If you wish to try another Small Mouth "Factory," try the Juniata River, anywhere between Lewistown and its mouth, on the Susquehanna, at Duncannon. I was born and raised in Pennsylvania and fished everywhere, in that state, in my younger years. I had any number of folks refer me to the Juniata and tell me it was the best Small-mouth fishing in the country. The couple dozen or so times I drove down to fish and canoe, it sure lived up to that billing...40 or 50 very good sized fish in a day was not unheard of. However, I have not been there for a good number of years, since I now live in Florida, but, after watching this video and remembering the Juniata, I might just plan a trip, in the near future before it is time to check out and go fish that paradise Trout Stream or Bass River in the sky.
Twenty years ago the Susquehanna was unbelievable. We averaged 150 smallmouth per day, with additional fallfish, yelloweye, walleye, muskellunge, and catfish. It is a shadow of its former self now. Glad you like it
The Cayuga were one of the original Iroquois nations confederation. Some centuries ago. Some of those nations had been flint stone tool workers. Some of them were highlanders. Others such as the Cayuga nation of the Iroquois speaking people. Were from the lowland and wetland areas. Eventually it became six nations. And the sixth nation were based around the upper reaches of this Susquehanna river system. Which flows out to (correction, Baltimore). Mixing up with Delaware river system. Philadelphia was an important colonial port. One of the first of them. There were two smaller nations that were along the Hudson river system. Additional to the five nations that were all based. Along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. And the five nations extents stretched deep into the interior. Of what is a modern day forested region. Of the northern parts of Pennsylvania State. It is only in these river journey images, that I get some idea. Of how expansive and wide this environment is.
The Delaware river upper reaches and tributaries of the Catskill limestone mountain areas. In New York State. Is the river system in which fly fishing. In the later nineteenth century. Had become most established. With some other parts of Pennsylvania, Maine, and elsewhere. Historians of fly fishing in U.S. suggest that Philadelphia had stores that sold fly fishing tackle. Even in the late eighteenth century. As far back as that.
You are not wrong. Last year when I went to susquehanna for the first time, it very quickly became my all time favorite fishery. The first day I caught my first muskie. Then the next day i caught like a 10lb carp that ATE a squarebill, then the two tourney days I caught my personal best smallmouth twice. It was amazing, you can see everything, it's beautiful. Now I'm trying to plan a trip where I take my brother or some friends and family who don't fish to show them how special a fishery it truly is. I'm a lot like you in that the TN river lakes are my fav lakes (despite the DQ at chick a year ago this month) and the susquehanna is my favorite river and favorite overall fishery. Keep the content coming, you are on a roll! ----Dave
Reminds me of almost growing up in VA, fishing the Shenandoah and upper Potomac, wading for hours, enjoying every minute, caught as many as 180 fish in a full day, but always beautiful clean water and angry smallmouth. Love it
@@kristinefischer2289 You're awesome young lady, love your videos and frankly I squeal when I have a big bite, feel your excitement and joy. Have a great week and thanks for the feedback, sets you apart from so many others.😇
Great video I live right along the Susquehanna great for all around fishing nice trout tributaries that feed into it as well. Fiber dam is a great place along there as well
Kristine, I grew up next to the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania and I loved fishing this river. I had no boat but walked out into the river and walked the bottom. I still have fond memories of a smallmouth strike and how they would walk the top of the water on their tails. One day, I tied into a pike that was so heavy at first that my friend laughed at me saying I was hung on a tree limb of the bottom. The laugh turned around when I landed that monster. Try the Hellgrammite some time, those bass eat them up. Love your show and your casting ability. Your skip casts are a beauty to behold!
I'm going to be fishing there the whole week of the 4th July. Staying at farryboat campground can't wait.Susquehanna small mouth are a blast. Love river fishing.
New to the channel. I've driven past this river on RT15 between Eastern VA and WNY (for Canandaigua, Hemlock, Cayuga, Keuka, and Genesee river smallies) Have always been struck by its beauty and variety. Finally last year I stopped and just waded a little bit. This was a great vid to get me fired up for a possible early fall stop. New sub.
As a resident of PA, and smallie enthusiast, this is HANDS down the best river to fish for smallmouth on the East Coast and is in the top 5 smallmouth rivers in the US. Plenty of forage, as Kristine showed, the river bottom is loaded with crawfish which supports the quality of the fishery. Great video and glad you had a great time fishing our gem here in PA.🎣
Next time, take some "stupid tubes". Smallies love those things! Great video!! It doesn't get much better than river smallie fishing in the summer time.
I grew up near the Susquehanna river, in early spring we always fished around Shelly island snd below the dam for Smallmouth and walleye, just about every cast, fish on ! Fish there and around Perdix area north of I-81 bridge. Hours of fun ! Been using my new Sunrise Camo Outback that I picked up from the guys at Delaware Paddlesports. Awesome crew there. I have Rebel Crayfish with the paint wore off I caught so many smallmouth on.
@@kristinefischer2289 Ever attend the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg. Been going there every year for the past 50 years. Largest show of it’s kind, huge fishing tackle and outfitter guide area to sign up for fishing. and hunting trips.
Love that river! I was out there Saturday as well with my dad around Jake's stomping grounds and it was really slow. They are definitely in a post spawn funk, but it was a beautiful day!
WOW. I saw you in Florida on Lake Hatch in Florida. I fish the susquehanna from Harrisburg to Columbia. When I saw you , you were in a canal at lake Hatch. Good luck in the future
Don’t know much about it except that great country classic called the “flogger mountain breakdown”. Sorry I couldn’t resist. Have a great tournament catch a 7# SMB for your fans. God Bless.
Great video Kristine. That smile of yours could melt a snowcapped mountain top. Tell pa happy Father’s Day. Thanks so much for taking us along to enjoy the places y’all go. Congrats to G for having the best girlfriend a guy could ask for. Nothing better than sharing the Same passion together. Good luck in the next tourney for both of ya. Pulling for you to win and G to finish second. Haha
Lordy, that crawfish reminded me of the afternoons in the creeks of the Ozarks catching crawfish to fish with the next morning. You should have put on a crawfish and floated down the river. Floggers? More flogging too ya! Just the early invention of forward facing sonar as far as I’m concerned 👍👍
Fished that area for over 50yrs. Use to be even better fishing yrs ago. Try the Zmann Pro craw on the Ned. Less fish but bigger fish. Square bill and jerk baits also a option.
Spring n Fall is lights out with 18-22inch smallies ... summertime goodluck its very hard to get one even over 17inches . Been fishing the Suskie for 25 years
If the fish are still on beds they work great and the water clarity is good. I think you may have missed the prime time bed fishing time. Good luck and have fun BE SAFE.
Can you explain how you use a slobber knocker I noticed that was your favorite bait so I purchased a Crawfish red to see your favorite change my luck 🍀 I’ve learned so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much.
J'aime beaucoup tes videos...et ça depuis longtemps !!!!.. Le Black bass c'est bien...mais le pike c'est mieux...peut être un peu???😊..je pêche avec le même kayak que toi...en france ( Bretagne)..suite ô prochain episode...👍😉☘️🉑☘️...a tres bientôt... Thanks.
HAHA, I'm a Daiwa guy, love Daiwa sv baitcasters more than anything else. But one of my spinning rods is an abu. The only Abu I have is a revo rocket spinning reel, and yes, I do love it. It's the previous generation, I got it in a deal I did when I sold some of my old stuff and a guy traded me a rocket on a villian 2.0 rod......it's an amazing little setup, and one of my favorites for smallie fishing. -Dave
looks like a beautiful place. While I am recovering from shoulder surgery :( I am setting u Hobie Pa 14 what rod sleeves do you find works best you with out snagging. This season may be a bust recovering but going through gear and looking toward fall fishing (I hope) but any recommendations are appreciated. I mostly fish lakes in New England and inlets on the coast. What has been a game changer for you.
Looks like a nice place to fish! Fishing is fun regardless if you are going for a check or not but you really looked like you were enjoying yourself more than usual. I’m off to one of my favorite places next week, Traverse City. If you never have fished there you are missing out. TC bays have some other the largest smallmouths around. I fish for anything that swims but the smallies, lake trout are fire right now. Anyways good luck, God bless and kill it in your next tourney.
@@kristinefischer2289 It really is! I’m not a Michigander and just loving where I’m from, I moved here 10 years ago from AZ. When you get in north country on the Great Lakes you get the clearest blue waters I’ve ever seen. Caribbean like clear just the water is so cold.
Cut my eye teeth fishing with my father on Penns creek and the West Fork. We never had a boat but would wade the river when we would visit family in Duncannon...
OK this is a dumb question but when you fish a river without a Torqueedo/any motor, do you just pedal back upstream at the end of the day? or do you have to have someone pick you up at a takeout & drive you back to your launch point/parking?
@@kristinefischer2289 thanks!! I’m contemplating doing my first tournament in Oct and it’s on the Susky. With no motor, I’ll have to pick my launch carefully.
Hey Kristine, been loving the content recently. I'm going to fish the Susquehanna this weekend for the first time with my cousins buddy who knows the river well. I'll be posting what footage I get from it on my channel once I can. Excited to try it out, but he said same thing it fishes slower this time of year. Also going to Penns Creek to chase some trout with the flyrod while there. Have fun in Cayuga, hammering biggies there right now. I just got back from my yearly Erie trip on the kayaks couple weeks ago, ton of footage to go through yet and gonna start posting some videos from it as well.
If you wish to try another Small Mouth "Factory," try the Juniata River, anywhere between Lewistown and its mouth, on the Susquehanna, at Duncannon. I was born and raised in Pennsylvania and fished everywhere, in that state, in my younger years. I had any number of folks refer me to the Juniata and tell me it was the best Small-mouth fishing in the country. The couple dozen or so times I drove down to fish and canoe, it sure lived up to that billing...40 or 50 very good sized fish in a day was not unheard of. However, I have not been there for a good number of years, since I now live in Florida, but, after watching this video and remembering the Juniata, I might just plan a trip, in the near future before it is time to check out and go fish that paradise Trout Stream or Bass River in the sky.
Twenty years ago the Susquehanna was unbelievable. We averaged 150 smallmouth per day, with additional fallfish, yelloweye, walleye, muskellunge, and catfish. It is a shadow of its former self now. Glad you like it
I appreciated your company Queen! You and G are welcome back anytime. Stop by on your way home, Y'all have a free spot to stay!
My sons and I put in just as you started your day. Great Father’s Day weekend.
Ah too cool! What a great place to spend Fathers Day! Happy Happy fathers day to you!!
The Cayuga were one of the original Iroquois nations confederation. Some centuries ago. Some of those nations had been flint stone tool workers. Some of them were highlanders. Others such as the Cayuga nation of the Iroquois speaking people. Were from the lowland and wetland areas. Eventually it became six nations. And the sixth nation were based around the upper reaches of this Susquehanna river system. Which flows out to (correction, Baltimore). Mixing up with Delaware river system. Philadelphia was an important colonial port. One of the first of them. There were two smaller nations that were along the Hudson river system. Additional to the five nations that were all based. Along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. And the five nations extents stretched deep into the interior. Of what is a modern day forested region. Of the northern parts of Pennsylvania State. It is only in these river journey images, that I get some idea. Of how expansive and wide this environment is.
The Delaware river upper reaches and tributaries of the Catskill limestone mountain areas. In New York State. Is the river system in which fly fishing. In the later nineteenth century. Had become most established. With some other parts of Pennsylvania, Maine, and elsewhere. Historians of fly fishing in U.S. suggest that Philadelphia had stores that sold fly fishing tackle. Even in the late eighteenth century. As far back as that.
You are not wrong. Last year when I went to susquehanna for the first time, it very quickly became my all time favorite fishery. The first day I caught my first muskie. Then the next day i caught like a 10lb carp that ATE a squarebill, then the two tourney days I caught my personal best smallmouth twice. It was amazing, you can see everything, it's beautiful. Now I'm trying to plan a trip where I take my brother or some friends and family who don't fish to show them how special a fishery it truly is. I'm a lot like you in that the TN river lakes are my fav lakes (despite the DQ at chick a year ago this month) and the susquehanna is my favorite river and favorite overall fishery. Keep the content coming, you are on a roll!
----Dave
Reminds me of almost growing up in VA, fishing the Shenandoah and upper Potomac, wading for hours, enjoying every minute, caught as many as 180 fish in a full day, but always beautiful clean water and angry smallmouth. Love it
That is awesome!
@@kristinefischer2289 You're awesome young lady, love your videos and frankly I squeal when I have a big bite, feel your excitement and joy. Have a great week and thanks for the feedback, sets you apart from so many others.😇
Great video I live right along the Susquehanna great for all around fishing nice trout tributaries that feed into it as well. Fiber dam is a great place along there as well
Kristine, I grew up next to the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania and I loved fishing this river. I had no boat but walked out into the river and walked the bottom. I still have fond memories of a smallmouth strike and how they would walk the top of the water on their tails. One day, I tied into a pike that was so heavy at first that my friend laughed at me saying I was hung on a tree limb of the bottom. The laugh turned around when I landed that monster. Try the Hellgrammite some time, those bass eat them up. Love your show and your casting ability. Your skip casts are a beauty to behold!
Reluctantly??? How could he not do everything to put that smile on your face.
I'm going to be fishing there the whole week of the 4th July. Staying at farryboat campground can't wait.Susquehanna small mouth are a blast. Love river fishing.
Have fun, oh my gosh Im envious! The ferryboat area is excellent fishing too! Right around the grass islands
New to the channel. I've driven past this river on RT15 between Eastern VA and WNY (for Canandaigua, Hemlock, Cayuga, Keuka, and Genesee river smallies) Have always been struck by its beauty and variety. Finally last year I stopped and just waded a little bit. This was a great vid to get me fired up for a possible early fall stop. New sub.
Love your enthusiasm! You’re a bright soul. Keep rockin’ it girl.
Right in my neck of the woods ! Perfect for the kayaks right now
Good to see you out doing some fun fishing on one of your favorite rivers. Take care and be safe!
Thanks, will do!!! Hope you had a great weekend Christine!
I am putting that place on my bucket list of places to fish. I love how wide it is and how you can see the hills in the background. And awesome job!
You should! It is literally one of my all time favorite places to fish, late july and august the top water bite is unreal!
As a resident of PA, and smallie enthusiast, this is HANDS down the best river to fish for smallmouth on the East Coast and is in the top 5 smallmouth rivers in the US. Plenty of forage, as Kristine showed, the river bottom is loaded with crawfish which supports the quality of the fishery. Great video and glad you had a great time fishing our gem here in PA.🎣
I live on the Susquehanna … and while I haven’t fished to many other rivers for smallmouth , imo it don’t get any better than this …😊 tight lines
Next time, take some "stupid tubes". Smallies love those things! Great video!! It doesn't get much better than river smallie fishing in the summer time.
Thanks for the tip!
That's a magnificent place to fish.
That's a great place to make memories
You got that right!
@@kristinefischer2289 Open eyes and an open heart makes it possible
I grew up near the Susquehanna river, in early spring we always fished around Shelly island snd below the dam for Smallmouth and walleye, just about every cast, fish on !
Fish there and around Perdix area north of I-81 bridge.
Hours of fun ! Been using my new Sunrise Camo Outback that I picked up from the guys at Delaware Paddlesports. Awesome crew there.
I have Rebel Crayfish with the paint wore off I caught so many smallmouth on.
the outback is PERFECT for this river!!
@@kristinefischer2289 Ever attend the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg.
Been going there every year for the past 50 years. Largest show of it’s kind, huge fishing tackle and outfitter guide area to sign up for fishing. and hunting trips.
Glad to see ya having fun an relaxing 🐟❤️
Love that river! I was out there Saturday as well with my dad around Jake's stomping grounds and it was really slow. They are definitely in a post spawn funk, but it was a beautiful day!
Watchin every trip girl. keep posting! so exciting
Thank you! Will do!
Love the Susky!! Can’t wait for the next video of some giant smallies
WOW. I saw you in Florida on Lake Hatch in Florida. I fish the susquehanna from Harrisburg to Columbia. When I saw you , you were in a canal at lake Hatch. Good luck in the future
Fan-BASS-Tic trip! Nice smallies. They are my favorites. And on a river they are REALLY fiesty!
Yes they are!
Don’t know much about it except that great country classic called the “flogger mountain breakdown”. Sorry I couldn’t resist. Have a great tournament catch a 7# SMB for your fans. God Bless.
Love the joy you share!
Good fish!
I fish harrisburgh city island a lot. Pretty good fishn there! I run into Jake all the time, he knows what he’s doin out there!
Looking forward to seeing you and G this week.
Can't wait!!! We already have dinner plans with you, you just dont know it yet ! haha
This is on my hit list! Love this video. I can’t wait to get out there, I am 2hrs away!
Awesome video. Smallmouth are my favorite bass to fish for. They strike hard and fight like demons.
Yes they do! My fav too :)
Susquehanna is on my bucket list. I have never watched a TH-cam video from there that didn’t leave me wanting to fish there.
It is seriously one of the most amazing places, a top 5 for me easy!!
Great video Kristine. That smile of yours could melt a snowcapped mountain top. Tell pa happy Father’s Day. Thanks so much for taking us along to enjoy the places y’all go. Congrats to G for having the best girlfriend a guy could ask for. Nothing better than sharing the Same passion together. Good luck in the next tourney for both of ya. Pulling for you to win and G to finish second. Haha
Thank you! You too! and happy fathers day!
@@kristinefischer2289 😁
Lordy, that crawfish reminded me of the afternoons in the creeks of the Ozarks catching crawfish to fish with the next morning. You should have put on a crawfish and floated down the river. Floggers? More flogging too ya! Just the early invention of forward facing sonar as far as I’m concerned 👍👍
Awesome! Fish it all the time!
Middle of April till middle of May is best on that river for the biggest and then October is great too
Fished that area for over 50yrs. Use to be even better fishing yrs ago. Try the Zmann Pro craw on the Ned. Less fish but bigger fish. Square bill and jerk baits also a option.
Spring n Fall is lights out with 18-22inch smallies ... summertime goodluck its very hard to get one even over 17inches . Been fishing the Suskie for 25 years
If the fish are still on beds they work great and the water clarity is good. I think you may have missed the prime time bed fishing time. Good luck and have fun BE SAFE.
nothing better then catching smallies on the river!
Best angler videos on TH-cam 🎉
Can you explain how you use a slobber knocker I noticed that was your favorite bait so I purchased a Crawfish red to see your favorite change my luck 🍀 I’ve learned so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much.
J'aime beaucoup tes videos...et ça depuis longtemps !!!!..
Le Black bass c'est bien...mais le pike c'est mieux...peut être un peu???😊..je pêche avec le même kayak que toi...en france ( Bretagne)..suite ô prochain episode...👍😉☘️🉑☘️...a tres bientôt... Thanks.
Giving heads up, fished BrokenBowLake, Ok..June 22,23 water temp 90 degrees…
Thanks, and great video 👍
Thanks for watching!
HAHA, I'm a Daiwa guy, love Daiwa sv baitcasters more than anything else. But one of my spinning rods is an abu. The only Abu I have is a revo rocket spinning reel, and yes, I do love it. It's the previous generation, I got it in a deal I did when I sold some of my old stuff and a guy traded me a rocket on a villian 2.0 rod......it's an amazing little setup, and one of my favorites for smallie fishing.
-Dave
looks like a beautiful place. While I am recovering from shoulder surgery :( I am setting u Hobie Pa 14 what rod sleeves do you find works best you with out snagging. This season may be a bust recovering but going through gear and looking toward fall fishing (I hope) but any recommendations are appreciated. I mostly fish lakes in New England and inlets on the coast. What has been a game changer for you.
What a beautiful area.
Toss a jerk shad. Or weightless fluke. They been hammering em
Pumpkin seed : color 6 " worm..your welcome.i live half foot ball field away...spent 40 years on it
Looks like a nice place to fish! Fishing is fun regardless if you are going for a check or not but you really looked like you were enjoying yourself more than usual. I’m off to one of my favorite places next week, Traverse City. If you never have fished there you are missing out. TC bays have some other the largest smallmouths around. I fish for anything that swims but the smallies, lake trout are fire right now. Anyways good luck, God bless and kill it in your next tourney.
Ive heard that area is remarkable! Its on the list
@@kristinefischer2289
It really is! I’m not a Michigander and just loving where I’m from, I moved here 10 years ago from AZ. When you get in north country on the Great Lakes you get the clearest blue waters I’ve ever seen. Caribbean like clear just the water is so cold.
Hey Kristine, what brand of landing net are you using on your kayak?
Use an underwater fishing cam instead of the flogger on a kayak, then you have better control on depth and takes up less room.
I'm in NY and the fish are in all 3 stages of the spawn in lakes . That's a cooler river I would think
That an Osprey inflatable?
Oh! Get outta my hole! ❤❤😂😂
NO! I went and told all your fish Im their new boss!!
@@kristinefischer2289 man! I used to like you.. jury is out now!❤️😂
Sure looks like you were fishing around the Duncannon area. Am I close?
Yes!!!
Cut my eye teeth fishing with my father on Penns creek and the West Fork. We never had a boat but would wade the river when we would visit family in Duncannon...
Thumbs up your videos are great Thank you
i bought a flogger this year too! just another tool especially for me fishing so many places i've not been . LIVE SCOPE is waaay worse in my opinion.
Already thinking you're next video you should use some live bait crawdads
Where did y’all launch at??
what go pro mount do you use?
Ram tough pole- Link in the bio!
OK this is a dumb question but when you fish a river without a Torqueedo/any motor, do you just pedal back upstream at the end of the day? or do you have to have someone pick you up at a takeout & drive you back to your launch point/parking?
Haha not a dumb question! If there are two of us, we drop a truck and do a float, or uber, if it's just me, I pedal back up
@@kristinefischer2289 thanks!! I’m contemplating doing my first tournament in Oct and it’s on the Susky. With no motor, I’ll have to pick my launch carefully.
There will be plenty of folks who can help you with a float!
@@kristinefischer2289 thanks!! If I decide to do it (it’s the Bassmaster one in Oct) I may reach out for contacts!
River smallmouth are very fun
Yes they are!!
Hey Kristine, been loving the content recently. I'm going to fish the Susquehanna this weekend for the first time with my cousins buddy who knows the river well. I'll be posting what footage I get from it on my channel once I can. Excited to try it out, but he said same thing it fishes slower this time of year. Also going to Penns Creek to chase some trout with the flyrod while there. Have fun in Cayuga, hammering biggies there right now. I just got back from my yearly Erie trip on the kayaks couple weeks ago, ton of footage to go through yet and gonna start posting some videos from it as well.
We fished around penns creek in the evening and caught a ton of fish! Im sure youll have a blast!!
@@kristinefischer2289 Awesome, I can't wait to try it out. Gonna go back in the fall and try it again once he shows me some areas to fish.
Dang I guessed, Bush gardens log flum.
Did you see many muskies out there ?
Special person to watch fish,how don’t you get sunburnt
Have you ever fished the Potomac or the Roanoke River?
Great video, Kristine! Oh and nice legs!
3inch tube jig
I lived in pa for 3 years now but I still thank the Shenandoah river in VA has better small mouth fishing
That's all you are bringing?
Come on Barefoot Bandit!
I’d be throwing a fluke all day!
Over kill . Never . There is no such thing as over prepared .
Failure to prepare. Is preparing for failure.
I like the way you think!
when do you work
Im confused who are you sponcered by
confused?
You have never fished Oneida and you are not that far away,45 minutes if that
Ha I love watching out of towners try and figure out this river. You guys were definitely not using the right bait and not the right color
what is the exact location u fished or put in @Kristine Fischer