temps during the Spring warm-up phase is not a good scenario. Based on the forecast and time of year, our temps should be on a steady rise for the next couple of months.

Toothy,

I was remembering our little trip up the river several years ago when I yanked a hole in my boat plus cracked the intake shoe. Are you bad luck or something??

[toothyfishman]

Bad luck or just a little too brave..............some call it brave, some call it stupid!!!

[Red Childress]

Another tough weekend but not nearly as tough as last weekend.

[Red Childress]

Water levels are still low but not abnormally low for this time of year. Water temps have been climbing steadily this past week and are finally warmer than they were 6 weeks ago. With very little warm rain most of this month and cooler nite temps during late-May and early-June, water temps had gone backwards. Those days are over and hopefully the fish are starting to turn back ON.

Last day of school for me tomorrow so I will be out there on a regular basis beginning at 2pm Friday. Hopefully we will have some big fish pics coming soon!

Good Luck to everyone!

[Ivan]

Last day of school...that's awesome. I wish I could say that. I hope you are right about the temps and fish activity. I leave for Canada in a couple days, but noticed that highs and lows, starting tomorrow and continuing for the next week, look 10 to 15 degrees below what they have been recently.

[Red Childress]

Good Luck up there! Hopefully the water temps will not be cooling for you guys while you are there.