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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Minnows
Delaware River tributary, New Jersey Side, 3’ stained water, 57-60 degrees
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Focused on lay downs where they met the edge of the creek channel in 4’-5’. Water was 39 degrees, air temp 50 for a couple days and warming up. Dragged and hopped the shaker head.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Day of cold front , previous 3 days 60 degrees, weather cloudy and high 40’s. Water temp 47 degrees, outgoing tide. Caught on edge of Chanel swings
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Small mouth hammered my baby bass deps baby bass, got 3 in and hour and lost one. Fantastic action!!! Reigalsville PA Area.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Small mouth have been hitting realistic baits consistently during clear water conditions. Multiple hits on the Megabass PopMax and landed an 18" that hit Berkeley squarebull sexy shad as soon as it hit the water.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
6/2/24
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
working a merging transition point around an island going back to the main river. Strange multiple eddies, rocks and a sediment peninsula. They Stripers must've been spawning, I caught 15 in 45 minutes with the same drift. Another Great Day on the Delaware River!!
VONZ
Bronze Ambassador
11/11/22
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Fishing the Tullytown section on the Delaware River in late fall and winter with water temp. 41-48. Fish are still shallow less then 10 ft.