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Was bangling today near Smithton and Layton. River wasn't bad at all. Caught a few smallies. I was in Boston this A.M and it was brown. It's like a slice of heaven up there.

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Thinking about a float trip Sunday.  Is there a put in/take out near Dawson?  Looks like there is on satellite but not sure if its private.  Not one showing on the PFBC map.

I went to Dawson this morning.  It is clear, a little high, but most of all an exercise in futility to fish on a weekend morning.  Wave after wave of screaming, splashing retards coming out of that launch.  Never again.

I did ask the Hazelbakers driver about the launch.  It's private in you can not park there, but can launch/fish from it if you choose to walk there.  Plenty of folks launching between there and the bridge one block away off of River Rd.  There's lots of areas to access. 

If you are going to wade or float the Yough on a sunny weekend day, better wake up early. The craziness doesnt usually start until after 8 or 9.

Was at Whitsett this afternoon. A little high and not totally clear, but very nice. Caught 9 smallies and saw a bunch of trout. Good day

be careful wading around smithton.  can be 5 inches or 5 feet or more in spots.  i've gone for my fair share of dunks. 

The water between Whitsett and Smithon was perfect tonight (Monday). I ran out of bait right before dark, perfect evening. I like it a little stained.

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be careful wading around smithton.  can be 5 inches or 5 feet or more in spots.  i've gone for my fair share of dunks. 

 
I have been a witness to this spectular event when it occurred! I thought I was at SeaWorld all over again.

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be careful wading around smithton.  can be 5 inches or 5 feet or more in spots.  i've gone for my fair share of dunks. 

I have been a witness to this spectular event when it occurred! I thought I was at SeaWorld all over again.

 
haha ya.  that's why i wet wade!

Ive have caught some hogs below the falls but you have to be careful very swift and lots of dropoffs and deep holes.  Take someone with you if you go

Anyone seen the conditions lately? Hoping to make it down there somewhere this weekend. Thanks in advance!

Yeah thats what I was hoping.

Me and my friend hit smithton yesterday morning, just down the road from the old brewery, river was nice, but pretty low & clear. Started off good for me, very 1st fish of the day was a nice 14-15 inch smallmouth (pic included) but then between me n him both, caught just a few smaller smallmouths the rest of the morning b4 we left & decided to try a old fav spot of mine on the mon (caught 1 more smallmouth there) and that was it, river in that area seems pretty shallow, after the fish stopped hitting, i waded out about almost half-way out b4 i thought i better stop, didn't even bring my waders just braved it in an old pair of tennies & shorts, seen 2 nice quilback suckers come swimming up close to me (that was neat) b4 that noticed me & swam away. There was 1 of the many little islands located in this stretch just below us & we kept noticing alot of commotion down around the front side of it, at first we thought naturally just something surfacing/jumping what not, but the 1 time we heard something swirling in the water down there & looked & "literally" seen something swirling around in the water/making wide turns & curves, i thought it had to be a otter???

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plnoldrick, what did you get htem on?

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plnoldrick, what did you get htem on?

 
3 on a brown tube, 3 on a white case SSS (including the brute), and the rest on a wacky rigged white senko.
 
one thing to note is everything was hitting a dead stick or very little movement. as it got later i would almost bet if i had a popper or a small buzzbait i could have crushed as the fish were slurping flys off the top at a pretty good clip.

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how much weight did you have to use to keep them in touch with the bottom.....its pretty fast current down there

for the tubes i couldnt tell ya. i use those lindy ez-tube weights and texas rig them but i buy the biggest size and cut them down according to how much i need. if i had to guess i would say 1/4oz or so. little bit of weight and those tubes really take a nose dive. the case SSS i only used an 1/8 oz split shot about a 1 1/2' up from the hook. the wacky rigged senko i fished weightless. all those things are  pretty dense and if you sling them far enough up river they should be on the bottom by the time they drift into the spot you intend to fish.

basically i was launching stuff as far up into the current as i could and letting it drift untill it got hung on a rock then i would very easily pull it over the rock and it would get hung on another one, let it sit for 10 or 20 seconds and repeat. real slow and methodical but it worked somewhat. i still think if i had a popper, 1/8oz buzzbait or a rage tail shad and hit the surface i could have done better but im not complaining.