A friend of mine and I fish off kayaks mostly on small lakes and a few slow moving rivers here in central PA. We'd like to take a crack at the flats and are looking for advice on where to put in and where to fish so we don't get in over our head being that we've never fished the bay before off kayaks.

Any advice would be appeciated.

Thanks,

You have many options. If it were me, I would target the areas that don't get beat to death by glitter boats.

1. if you have two vehicles, put one at the public ramp in Port Deposit, drive the other vehicle up to the dam, cross the river and to down to the power station and launch, you'll drift through several miles of rocks and some great fishing PROVIDING they aren't pulling major water thru the gates. There is a public hotline at the power plant that gives the generating schedule. If you need help with the interpretation of the schedule, PM me. The recording will tell you how many large & small gates are going to be open and when. I can tell you the fishable combinations of gates.

2. You can launch in the back of Furnace bay, this bay is extremely shallow and quite large, I rarely ever see bass boats attempt to get back in there for fear of getting stuck.

However, it's perfect for kayaks, and there are a few deeper water pockets back in there.

3. launch your kayak at Deer Creek, work the weedbeds all the way down to Havre De Grace. When you work the weedbeds, take your kayaks to the very back of the beds right along the shore and cast from the shore to the river. The exact opposite of what the bass guys will do. There will be many open pockets in there that can't be reached by any other method other than on foot.

The best bet of the above is the rocks, you can hook LM, SM, Walleye, channel cats, perch, there's a major shad run coming up soon, soon to be followed by Stripers and white perch. If you take the time to learn that area, it will be very good to you, and there's very little boat pressure there.

Make sure you have your PFD's and  a small anchor, license and any stamps you might need. DNR has a fairly strong presence in this area. They have been known to patrol  the area in Kayaks themselves.

Get a chart of the neck of the bay. If you need further assistance & specifics, let me know. Tides are mild in that area, the biggest problem can be wind, but as long as you stay in the river below the dam, you'll be protected.

Have fun

Those islands just below the dam in the Susq. hold some nice fish when they flow water. Like Stratos said, it is kind of protected.