JF, I'm a bit unsure on this. As I mentioned in one of the water temp threads, I'm convinced that SMBs like warm water. In my experience, summer bass action is best in temps of about 75-85 degrees. My (limited) experience with warmer water has suggested to me that about 86-88 degrees is the upper limit and that temps warmer than this seem to inhibit SMB activity. I rarely fish temps warmer than this so am not convinced yet.

Incidentally, for those of you attending this event (or any event) where you'll be borrowing a kayak or floating as a guest in someone else's boat....be prepared to do some wading and wear appropriate wading boots. Just remember not to wear cleated soles if you're floating in a boat.

Fredrick wrote:I am really looking forward to this . Is there any details on how we are to organize the float . I am deffinitely floating

From my post earlier in this thread:

The plan is to meet up at the Park & Ride just off the highway and drive down together to the River. We will be fishing/floating the Harding / Falls section of the Susky. Floaters will put in at the Falls launch and take out at the Apple Tree Road launch. The float is about 6-7 miles. Waders can park and fish at both places.

This is a day trip, but those wishing to stay overnight can camp here:

Was just on the River this past weekend, above Port Royal... Saw many fish, even landed a few (but on spin gear) There were some very large (understatement) catfish carp suckers that swam under my yak! Saw quite a few smallies, and other panfish. Witnessed a 20+" smallie get creeled, caught off live helgramite. Wish I could make this trip, but I'll be out of state for work. (Any fishing to be had in Santa Fe New Mexico?)

Fishidiot wrote:my personal pet-peeve - that "hundred fish days are common" on the Susquehanna or any other PA river.

FI,

sorry for your "pet peeve" but i always caught >100 healthy, beautiful smallmouth bass with a fly rod all summer and fall! every afternoon, rain or shine? i used to post pix every day on "riversmallies.com"i don't mean to brag, but bob clouser would catch a few with his deer hair clousers, while i would catch hundreds with my lead eye olive woolybuggers. marabou is the God sent feathers that rocked my world! this was near the end of the great fishing! also, i should say that i'm pretty sure that i was the very first to use a "smoke grub 2 1/2" on a 1/32 oz jig head with a UL spin rod and 2lb test line! a bass on every cast until i got tired of reeling them in, so i would put on a plug!the susquehanna has changed a lot in the past ten years, but i still manage "more than my share" with my 5wt.

i'll be at the warmwater jam (i'll give you a couple flies that will catch any warmwater fish that swims) ....... if i can just keep my mouth shut on the OT forum? LOL a couple guys on this site want to beat me up..... maybe i could wear a disguise?

Fishidiot wrote:my personal pet-peeve - that "hundred fish days are common" on the Susquehanna or any other PA river.

FI,

sorry for your "pet peeve" but i always caught >100 healthy, beautiful smallmouth bass with a fly rod all summer and fall! every afternoon, rain or shine? i used to post pix every day on "riversmallies.com"i don't mean to brag, but bob clouser would catch a few with his deer hair clousers, while i would catch hundreds with my lead eye olive woolybuggers. marabou is the God sent feathers that rocked my world! this was near the end of the great fishing! also, i should say that i'm pretty sure that i was the very first to use a "smoke grub 2 1/2" on a 1/32 oz jig head with a UL spin rod and 2lb test line! a bass on every cast until i got tired of reeling them in, so i would put on a plug!the susquehanna has changed a lot in the past ten years, but i still manage "more than my share" with my 5wt.

i'll be at the warmwater jam (i'll give you a couple flies that will catch any warmwater fish that swims) ....... if i can just keep my mouth shut on the OT forum? LOL a couple guys on this site want to beat me up..... maybe i could wear a disguise?

I think FI will take you to the cleaners 1wt ...........................Just Saying....................................

Posted on: 2012/7/19 6:24

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There is no disadvantage in being able to cast far"- Lefty Kreh -

sorry for your "pet peeve" but i always caught >100 healthy, beautiful smallmouth bass with a fly rod all summer and fall! every afternoon, rain or shine?

Really - always? You're a heckeuva better fisherman than I!

Honestly, this is the kind of nonsense that does a disservice to the memory of the lower Susquehanna or that imparts entirely unrealistic expectations when people take up river bass fishing. Can you catch an honest 100 SMBs in a day? Sure. Especially if you put two guys in a boat and fish all day, it's not that big of a deal. However, to imply that this was always the case (or even common) every time one wade fished in an evening is baloney. SMBs are easy to catch - but they're not a sure thing. I had many - many - days on the lower Susky back in the glory days of the 1990s when I couldn't buy a strike with fly or spin gear or caught only a few dinks. Oftentimes, this was a day or two after I had fabulous fishing.It can be hit or miss.