Eastern PA Fishing Reports

[Susky River Rat]

Was picking them up at blue marsh in drop shot.

[BucksBasser]

After a two week hiatus where I put a new carb, new fuel pump, and all new fuel lines on the boat my grandson (7) and I got out on Nockamixon yesterday.  He had never caught a bass so that was the main goal.  I had him fishing an unweighted Senko over a tree I found on the bottom in about 15 feet of water.  (Never would have found this without the new sidefinder).  He caught one I estimated at 3 to 4 lbs.  

 

That was our only fish as shortly later the wind kicked up.  Even building some white caps mid lake.  After an hour of that we had enough wind and sun and called it a day.  I think he's now turned on to bass fishing.

 

[Susky River Rat]

We did decent at blue marsh over the weekend.  We mainly target weeds and weed edges.

[LootyDjibouti]

On 7/27/2024 at 7:52 AM, BucksBasser said:

After a two week hiatus where I put a new carb, new fuel pump, and all new fuel lines on the boat my grandson (7) and I got out on Nockamixon yesterday.  He had never caught a bass so that was the main goal.  I had him fishing an unweighted Senko over a tree I found on the bottom in about 15 feet of water.  (Never would have found this without the new sidefinder).  He caught one I estimated at 3 to 4 lbs.  

 

That was our only fish as shortly later the wind kicked up.  Even building some white caps mid lake.  After an hour of that we had enough wind and sun and called it a day.  I think he's now turned on to bass fishing.

 

Love to see it!

I'm fishing Nockamixon for the first time in a few weeks. Fishing deeper structure will be fun as I'm typically across the river fishing shallow, dirty lakes in south jersey. But I know I'll fish the pads too... can't resist tying a frog on. Thinking I will put in at Haycock, I will be in a kayak.  

[BucksBasser]

13 hours ago, LootyDjibouti said:

Love to see it!

I'm fishing Nockamixon for the first time in a few weeks. Fishing deeper structure will be fun as I'm typically across the river fishing shallow, dirty lakes in south jersey. But I know I'll fish the pads too... can't resist tying a frog on. Thinking I will put in at Haycock, I will be in a kayak.  

 

On the Haycock arm I like the two east pointing fingers.  One is about 2/3 of the way south to the dam and the other south at the junction of the Haycock arm and main lake.  Fish the weedlines in both.  I've caught tiger muskies in these arms while targeting bass.  Catching one makes it a special day. 

 

I also like the west bank all the way down the Haycock arm.  I haven't been on the Haycock arm yet this year but it has plenty to explore on it's own.  It's a great spot for launching yaks but only has one slot for boats at the dock.  Make sure you go on the state site and download a fishing structure map for the lake.  The section above the bridge is a large, shallow flat with acres of Lilly pads.  I've seen bass in there but never had much success catching them there.

 

Almost sank my boat there last year at that launch.  Had a double Murphy and just got back to dock and pulled out with boat half full of water.  I had the boat engine repaired at a local shop and they failed to hook up the shifting lever.  At the same time my bilge pump housing split.  So I backed out of the ramp and when I tried to shift into forward the arm fell apart leaving the boat in neutral.  All the while water pouring in from the busted pump.  I quickly hooked up the trolling motor and flagged the guys on shore to clear the ramp for me.  By the time I got the truck/trailer around and pulled it out the boat probably had 500 lbs of water in it.  Was way down on the trailer springs and it took almost half an hour to drain all the water.  Took it home and did all the repairs myself.  I added a second bilge pump.  Best I could figure is that the pump still had water in it when I stored for winter and it froze and split.

 

Make sure you post a trip report afterwards.  If I get up on that arm in the next two weeks I'll let you know.  I might go up next week before I go on vacation.  I had been launching out of main marina this year since it has more ramps and easy access since I was doing a lot of engine repairs.  But it's now running better than new and shouldn't be an issue on the smaller launch areas.

[LootyDjibouti]

53 minutes ago, BucksBasser said:

 

On the Haycock arm I like the two east pointing fingers.  One is about 2/3 of the way south to the dam and the other south at the junction of the Haycock arm and main lake.  Fish the weedlines in both.  I've caught tiger muskies in these arms while targeting bass.  Catching one makes it a special day. 

 

I also like the west bank all the way down the Haycock arm.  I haven't been on the Haycock arm yet this year but it has plenty to explore on it's own.  It's a great spot for launching yaks but only has one slot for boats at the dock.  Make sure you go on the state site and download a fishing structure map for the lake.  The section above the bridge is a large, shallow flat with acres of Lilly pads.  I've seen bass in there but never had much success catching them there.

 

Almost sank my boat there last year at that launch.  Had a double Murphy and just got back to dock and pulled out with boat half full of water.  I had the boat engine repaired at a local shop and they failed to hook up the shifting lever.  At the same time my bilge pump housing split.  So I backed out of the ramp and when I tried to shift into forward the arm fell apart leaving the boat in neutral.  All the while water pouring in from the busted pump.  I quickly hooked up the trolling motor and flagged the guys on shore to clear the ramp for me.  By the time I got the truck/trailer around and pulled it out the boat probably had 500 lbs of water in it.  Was way down on the trailer springs and it took almost half an hour to drain all the water.  Took it home and did all the repairs myself.  I added a second bilge pump.  Best I could figure is that the pump still had water in it when I stored for winter and it froze and split.

 

Make sure you post a trip report afterwards.  If I get up on that arm in the next two weeks I'll let you know.  I might go up next week before I go on vacation.  I had been launching out of main marina this year since it has more ramps and easy access since I was doing a lot of engine repairs.  But it's now running better than new and shouldn't be an issue on the smaller launch areas.

Wow! It is crazy how fast things can turn on the water, good on you for thinking quickly.

Will do. Might try to get up there this Sat/Sun but TBD if I will have time. 

[Susky River Rat]

The susky was slow and tough fishing over the weekend. Muddy water and lots off grass floating down it.