Rain, Rain Rain!
We needed some rain and we sure got more than we can handle. All rivers/streams in South Central PA are expected to crest well above flood stages during the day on Thursday.
The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg is forecasted to crest sometime Thursday evening at a level of just over 25 feet! This means major flooding in the Harrisburg area. What this means for river anglers is unfishable water for a period of at least 2 weeks.
Pinchot Lake levels continue to rise. Hopefully in the next day or two the park will open the spillway and lower the lake level some. The end of the lake by the bridge, where Beaver Creek comes in, is very brown in color. The rest of the lake has some degree of brown stain but it is very fishable.
Anglers that stopped in our shop today reported excellent catches of largemouth bass on plastic worms. They targeted newly flooded shorline brush and found quite a few nice largemouth bass, over 18 inches, that were very hungry.
Crappie anglers also reported good catches of some slab crappie along the banks in newly flooded brush. Small shiners seem to be the best bait for crappies. Quite a few between 12 and 15 inches were caught late Monday and this morning.
All local streams are expected to be over flood stage by an average of a couple of feet. The good news is that once the rain stops, the creeks and streams drop in level and clear up much faster than the river. Fishing streams is a possibility by the weekend. Please use caution and exercise all safety measures.
The best bet for the next week or so will be area lakes including Pinchot lake.
Tim
The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg is forecasted to crest sometime Thursday evening at a level of just over 25 feet! This means major flooding in the Harrisburg area. What this means for river anglers is unfishable water for a period of at least 2 weeks.
Pinchot Lake levels continue to rise. Hopefully in the next day or two the park will open the spillway and lower the lake level some. The end of the lake by the bridge, where Beaver Creek comes in, is very brown in color. The rest of the lake has some degree of brown stain but it is very fishable.
Anglers that stopped in our shop today reported excellent catches of largemouth bass on plastic worms. They targeted newly flooded shorline brush and found quite a few nice largemouth bass, over 18 inches, that were very hungry.
Crappie anglers also reported good catches of some slab crappie along the banks in newly flooded brush. Small shiners seem to be the best bait for crappies. Quite a few between 12 and 15 inches were caught late Monday and this morning.
All local streams are expected to be over flood stage by an average of a couple of feet. The good news is that once the rain stops, the creeks and streams drop in level and clear up much faster than the river. Fishing streams is a possibility by the weekend. Please use caution and exercise all safety measures.
The best bet for the next week or so will be area lakes including Pinchot lake.
Tim
posted by HawgHead Baits @ 9:20 PM
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