Steve826

Maybe this winter I'll give Dickerson another try, on a weekday if possible, to stay away from the crowds. If I remember correctly, water temps are usually high 40's-low 50's in winter there? I bet a suspending jerk would be a good lure to throw there. Most people I know who fish that stretch have told me to stay south of where most people fish, as the mixture of cold and warm water is what the better smallies relate to. Most (maybe all) the fish I caught there came on grubs. I've heard tubes and jigs work well there as well.

Re: warm water discharges- I've fished Dickerson a bunch of times from shore without much luck. IMHO, it's a long, muddy hike to a crowded stretch of river without many good spots to fish, not to mention the crowds. I can deal with rough access, but not 30 carp fisherman crowding a small area. Just my opinion. Anyone ever fish the WWD in Williamsport?

The grass is horrible at Middletown. I bet a frog would be a good lure to throw there in the summertime. Have you noticed if the bass use the shallow grass as cover or do they live deeper? There are tons of grass mats a few feet from shore that just look like they have a bass under them.

Thanks for the warm welcomes guys. Basser89, I've fished Middletown Community Pond a bunch of times with very little results to speak of. I've done okay there on the trout when they stock it in April, but I've never caught a bass there. Are there any decent bass in there? Cunningham is definitely one of my best spots from shore, I've caught plenty of 1-2 lbers from shore and I rarely get skunked there. BrianinMD, as for Clopper and Black Hills, I'll have to pick your brain come spring time when I fish out of their rental boats Steve

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd stop in and introduce myself. My name is Steve, I'm 16, located in Frederick. I've been bass fishing for 2 years now. No boat yet so I fish from shore. Most of my fishing is done at a small farm pond where I've caught some huge bluegills and decent bass this year. I also fish Cunningham Falls Lake pretty frequently, and a few public ponds in Frederick County. I recently purchased a 50 lb thrust Minn Kota Endura trolling motor to use on rental boats at Black Hills and Clopper. I'm not a great bass fisherman by any means, but I learn something new each time I go out. My PB largemouth is a 4.5 from the farm pond I mentioned. Anyway, this looks like a cool board here and I'm looking forward to participating. Steve