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Originally Posted by AndyS

I know this is PA but does it help in NY ???

Williamsport, Pa. – In a move that some viewed as more symbolic
than biologic, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners voted to
slap no-kill bass-fishing rules on long sections of the Susquehanna
and Juniata rivers in the face of a continuing collapse of their
once-celebrated smallmouth populations.

In an early October meeting here, commissioners underscored the
urgency of their decision by authorizing agency Executive Director
John Arway to make a temporary emergency declaration to limit bass
fishing to only catch and immediate release on 130 miles of
river.

Arway’s emergency order allows the change to take effect Jan. 1,
2011 – much sooner than if the new regulation had to proceed along
the customary course for adoption, waiting for a public-comment
period, a second approval vote by commissioners and then published
in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

The regulations will apply to approximately 32 miles of the
Juniata River, from the State Route 75 Bridge at Port Royal in
Juniata County downstream to the mouth of the river at Duncannon,
Perry County.

On the Susquehanna, the regulations cover 98 miles, from the
inflatable dam near Sunbury in Northumberland County downstream to
the Holtwood Dam in York County.

the river gets pounded in Pa.. harrisburg area especially..

Here in NY its hardly fished at all.. most days on the river i am alone, and its been that way for decades. we have the Finger lakes to the north, and the delaware/catskill stream/ reservoir complex to the east.. the susky is an afterthought here, mainly because its a warm water fishery in an area where its mostly cold water fishermen.. in my area, when guys say they are going fishing, they mean going out on the big lakes with downriggers trolling for salmonids.. Guys like me that prefer light tackle jigging/casting/bait fishing are not near as common, and the rivers that don't hold trout are pretty much unfished..

Pa also has sever problems with farms killing the river.. they are also killing the finger lakes, but thats another story... Here's a good read on whats happening to the river...http://america.aljazeera.com/article...annariver.html