With a warming trend and cold weather due tomorrow, I headed out to try my luck in the Juniata River. Not a banner day by and stretch of the imagination but considering the water temperatures are now at a balmy 38 degrees, I was happy to land a few fat smallmouth in 5 hours of fishing. I definitely worked for it today! I know the pictures are getting a little redundant but I couldn’t find anyone else willing to stand for hours in the 38 degree water today. I had to take the pic myself with my cell phone!
Times Fished
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7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Weather Conditions
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Sunny
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morning 28 degrees
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afternoon 37 degrees
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very little wind, calm most of the time
Water Conditions
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crystal clear
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2.64 on the USGS gage and rising
Baits Used
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Husky Jerk, size 8
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Husky Jerk, size 10
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Yamamato 4″ twister tail, white
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Hair Jig, white, 1/8 oz.
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Yum Dinger, 4″ green pumpkin/chart.
Fish Caught
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Three smallmouth bass landed each around 15″
Comments on Patterns
Fish caught were vary shallow 3-4 feet deep. Fish were holding in current breaks created by “ledges” The Huskey Jerk size 8 accounted for two of the smallmouth today. I worked the HJ with the normal jerk-jerk-…looong pause. The Yum Dinger accounted for the third fish. The Dinger was wakey rigged.
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Looking foward to trying the dinger on the susque this year. Live in daulphin and fish above the statue of liberty about 160 days a year. Had my best year ever last year on big bass using yum big show craw and the yum craw papi. P.S. Great site very informative you should be proud
Dave,
thanks for the comment and positive remarks! You are one lucky person to live so close to one of the great smallie factories on the east coast. Yum makes some great products across the board. Good luck with the Dingers! Feel free to post to let us know how the fishing is and how he Dingers are work for you.
Pa,
What make lure is hanging out that smallie’s
mouth? The photo used for the Nov./30 post.
Size and weight of lure would be appreciated to.
Dave,
That’s a rapala suspending Huskey Jerk size 8. I don’t know the weight of the HJ8 but it is tougher to throw on baitcast gear. I throw it with my “finesse” baitcasting outfit.
Pa,
I never seen this lure in that color before .Could
you let me know where I can pick one of those up?
P.S. This lure is 3 1/8″ long and weighs 1/4 oz.
Thanks and GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FISHN
The color is Clown. Rapala makes the lure in two different possible clown colors. one is a sold (pictured) the other is glass clown which is somewhat translucent. both are great colors for smallies and walleye. I’ve seen the color at Dick’s sporting goods and at BPS.