Hello again, I’m back with another NY fishing question. Memorial day weekend I’ll be heading to NY to fish the Susquehanna river, near the Afton NY area. I fish the Susquehanna in PA every weekend. The smallmouth here are nice, based primarily on the big bass program that forbades keeping smallmouth for a stretch from Harrisburg to Maryland. Just wondering what 

The smallmouth fishing on the susky in NY is like. 

I fish the Suskie not far from Afton. The stretch I fish goes from Harpursville to Windsor. Biggest I've pulled out was a hair under 4lbs. Rock bass galore, occasional walleye. Natural colors and black seem to work the best for me in regards to soft baits that I make and use. Standard ol 3' grubs with or w/out the spinner on the jig head, ned some 2-4" leeches, 3-4" swimbaits, and Rat-L-Traps always produce for me. 

1 hour ago, jminer79 said:

I fish the Suskie not far from Afton. The stretch I fish goes from Harpursville to Windsor. Biggest I've pulled out was a hair under 4lbs. Rock bass galore, occasional walleye. Natural colors and black seem to work the best for me in regards to soft baits that I make and use. Standard ol 3' grubs with or w/out the spinner on the jig head, ned some 2-4" leeches, 3-4" swimbaits, and Rat-L-Traps always produce for me. 

If i can get on 10 to 15 2-3 lbers each day, ill be a very happy fisherman

28 minutes ago, Jordan Seacat said:

If i can get on 10 to 15 2-3 lbers each day, ill be a very happy fisherman

That happens to me all the time! Right before my alarm clock goes off 

15 hours ago, Jordan Seacat said:

If i can get on 10 to 15 2-3 lbers each day, ill be a very happy fisherman

I dont think you'll have a problem at all. I'll actually BE in Afton that weekend at Kellystone Campground. If you need anything let me know. I'm not even 10 minutes away and the grill will be on. 

Side note, I will have a pile of soft baits on me for a few friends and their kids. If you get low email me, I check it like 30 times a day. I'll make sure you can stay on the water. 

3 hours ago, jminer79 said:

Side note, I will have a pile of soft baits on me for a few friends and their kids. If you get low email me, I check it like 30 times a day. I'll make sure you can stay on the water. 

Thanks a lot, but have a box full and unopened packs in the hatches. I’ll make a run to the local tackle shop before then and drop a few bucks loading up. 
 

I’ve got a G3 with an 80 jet. If you see one out there with PA registration dont hesitate to motor up to say Hi!

13 hours ago, Tiger Stripes said:

I’ve got a G3 with an 80 jet.

You don’t happen to have an 18’ dlx model so you? I’d so how do you like it?

7 hours ago, Darnold335 said:

You don’t happen to have an 18’ dlx model so you? I’d so how do you like it?

Not the DLX, just a standard 1860. Im not really sure what the dlx difference is, other than the seat back. I’ll tell ya what though, this boat is amazing. Had it just under a year. Planes lickety split, fast, requires minimal water, plenty of room, nice storage, i even put eva foam flooring down and while my wife is on the shorter side if she tires of fishing, suntan time!

6 minutes ago, Tiger Stripes said:

Not the DLX, just a standard 1860. Im not really sure what the dlx difference is, other than the seat back. I’ll tell ya what though, this boat is amazing. Had it just under a year. Planes lickety split, fast, requires minimal water, plenty of room, nice storage, i even put eva foam flooring down and while my wife is on the shorter side if she tires of fishing, suntan time!

The DLX model is some minor differences. Nothing performance wise. I am going to be ordering one in July. I don’t personally know anyone who has one but, everyone I have seen with them says they love them.

On 4/24/2023 at 2:31 PM, jminer79 said:

Natural colors and black seem to work the best for me in regards to soft baits that I make and use. Standard ol 3' grubs with or w/out the spinner on the jig head, ned some 2-4" leeches, 3-4" swimbaits, and Rat-L-Traps always produce for me. 

 

Don't forget a few Beatle Spins with yellow, white, and sometimes green tails. 

On 4/24/2023 at 4:16 PM, TnRiver46 said:

That happens to me all the time! Right before my alarm clock goes off 

Boated 10 today. Couple little guys but some decent fish as well. 16 & 17 inches for a handful of them. 

On 4/25/2023 at 3:41 PM, Tiger Stripes said:

Thanks a lot, but have a box full and unopened packs in the hatches. I’ll make a run to the local tackle shop before then and drop a few bucks loading up. 
 

I’ve got a G3 with an 80 jet. If you see one out there with PA registration dont hesitate to motor up to say Hi!

Get any fishing in today? Any luck? We put in at Nineveh and managed 10. Couple small ones but some nice 16 & 17 inch fish as well. 

1 hour ago, Tiger Stripes said:

Boated 10 today. Couple little guys but some decent fish as well. 16 & 17 inches for a handful of them. 

Susky has been pretty good lately.