Hit the yough last Friday and today after work. Fished near whitsett. Got a handful of small-ish bass both times. Had a better pattern going today and got most of my fish in the last hour or so on the water. They were tucked way way up against the shoreline. Might have had a better day if I figured that out earlier.
No trout, but I guess that shouldn’t be surprising since I was mainly throwing ned rigs and paddletail swimbaits.
Last week some kids in a canoe had a stringer full of trout, and they told me they caught a couple jumbo smallmouth too. They told me they were catching them all on nightcrawlers. Maybe I need to go back to basics next time. I’m pretty committed to artificials these days and rarely use live bait.
The water was hitting mid 60s today, the bass must be starting to spawn. Don’t know if I should bother with the river again until they are done.
I’ll be up at my buddy’s cabin this weekend. Weather looks bad but I’ll probably take the wading gear and try tionesta creek for a bit if it doesn’t get blown out. I guess trout would be the best species to target right now? Maybe try some inline spinners or live nightcrawlers?