Susquehanna Flats Kayak Fishing Jamboree

[daolai]

I launched out of Jean Roberts - trolled around even tried for some white perch nada.. zilch.. regardless good time and got to meet redfish - metroman - catfish jim

[Yak Fish]

I just got back from the flats (again today). I wasn't fishing but decided to take the wife on a hike along the susquehanna trail. Rock Run by the mill was full of herring. I could have watched them for a long time but the wife, eh, not so much. She got tired of hearing me talk about fishing. We saw a ton of toads mating, as well as a pair of very large turtles. Love was in the air, so those stripers must be around. Everything else is.

After the hike we went to Tydings to have some food water side at the Promenade Grill. Looking over the flats, no boats. Wind was pushing up water from the south. It looked pretty muddy to me still.

[Bulldog]

Water was very cloudy, highest temps on the grass beds got up to about 55 degrees later in day, Skunked again, but had a great time!....Jack

[jffoley]

Based on the available intel, water temps and previous week reports I didn't even launch. Plenty of shad in Deer Creek. :-)

The event was great, good times, good stories and the bbq was excellent. Now that the event is over there will probably be many reports this week!

Congrats to Len for that fish of a lifetime! Looks forward to seeing the pics.

[sparky1423]

Skunked again...put in so many miles, I need an oil change. Water clarity was a huge factor. As of this morning, the dam is still in spill conditions with zero gates open. Turbidity is thankfully dropping, water temps were right on...50.5 degrees. The stripers are there, they just cant see

[MetroMan]

in short: for the most part it sucked. The weather was beautiful. The biggest striper caught was 46". A monster. The other two were 34" & 28" that placed (Grilled had the 28").

I trolled for hours just like everyone else. No love from the stripers.

[HJS]

I'm dying here waiting for all the Flats reports. For the past week, I've been watching the Havre deGrace CBIBS bouy data for water turbidity and temperature like a starving hawk. Seems it's taking forever for the Susky to settle down and clear up. As of today, turbidity reads indicate clarity is about 18" (barely acceptable) and temps are hovering around 51F, (55F-60F would have been better).

[longislandtomd]

I fished the flats on Friday for a few hours. Nothing. I saw a bunch of other guys out...with nothing to show for their efforts. Hopefully Saturday was better.

[reel-em-in]

How did everyone do? Where's the pics!?
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I'm wondering the same thing. No pics or reports yet makes those of us who have to live vicariously through the rest of you sad...

[Yak Fish]

How did everyone do? Where's the pics!?
I fished yesterday and couldn't find any stripers. I'm starting to worry that this year is a repeat of last year. In years past on a day like yesterday, 20 nice fish wouldn't be unusual. I ended up fishing for shad instead. The spring striper season is not like it used to be and it's a bummer.

[MetroMan]

Ok...looks like I'll be hitting the road earlier than expected. I'll see you folks this evening and figure out my plan of attack from there.

[MetroMan]

LOL I'm gonna see if I can hit the road tonight. I have never fished up there and I have no clue where I'm going. I'll figure out a game plan today.

[JKay]

Im arriving on Saturday morning. Coming back home the same day. Daughter's bday party is on Sunday.

My 25th wedding anniversary is today...I'm leaving in 20 minutes. rotfl.gif I'm heading to snapperjoe's house and we'll leave from there. His wedding anniversary is today too. No kidding, you can't make this kind of stuff up.

[yakkinfish18]

The lower Susky and the Flats is home field for me throughout the year. I hate to sound cliche, but you cannot ask for better conditions for Saturday! We are going to hit that magical 50 degrees by tomorrow...also it's not very often you are going to get winds this low. It's basically going to be a sheet of glass. Turbidity has been dropping steadily throughout the week, down to 17 units as we speak. Last weekend it was well over 100 with 9 spill gates open. Two spill gates are still open, but I would imagine they will be closed by Saturday.

My one piece of advice...don't tie one on Friday night...so you can really enjoy Saturday. I know, Easier said then done!!

I do my best when I tie one on bro! Lol

[Yak Fish]

The lower Susky and the Flats is home field for me throughout the year. I hate to sound cliche, but you cannot ask for better conditions for Saturday! We are going to hit that magical 50 degrees by tomorrow...also it's not very often you are going to get winds this low. It's basically going to be a sheet of glass. Turbidity has been dropping steadily throughout the week, down to 17 units as we speak. Last weekend it was well over 100 with 9 spill gates open. Two spill gates are still open, but I would imagine they will be closed by Saturday.

My one piece of advice...don't tie one on Friday night...so you can really enjoy Saturday. I know, Easier said then done!!

Saturday should be the best day in awhile. That turbidity is still a little high, but half what it was last weekend. If it gets down to around 6, it's money. It won't get there by Saturday but it'll be just fine. Go get 'em!