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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending September 09, 2007
River Conditions: The river is currently at 3.0 and clear. Water temp upper 70's.
Hatches: Sulfers
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart. yellow/chart., chart and white, olive and yellow, white Clouser Crawfish size #6.
Other information: The river is very low for this time of the year, regular boating is not an option, the best way to fish now is by foot. Smallies are still scattered almost like a summer pattern.
7 Day Outlook: Scattered showers till mid week. Temps will be more fall like later this week.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending June 24, 2007River Conditions: The river is currently at 3.3 ft, water temp in low 80's. River is running fairly clear shore to shore.
Hatches: Caddis and damsel flies.
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart. yellow/chart., chart and white, olive and yellow, gizzard shad, Clouser Crawfish size #6, red/white hackle fly.
Other information: Smallies are in there summer pattern and scattered out. The fish are holding tight to structure. Top water bite has been decent very early and very late.
7 Day Outlook: Hazy, Hot, Humid return this week with a chance of thunderstorms everyday. We really need rain bad.
I will be pike fishing in Canada for the next week, reports will resume in 2 weeks.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending June 10, 2007River Conditions: The river is currently at 3.8 ft water temp upper 70's. West shore is clear, east shore is stained.
Hatches: Caddis and Yellow Drake
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart. yellow/chart., chart and white, olive and yellow. Clouser Crawfish size #4.
Other information: Smallies are in there post spawn funk, and the fishing has been tough. Areas to try are close to structure, the smallies seemed to be tight to structure.
7 Day Outlook: Unsettled weather form most of the week with a chance of t-storms each day.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending May 27, 2007River Conditions: The river is currently at 4.0.Water temp is 73 deg. West shore is stained, east shore is off colored.
Hatches: Caddis and Yellow Drakes.
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart yellow/chart., chart/white, olive/yellow. Clouser Crawfish size #4.
Other information: This is the time of the year were smallies are spawning, with some fish already have. Be careful when fishing we need a good spawn this year. For the post-spawn fish have moved to current breaks and mid-river structure.
7 Day Outlook: Clear and hot for most of the week with a chance of thunderstorms toward the end of the week.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending November 1, 2006This is the last report for 2006. I would like to thank everyone that fished with me this year. Hope everyone has a safe winter and see you in the spring.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending October 15, 2006River Conditions: The river is currently at 3.7 and steady, the water is clear and the temp is mid 50's
Hatches: Caddis late afternoon.
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart. yellow/chart., chart and white, olive and yellow, baby smallmouth.
Other information: The key this time of year are warm sunny days, this warms the water and the bass will become active. Full sinking lines and large streamers are the ticket
7 Day Outlook: We will have rain early in the week which with bring the river up a little, temps will be closer to normal. This is good fall fishing, which will probably last two more weeks.
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending September 10, 2006River Conditions: The river is currently at 4.3 we will be getting out on the water now that the high water has passed and hope to update you on more current conditions later in the week.
Hatches:
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows in chart. yellow/chart., chart and white, olive and yellow. Clouser Crawfish size #4-6.
Other information: The water is starting to cool, the smallmouth are going to start on the fall feeding to prepare for the cold weather.
7 Day Outlook: We are hoping for the river to get stable again this week, however they are calling for rain into Friday. There will be a small rise on the river by the weekend.
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Clemson
Island
to
Harrisburg
Ending
August
27,
2006
River
Conditions:
The
river
is
currently
at
3.5
ft
and
clear
the
whole
way
across.
Water
temp
upper
70's.
The
is
an
algae
bloom
happing.
Hatches:
Caddis
and
white
millers
in
the
evening.
Fly
patterns:
#2-4
Clouser
minnows
in
chart.
yellow/chart.,
chart
and
white,
olive
and
white.
Clouser
Crawfish
size
#4,
Poppers
in
various
colors,
White
and
yellow
floating
minnows.
Other
information:
Smallies
are
spread
out
and
in a
summer
time
pattern,
there
has
been
a
good
top
water
bite
in
the
evenings.
7
Day
Outlook:
There
has
been
a
good
amount
of
rain
this
past
weekend
north
of
Harrisburg,
so
we
will
be
getting
a
rise
latter
this
week.
A
chance
of
showers
through
mid-week.
For
information
on
booking
a
trip
see
"Trip
Information"
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Clemson Island
to Harrisburg
Ending August
15, 2006
River
Conditions: The
river is
currently at 4.4
ft, water temp
low 80's. West
shore out to
middle is clear,
middle to east
shore is still
off color.
Hatches: Caddis,
blue damsels.
Fly patterns:
#2-4
Clouser
minnows in
chart.
yellow/chart.,
chart and white,
olive and
yellow, blue
claw, brown/tan.
Clouser
Crawfish size
#4. Floating
minnows.
Other
information:
With the low
clear water the
smallies have
moved up on the
flats and are in
the late summer
pattern. Fish
the flats and
bars during low
light periods,
and during
mid-day work the
ledges and
riffles.
7 Day Outlook:
Low water will
continue this
week with no
real rain in the
forecast.
Fishing should
remain decent.
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on booking a
trip see
"Trip
Information"
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg
Ending August 7, 2006
River Conditions: The river
is currently at 3.8 and
steady. Water temp mid 80's.
West shore to middle is
clear, east side is still
muddy.
Hatches: Cahills and blue
damsels.( white fly for the
most part is over.)
Fly patterns: #2-4
Clouser
minnows in chart.
yellow/chart., chart
and white, olive and yellow,
susq shiner, blue claw.
Clouser
Crawfish size #4-#6.
Other information: With the
water dropping the
smallmouth have moved up
onto the flats and gravel
bars. A intermediate or type
2 sinking works well in the
shallower water. Fishing
this past week has been good
but with smaller fish.
7 Day Outlook: The flows
should be holding steady.
Cooler temps both day and
night should make for good
fishing.
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trip see "Trip
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending July
30, 2006
River Conditions: The river is currently
at 4.22, water temp 86 deg. West shore
to middle is clear middle to east shore
is muddy.
Hatches: Caddis and Yellow Drake. Some
white flies are still coming off but the
heavier hatch has moved upstream.
Fly patterns: #2-4
Clouser minnows in chart.
yellow/chart.,
chart and white, olive and yellow, and a
new pattern
Clouser
Blue Claw fly.
Clouser
Crawfish size #4.
Other information: Fishing is good right
now with the smallies holding on mid
river structure, especially on the
ledges. Full sinking lines are the
ticket for presenting your fly over
structure. Had a chance to fish with Bob
Clouser this past week and fished a new
pattern of his
Blue Claw fly that was very
effective on the larger smallmouth bass.
7 Day Outlook: We are hoping for the
river to get stable again this week,
there is a small rise coming down for
New York early in the week. After that
steady stages are expected. Very hot
weather with thunderstorms at the end of
the week. Fishing should remain good
this week.
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"Trip Information"
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending July 23, 2006
River Conditions: The river is currently at 4.6 and
rising again from weekend rains up north. The west
shore was clear out to middle, middle to east shore
is still muddy. Water temp 85.
Hatches: The white flies are here, also caddis and
yellow drakes.
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser
minnows in chart. yellow/chart.,
chart and white, olive and yellow.
Clouser Crawfish size
#8, white wullfs and white popper or floating
minnows.
Other information: The fishing has really improved
this past week with some good number days.
Smallmouth are holding on summer structure and
fishing sinking lines getting the fly down in the
higher flow is the ticket. Evening fishing during
the white fly has been very good as well.
7 Day Outlook: The river is receiving afoot or so
rise and that will make fishing tough for most of
the week. Conditions should improve for the weekend
and the fishing should be good.
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Information"
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Clemson Island to Harrisburg Ending July 16, 2006
River Conditions: The river is currently 5.0 ft and slowly
falling. West side to middle is in good shape, middle to east is
still muddy. Water temp 78deg.
Hatches: Caddis and Yellow Drake
Fly patterns: #2-4 Clouser minnows
in chart. yellow/chart., chart and
white, olive and yellow. Clouser
Crawfish size #8.
Other information: Fishing has picked up since the recent
flooding. The key right now is to fish mid-river structure,
really working the fly aggressively.
7 Day Outlook: The river is starting to get stable, however they
are calling for Thunderstorms mid week. White flies should start
showing up, starting south of Harrisburg and working there way
up stream the rest of the month.
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