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River Guide Jeff
11-07-2010 8:32:47 PM CST

River Report -- Nov. 7 Todays' clients wanted to spend most of the time targeting walleyes. We managed three nice 19 inchers. Also picked up around 15 smallmouth bass up to 18 inches. Water temperture 45 degrees, still low (for fall), and fairly clear.

River Guide Jeff
11-04-2010 6:41:46 PM CST

River Report -- Nov. 3 Nice fish today, just not as many as I'd hoped for. We boated 8 nice smallies, the biggest just shy of 19 inches. Also a fat northern pike that stretched to 29 inches. Some on Lucky Craft Pointer jerkbaits; the others on Jimmy D's Riverbug bucktail jig. Floating weeds are still an issue in some spots. The two foot rise in the river from late October rains has started to move the bass into the wintering holes. Water temperature is around 45 degrees.

River Guide Jeff
11-01-2010 6:52:18 PM CST
Fishing Update -- My fishing activity has been down a bit the past two weeks, partly due to guide trips being rescheduled due to tough fishing conditions, namely floating weeds in the slow pools where the fish are now starting to concentrate. I've been away for a few days, and have squeezed in some grouse/woodcock hunting. Anyway, updating my past couple of guide trips: one was a slow one, with only a handful of bass caught, all on hard jerkbaits. The following trip was better, with around 15 smallies being caught on both jerkbaits and bucktail jigs. I'll be out again this week, the first time since the recent rains put some much-needed water in the Allegheny. Hopefully some of the weeds and leaves will have flushed out.

River Guide Jeff
10-19-2010 8:05:14 PM CST

River Report -- Oct 19 A little better action today. They weren't jumping in the boat, but we did manage 15 smallmouth and one walleye. Most of the bass were over 15 inches. The best bass of the day -- a 19.25 incher -- came on the client's last cast. It pays to work right until the end! The weeds weren't quite as bad. Water temperature is 52. All of the fish on hard jerkbaits.

River Guide Jeff
10-19-2010 8:01:30 PM CST

River Report -- Oct 18 One of the slowest days all year. My client and I worked hard in an all-day rain to hook 10 bass and one walleye. The bass are moving to slow current areas, many of which are loaded with floating weeds. Still, we had a lot of clean casts with little to show for it. Two fish on tubes; the rest on hard jerkbaits.

River Guide Jeff
10-17-2010 7:04:39 PM CST

Fishing Report -- Oct 17 Dave Lehman and I did a quick 3.5 hour morning trip to check out the largemouth fishing on Kahle Lake. Fish activity was pretty slow, though we did manage 7 bass, mostly on flippin' jigs. Water temperature was 56 degrees. Water level on Kahle continues to drop. The lake is 10 to 11 feet low, though I'm still able to get my boat on the water via the north launch.

River Guide Jeff
10-15-2010 7:30:57 PM CST

River Report -- Oct 15 Water temperature back down to 55 degrees for today's outing, with about two feet of visibility. We boated 17 smallies up to 18 inches and one nice northern pike. Most of the bass on X-Raps; a few on tubes. Floating weeds and leaves making some potentially good areas tough to fish. A blustery, unsettled day with a mix of clouds, wind, rain and sun.

River Guide Jeff
10-11-2010 5:46:08 PM CST

River Report -- Oct 11 Though Indian summer is pleasant, it rarely provides the best fall fishing. That was apparent today, as we struggled to put a dozen smallmouth bass in the boat, the biggest being around 16 inches. The water temperature has risen from 54 to 61 degrees since last Friday, and the bite has tapered off during that five-day period. Things should begin to cool off again throughout the week if forecasts are reasonably accurate.

river guide jeff
10-09-2010 6:35:05 PM CST

River Report -- Oct. 9 Fishing slower than yesterday, though my clients worked hard and managed to boat a dozen smallmouth bass,including a 19 inch brute to start the day. Other than three smaller bass taken this afternoon, the others were high quality smallies in the 15 to 18 inch range. Two other bubba-smallies were lost at the boat, as well as a few smaller "long distance releases." We spent part of the day targeting muskies, and managed one around 28 inches toward the end of the day. Two nice walleyes as well. Spinnerbaits were the deal again today. Floating weeds a real nuisance in many of the slower areas that were holding fish.

River Guide Jeff
10-08-2010 6:52:32 PM CST

River Report -- Oct 8 Back on the river following a multi-day string of dreary, cool and rainy river. The weather brought put some much needed water in the river, though. Level up about two feet from last week; water temperature down to 56 degrees. Client and I boated 26 smallmouth bass, with all but a half-dozen or so in the 15 to 18 inch range. Spinnerbaits accounted for most of the fish. Rattlebaits, soft swimbaits, were also productive.

River Guide Jeff
10-02-2010 4:33:56 PM CST

River Report -- Sept 30 My steadiest client Al hung in there during the rainiest day I've fished since May. We were rewarded with 51 smallies, two walleyes, and fat northern pike. A few fish came on flukes and Lake Fork Tackle swimbaits, the rest on X-Raps. A couple 17 inchers, a bunch of 15 to 16 inchers, with most of the rest in the 13 to 14 inch range. Only a handful of little guys. The bass have fed very well this year, and are exceptionally fat.

River Guide Jeff
10-02-2010 4:28:06 PM CST

Fishing Report -- Sept. 24 My buddy Deron Eck and I spent the day fishing two different waters. During the morning session we fished Loyalhanna Lake, taking several largemouths on square-lipped crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs. Though a few of the bass were in the 17 inch range, they appeared slightly skinny. We caught bass from the dam, all the way up into the headwaters, with no particular area holding great numbers of fish. Afternoon found us on the Mon River, fishing out of Speers. We caught several small spotted bass, and Deron took a chunky hybrid striper on a spinnerbait before a strong south wind made conditions tough and sent us home. Deron, btw, won the recent three-day FLW American Fishing Series tournament on Lake Erie.

River Guide Jeff
09-19-2010 6:04:39 PM CST

River Report -- Sept 19 Smallmouth bass woke up around 9 am today. A few slow spells during the day, but we ended up with 30-some bass. Several in the 15 to 17 inch range, with most of the others chunky 12 to 14 inches. All on X-Raps.

River Guide Jeff
09-18-2010 6:18:57 PM CST

River Report -- Sept. 18 Client and I boated 16 smallies during the half-day morning trip. Much nicer size than yesterday. Biggest 18 inches, and several in the 15 to 16 inch range. Only a couple of dinks. All but one on X-Raps.

River Guide Jeff
09-18-2010 6:15:01 PM CST
River Report -- Sept. 17 The tail end of a cold front might have been to blame for a fairly slow half-day trip, at least as far as quality-sized fish are concerned. We managed to put 15 or so in the boat during the morning trip, but nothing over 14 or so inches. All on X-Raps.

River Guide Jeff
09-13-2010 7:34:12 PM CST

River Report -- Sept. 11 Today's action very similar to yesterday with the bite picking up around mid to late morning. We boated 15 during a half-day trip. X-Raps and Sinkin' Salty Shad again.

River Guide Jeff
09-13-2010 7:29:56 PM CST

River Report -- Sept 10 A major cold front that passed through the area over the Labor Day weekend dropped the water temperature from 80 to 65, slowing the fishing action a bit. The day started slow, but picked up around mid morning. He boated around 25 up to 17 inches. Sinkin' Salty Shad and X-Raps.

River Guide Jeff
09-02-2010 4:26:51 PM CST

River Report -- Sept. 2 Often, when the Allegheny is running low and clear (as it's been for most of this summer) smallmouth bass can be finicky. Some days you see a lot of followers compared ones willing to commit and actually bite. Well, for most of today they decided to bite. We boated a season high 65 today, and lost another dozen. Biggest smallmouth was 18 inches, and the average size was good for summer fishing...very few dinks. The highlight of the day was when my client caught two smallies on the same cast. A foot-long bass ate the bait at the end of the cast, and a smaller one tried (unsuccessfully) to steal it off of him during the tussle. All of today's fish on X-Rap jerkbaits.

River Guide Jeff
08-30-2010 6:55:11 PM CST

Fishing Report -- August 30 A buddy and I did a quick morning trip to Kahle. We boated about 25 largemouths in a 4.5 hour session. Most of the fish in the foot-long range. The biggest was 16 inches. Plastic worms, jigs and X-Raps. The lake is down another two feet or so, but I can still get my boat in and out with no problem.

River Guide Jeff
08-30-2010 6:51:32 PM CST

River Report -- Today again proved the effectiveness of Rapala X-Raps when the water is low and clear. We boated 25 to 30 smallies in about a six hour outing. Three in the 17 to 18 inch range. Water temperature down to 72 degrees following a chilly night.

River Guide Jeff
08-30-2010 6:46:45 PM CST

Fishing Report -- Aug 26 A relatively slow night on Yellow Creek Lake. We boated a handful of bass, including a nice 18 inch smallmouth. Several largemouth and a couple other smallie fell to plastic worms, Lucky Craft Big Daddy crankbaits, and skirted bass jigs/Uncle Josh trailers.

River Guide Jeff
08-21-2010 5:40:50 PM CST

River Report -- Aug. 21 A productive morning half-day trip. We caught 15 or so smallmouth during a 7 am to 11 am trip. A few dinks, but mostly typical summertime bass in the 12 to 13 inch range. We ended the day with a fat 19 incher. Water still low and clear, with a temperature averaging 80 degrees.

River Guide Jeff
08-16-2010 8:16:31 PM CST

River Report -- August 16 Back on the river today following a week-plus vacation. Good action early and late in the trip, with a lengthy mid-day lull. We ended with 35 to 40 smallies. Most of them taken on X-Raps. River low, quite clear, and 80 degrees.

River Guide Jeff
08-06-2010 3:49:10 PM CST
River Report -- Aug. 6 Today's client is an experienced and accomplished river smallie angler, but one that uses river bait (riffle runners and such) at this time of year. He wanted to learn a little about using my three summer mainstays -- Lake Fork Swimbaits, X-Raps and Sinkin' Salty Shad -- in low, clear conditions. The morning started off quite slow, but things picked late morning. He ended up catching several fish on each of the three top summertime baits.

River Guide Jeff
08-05-2010 7:02:49 PM CST

River Report -- Aug 5 A cloudy/drizzly morning gave way to a sunny afternoon. Decent fishing...we boated around 25 smb up to 17.5 inches. Mostly on Live Magic Shad swimbaits and Rapala X-Raps. A few on popper-style topwaters early. River back down to a normal summer level and fairly clear. 77 degree water temp.

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