I decided that I needed a break from work and wanted to hit the water. Rather than packing my gear and heading to trout waters, I decided to get some bass fishing in. It’s been a few years since I fished the Penobscot River in Maine but always had great memories of the shear strength of those river bass. Susquehanna River was once known as a premier bass fishing river and depending on who you speak to, it may still be and if not, it’s gaining strength again. Susquehanna River is about an hour drive away, so I decided to look up some guides and see about booking a day trip. After talking to Eric from Coveted Waters, I decided to try the Juniata River.

My wife grew up outside of Harrisburg and spent a few years in Juniata County. We when first got married, we took numerous trips back to her parents bed and breakfast located in Juniata County but they since have moved to Montana. While driving to the river, I forgot how beautiful and remote central Pennsylvania is. And the memories of our drive to her parents place.

The trip started out very interesting with a large musky feeding on bait fish along the banks where we were fishing to me losing a big bass for my first hit from the grassy area. At the end of the day, I managed about 12 bass and an appreciation of the Juniata River.

Coveted Waters

Juniata River

Fish photos

Since it’s been so hot with no rain the pass few days, decided to try the Schuylkill River for a change. Managed to get 2 smallmouth bass, one of a yellow cricket and one on a homemade green grasshopper.

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