Smallmouth insanity NY state

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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

[thmyorke1]

47 smallies... I'm trying to do the math: it's too many smallies for my mind to process! Amazing.

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Originally Posted by thmyorke1

47 smallies... I'm trying to do the math: it's too many smallies for my mind to process! Amazing.

It really is,.. I could have caught a ton more as well, they were still biting like crazy, but I was tired of retying rigs.. Lost probably 10 jigs/plastics in the rocks, and I simply had enough.. It was actually getting boring.. too easy.
the bottom had to be paved with bass, as I caught all those fish within a few feet of one another.. tried another spot 10 minutes down the road that I know and not a even a touch despite lots of rocks, deep water, current breaks , a large feeder stream that creates all kinds of upwellings and eddies, looks SO fishy,, Not a hit.. This river has SO much dead water that it remains very lightly fished.. However, there are sections where there are just a ton of fish, and I know where one of them is...

[AndyS]

I think you are correct, many anglers go up that way looking for the cold water trout fishing in the lakes, rivers and streams but overlook the great smallmouth fishery there.

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Originally Posted by AndyS

I think you are correct, many anglers go up that way looking for the cold water trout fishing in the lakes, rivers and streams but overlook the great smallmouth fishery there.

Its all trout all the time... mostly trolling with downriggers, dipseys, lead core, wire.. Blech,, not my bag. I would rather anchor up with a couple dozen worms, and catch sunnies, perch, rockies, bass, etc... bob