Philly Salmon 6-19-13

[jmurr711]

Had a training up in Bucks so I had to bring the rods. got to my spot at 4 on the dot only to find it inaccessible due to reeds triied to bust through em but just to many so i wandered around looking for another spot on the lake found 1 where i caught basses & saw salmon roaming in the past. tossed out the chum and before i had a rod in i saw 1 hoovering in the slick. got the rods out & the piranhas were relentless eating the baits finally had a bite @ 5:10pm & lost him after a 25 minute battle this was a PIG! I did my dude with sleeveless shirt on the bounty hunter impression & was tossing fbombs like rice at a wedding this thing had to be 20-30lbs looked like a bunker bass when it rolled.

I calmed myself & got set up again around 6:00 both rods go off & I land the first salmon of the year. had another run off as soon as i got the rods back in & lost it but i thought it was bout to go cray cray then here comes a guy in some row raft thingy right through my chum! guy said sorry he didn't see me. so about 30 minutes goes by get another bite & i lose em. @ 7:00 i have another double land 1. get rods back in, 1 goes off immediately & i land #3 & the carps are leaping errywhere!then at 745 here comes the twp fire department in a motor boat doing practice drills right by my slick & we all know how much carp love disturbances on the water!nothing until about 8:30 had a nice run off & missed it. packed up & left at 8:45

so ended going 3-9 no real monsters all 5-10lbs. all the panfish 1 could want as they were ripping the corn from my hooks,well as a few large & smallmouth swimming around but i ain'tgot time for them. also saw a ginormo black water snake. gonna give it a go tomorrow after work i hope. all fish caught on 6 & 8lb test, size 10 & 8 hooks with corn on fishfinder rigs, fish wanted the baits weighed down didn't get a touch on the weightless rig.1 last thing how carp are not more prized i will not know they fight harder then anything else i have caught in freshwater except maybe shad. follow links for pics

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=3c33136856

[AndyS]

Glad to see a fresh water report from ya !

[cmoran719]

I'm right with ya on that notion man. Carp put up an awesome fight, so much fun. Most of my fishing lately has been for em

[Wilson]

The one time I was in the right place at the right time at the Faber dam on the Susky and was catching Walleye's pretty good. Had maybe 3 or 4 decent size in 20 minutes.
Shamokin Dam fire and rescue company shows up to practice rescuing a person in the water. Boats, ropes, bullhorns. I feel you pain