curious on that last part. you do realize you can get in serious trouble for going up to the dam in a boat to fish...

Koofy, obviously.....I am not a dummy....Thx...

Koofy, obviously.....I am not a dummy....Thx...

Lol I wasnt trying to come across that way. Sorry If I did. Ive seen guys ignore the buoys before and get in serious trouble with the rangers up there.

Lol I wasnt trying to come across that way. Sorry If I did. Ive seen guys ignore the buoys before and get in serious trouble with the rangers up there.

Thanks for the followup. I follow all rules and regulations. Used to be a cop in the area just new to the water. Thx

Lol, I think it is ridiculous that we are not permitted to fish the dam. What are those buoys going to protect against someone wanting to destroy the d**n? And why would someone want to destroy a d**n in bernville pa..... Of all places??? There are plenty of areas in the country that allow anglers to fish the dams. Even bigger impoundments! I have caught some ginormous smallies at the dam breast and have been fined for doing so. I will pay the $180 fine for fishing there. Already have 4 times... I apologize if anyone feels this is wrong, but I'm only fishing... And I am strictly speaking leisure fishing not tournament fishing.

Lol, I think it is ridiculous that we are not permitted to fish the dam. What are those buoys going to protect against someone wanting to destroy the d**n? And why would someone want to destroy a d**n in bernville pa..... Of all places??? There are plenty of areas in the country that allow anglers to fish the dams. Even bigger impoundments! I have caught some ginormous smallies at the dam breast and have been fined for doing so. I will pay the $180 fine for fishing there. Already have 4 times... I apologize if anyone feels this is wrong, but I'm only fishing... And I am strictly speaking leisure fishing not tournament fishing.

Well you could back before 9/11. Ever since then it has been closed off to boating and fishing. Ill put it this way. If that dam breaks much of Reading will be gone... The tully is a main tributary to the Schuylkill which is why the dam was built. Basically to provide drought relief to the Delaware River to help maintain tide lines should it get that bad as well as help provide water to Reading itself. At flood stage that lake turns from 600 acres to well over 1000 acres of lake surface area.

 

So I have no fault in them getting royally ****** at people who even come close, just saying.

I beg to differ about catching smallies in the dark. I fish some night-time tournaments at Lake Wallenpaupack and it is pretty much 90% smallmouth, even in the dark.

whats the best day anybody hashad there the most ive ever got was five in like 11 hour day

I have been doing well all season on BM until mid August. I'm there nearly every weekend. September has been zero. Seeing a lot of bait suspended in deep water. Been in main lake up creeks, on wood, on cribs, very tough. And I am no noob. C rigs, cranks, spinners, tubes, finess worms, nada. I have lost the bass! Maybe this weekend......

I did place second in a tourny up there mid september.. Fish were in less than 2 ft on bait and then after dark moved deeper and fell to the dropshot..

 

The thing about this lake is you CANNOT stick to what worked before. Yes there are certain lures you can always seem to conjure up a bite or two but every day is different. That tournament not a single fish was caught on a lure that I caught consistent fish on up there before

Spent all day there today following bait. Crank baits, traps, SJB on wood. Deep to 25 ft. Shallow on logs. Nothing. Very tough finding fish right now. Water temp is still 80 degrees. Fished next to bait, through bait.

Spent all day there today following bait. Crank baits, traps, SJB on wood. Deep to 25 ft. Shallow on logs. Nothing. Very tough finding fish right now. Water temp is still 80 degrees. Fished next to bait, through bait.

Only time I ever found the fish in the fall to actually be ON bait is when the baits pushed up into the shallows, whether its from wind or the fish pushing them themselves. If this is the case throw a fluke up in there and hold on. Otherwise Im usually fishing ambush points. Bluffs, stumps, points, shoals etc. They love to stage on this lake around these depending on which direction the wind is out of. Fish with the wind and pull your bait the same direction. Anything going the opposite way usually goes untouched unless they are really in a frenzy.