Somebody help me get one of these!!! 2024
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Guys, I have 1 (one) smallmouth under my belt in this lifetime. That ain't right. I am putting out an appeal to anyone in the NE area who would be kind enough to take me to your bronzeback honey hole. I will bring the food/drink and cigars and ,of course, gas money.
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME!?!
sodaksker reply :
LBH,
You are welcome to come visit out here(South Dakota)anytime. We will put you into some smallies or walleyes. I wouldn't recommend the winter though. Chances are, you won't need to travel this far to get into some smallies but, your always welcome if you find yourself out this way.
BASSMACHINE reply :
You could always meet me at Table Rock Lake April 3-7! I am staying at Big Cedar Lodge. Went last year and going back this year if that tell's you anything 
I have caught all three species of black bass at the rock. Numbers and size in each species what more could you ask for.
Of Course you could make the third annual BassResource trip to the rock next year, Just a thought, I am sure everyone would enjoy the multi-species of bass in one body of water.
Hope you get on those Smallies one way or another they are the best!!
Zel... reply :
LBH, mid April throught mid May is the prime time to get quality Smallmouth at Beltzville Lake (the location for our C.A.S.T. event in September) here in the western Poconos. If you want to come down then to check out the site, I will be happy to turn you on to those red eyed bronzebacks.
I'm leaving in 15 minutes to go pick up a 18ft used fish & ski I just purchased... hope the weather hold off. Let me know if you're interested. Beltzville is primarily a Smallmouth fishery, and okay for Largemouth. It's also got real nice Walleye and Muskys.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Zel, I'm getting pretty booked up with alot of travel for the 1st 1/2 of the year, is there a fall bite? I will have all new vacation time then also.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
If you want to travel a little further south in PA, the Susquehanna is a year-round smallmouth factory.
I am a spring smallmouth guy, but would be more than willing to hit the water with you in the fall somewhere....as long as you put me in one of those videos!!!! LOL
Wayne
P.S. Ya gotta show me some deep water structure techniques...
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Am I understanding that you need a road trip to Lake St Clair? If you cant catch one there you might as well give it up and stick with largie fishing. ;D I mean geez, I even caught a few there. :-? ;D
If I remember correctly your from RI. I'm suprised RI doesnt have a good population of smallies.
Check this out,
http://www.***/states/rhode_island_fishing.shtml
Might have some good info for you.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Yea, Ri has 3 or 4 ponds/lakes with smallies but they are small and certainly not numerous. I am hoping Cigarlover finds a couple sweet spots on a place called Quabbin Res up where he lives in Mass. He's not too far (driveable).
I have another friend who lives on the Susky too, Sounds like Pa could be a beneficial trip for me in lots of ways. I'd love to meet a bunch of you and also catch up with my buddy. Hmmmm....
MALTESE FALCON reply :
LBH and GMAN, whenever you guys are ready to come here to St. Clair, I'd be happy to take you out.
It would be great to meet you and share some ideas.
Falcon
justfishin reply :
If you can't make it until fall, give me a yell around the second or third week of November and I believe I could raise that life time catch up a few. The Susky is pretty good around then. Maybe I could Jet Boat you in the low water and I would bet Dizzy would hook you up with some deeper ones on up river, what do you think Dizzy? Think we could ante up his score on smallies? 
Just say when LBH.
dizzy5868 reply :
Ya I think we can handle this. That just ain't right, only one smallie. Man are you missing out. You got an open invite to the Susky, just drop me a line, maybe we can make it a trio here in NEPA. We can hookup shallow or deep. Anytime from april to november I can guarantee you a 30 fish day. If the bite is on in the fall you'll be looking at 50-100 easy with lots of 3-4lbers.
Rob
justfishin reply :
I am with ya. It would be a ball. Just say when. Even if I am still in a leg brace I will lock it down and crank them smallies in,lol. ;D
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Wow, some very generous offers guys, thank you very much! I was thinking some of the NH guys would be on this thread too but I think they finally have ice so we may not hear from them for a little while,lol.
I will be in Leighton in late September for the CAST event that Muddy,Zel and Brutus are putting together. How far would it be if we wanted to drive from there (susky fishin'). I could definately stay a few days to take advantage of the generosity offered.
As Zel mentioned, there are smallies in the water where they are holding their event, perhaps I can get a warm up at Beltzville and then make my way over/down/up to you guys.
justfishin reply :
I will look on Yahoo Maps LBH. I am not sure where Leighton PA is. We are talking in the Harrisburg Pa area though. I am home sick today so, after I am done all this paper work I will get directions for you. Do you have a address in Leighton PA I can go from? Dizzy lives in that general area but, I live a hour and a half away. I run up I-81 from Hagerstown MD. I only live about 25 minutes west of Hagerstown MD. Hey, we could even run down to Three Mile Island. The fish are easy to find there, they glow in the dark!!! Just don't comb your hair there as it falls out,lol. ;D
dizzy5868 reply :
Lehighton is about 90 minutes from me. Late Sept on the Suskie ;D Woo Hoo! I just have my wife deliver supper to the launch.
guest reply :
Two Mooks in a boat are ready and wating if you fellas are 8-)
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Have water ballon launcher, will travel.
Vekol reply :
It's not quite the NE, but not too far off. I enjoy wading the smallmouth streams here in Northern VA in summer. The fish are smaller than what you'll find in Tennessee or the Great Lakes, a two pounder is a large fish, but seeing as a two pound smallmouth is the equivalent of a four pound largemouth it is still a blast. My son caught the below fishing the Rappahannock last summer.
castaway reply :
If your willing to travel to Bath, NY, I have a small boat that can get us out on the water to catch smallmouths. There are some really good smallmouth fishing as far as numbers, but they aren't real big.I did catch a 6.4 lb smallie 3 years ago, but usually 5 lbs is a really good smallmouth here.This offer stands for anyone else as well.I will be out there fishing anyway. ;DIvan
Cigarlover 1 reply :
Hey LBH as soon as I find em on the Quabbin I'll let you know. I myself have only caught 1 smallie and that was while I was trolling for Walleye. lol I would love to get more experienced catching smallies so hopefully I'll have some luck. I think the Quabbin opens back up in April. The only thing that stinks is I have a narrow flat bottom boat that I wouldn't take out on the Quabbin even if they did allow it, which I don't think they do. I still plan to go out in the rentals just not as much as I'd like to.
Zel... reply :
LBH, September at Beltzville is a great time of the year for Sunfish, Bluegill and Perch and the C.A.S.T. Kids should be able to catch a whole bunch of them. But if you're looking to get Smallmouth, it's one of the worse months. Early morning and evening you can do okay with topwater, and natural colored 4 worms and tubes when they're traveling the breaklines and hanging around the rocks near deep water. During the day they go deep into the 18' to 25' range, so I hope you're good (or willing to learn) with 1/4 ounce jigging spoons and drop shots. The primary baitfish there are Alewife, and it's got a lot of crayfish. Also the Smallies seem to be active in bunches, so you've got to find the sweet spots, and you'll hit a couple within a few minutes of each other, then nothing for the longest time. But don't fret, I've got my spots. I lived within a couple of miles of Beltzville for 18 years and was taught much of the lake from a semi-pro who also lived near there. He fished 2 Bassmaster Classics and once won a BASS Northern Open, so he sure knew what he was doing. Also, fishing at Beltzville Lake and the Susky River is like night and day they're nothing alike except for the fact that they're both wet.
BassChaser57 reply :
QuoteYou could always meet me at Table Rock Lake April 3-7! I am staying at Big Cedar Lodge. Went last year and going back this year if that tell's you anythingOf Course you could make the third annual BassResource trip to the rock next year, Just a thought, I am sure everyone would enjoy the multi-species of bass in one body of water.
Hope you get on those Smallies one way or another they are the best!!
I am in for the next years trip--<'')))><
TopDog reply :
QuoteHey LBH as soon as I find em on the Quabbin I'll let you know. I myself have only caught 1 smallie and that was while I was trolling for Walleye. lol I would love to get more experienced catching smallies so hopefully I'll have some luck. I think the Quabbin opens back up in April. The only thing that stinks is I have a narrow flat bottom boat that I wouldn't take out on the Quabbin even if they did allow it, which I don't think they do. I still plan to go out in the rentals just not as much as I'd like to.
If you want some monster smallies from the Quabbin, Go out of Gate 31 and nail all the coves on the western side. Use senko type baits and hold on! I love that place, I try to fish it at least 3-4 times a year.
Chanchito reply :
Quabbin can be good, also a very beautiful spot. There's also suprising fishing around the Cape area, I've heard Johns Pond in Plymouth has some nice smallies. Maine is probably the place to go with hundreds of smallie choked small waters. NH, Champlain- the list goes on. I lived in Pawtucket for years and have fished quite a bit around that area. Unfortunately or not, probably the best fishery in NE or more is in RI: the Scituate Res :'( I bet there are smallies in RI, maybe in the NE corner, maybe even in Johnsons pond or beach pond, probably more. I always thought that the Attleboro Res (maybe called Manchester) right off the highway looked like a smallie heaven but I didn't fish it much and the most you can do is a float tube. I can recommend a great canoe/kayak trip if you'd be interested in that kind of thing. It's on the lower third of the Ct River in Vt. and it can be just awesome. True smallie habitat with gravel shoals and clear water, no power boats. I recently moved to TN right by Norris Lake and it holds smallies if your ever in this area.
senko_77 reply :
QuoteYea, Ri has 3 or 4 ponds/lakes with smallies but they are small and certainly not numerous. I am hoping Cigarlover finds a couple sweet spots on a place called Quabbin Res up where he lives in Mass. He's not too far (driveable).I have another friend who lives on the Susky too, Sounds like Pa could be a beneficial trip for me in lots of ways. I'd love to meet a bunch of you and also catch up with my buddy. Hmmmm....
Every smallmouth I have caught has been out of the Susq. It's an awesome fishery with numbers of decent sized smallies
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
Senko, you went to RI last year to fish right?
You can always plan a trip up here in May for brown fish....I'll put you on some SICK topwater action.
tipptruck1 reply :
Hey russ you ned to head to northen Wisconsin. Me and my buddy will put you on some nice smallies. Over the summer me and my buddy would catch about 10 each. Heres the good part they kill jigs and wacky riged worms up here.
We can also catch these guys on top water plugs.
RI_Bass_Guy reply :
Glad to take you Mashpee/wakeby this summer, I have to prefish so you can jump in and some of these.
dhuffnmu reply :
Definatly get to Michigan. Either St. Clair, Saginaw Bay or Lake Erie. You will not find smallmouth fishing any better anywhere in the world as far as numbers and great size. 25-28 lb five fish limits coming in last summer. You have to have atleast 21-22 to cash a check. At times you can get hundreds a day with most being close to 3lbs. Get over this way I will hook you up.
Madhouse27 reply :
Russ (hey I'm back by the way) I usually have the third week in September off. You're more than welcome to slide on up to Maine and join me for a lobster or two and some bronzeback mayhem. Should be into the new house by then so there's plenty of room and the fall fishing will be crazy. Don't forget to bring the Coors Light twins with you when you come
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Wow, where did all these Mass/Ri guys come from????
Guys, we WILL be getting together this summer/fall. Perhaps Quabbin, sounds central to many.
This place is growing with such speed that my neighbors are signing up and I didn't even know it!!
I'm in E. Greenwich, I hope to fish with many of you this year.
There is going to be a fund raiser - ice out tourny for CAST for Kids here in RI, most likely April 1, if any of you locals want in, it's a great cause and would be a great time to meet many of y'all.
Thanks for all the offers!
madhouse, I got a "bacardi girl" I'm still close with, does she count?
KU_Bassmaster. reply :
QuoteGuys, I have 1 (one) smallmouth under my belt in this lifetime. That ain't right. I am putting out an appeal to anyone in the NE area who would be kind enough to take me to your bronzeback honey hole. I will bring the food/drink and cigars and ,of course, gas money.CAN SOMEONE HELP ME!?!
I think I can help you out. I have a local lake that has a few smallies in it. I consider my self quite the expert compared to you. I have caught at least 3 or 4 times the smallies you have, plus that massive PB smallie. Anytime 
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