Susquhanna River, MD
Port Deposit Fishing Pier
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 2:00pm to 4:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 2:00pm to 3:00pm
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 41.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- Above normal
- User
- Brian Peacock
Fish Caught
Crappie
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8" | Black and yellow Panther Martin Original |
Notable Fish: 6" - 8" Time Caught: 2:30pm Fish Depth: 1' - 3' Water Depth: 6' - 10' Kept/Released: / 7 Water Type: Slack water and Current break Retrieve: Cast and retrieve slowly Leader/Tippet: 8 lbs. test |
| 7 | 8" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudy | X | X | X |
| Precipitation | |||
| Rain - Light | X | X | |
| Snow | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 35.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- 29.62^
- Moon Phase
- 61% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
RickWaypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Tides
No tide information was saved with this outing.
Notes
I didn't go fishing today but my good friend Rick did and he gave me his data for his outing. He told me that he found a school of Crappie in about 7 feet of water . He was using a 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz. inline Panther Martin spinner with a silver blade and a black with yellow spoted body. He clamed that the water was a little muddy posibly from the rain and melting snow run off and I'm sure if I were there to inspect the situation better that I would have seen a prodominate color change at the current break. My belief is that these fish were schooled up susspending in the calmer dingier water either snatching up bait fish as they swung out into the slack water from the curent and these fish lie waiting in the dingy water where they could not be seen by the minnows, or the minnows were on there way out from the safty of the pier to deeper water due to the fast rising presure of the storm comming in the next day. After finding the school of crappie feeding well in such conditions I would have opted to put on a tube or a susspending jerk bait if those crappie were there, they were there for a reason and I can almost say that there were other fish there, under the crappie, as well, like Small mouth or Large mouth Bass, Waleye,or even some rock fish. Due to Ricks inexperience I don't think he took total advantage of this situation. Either way if not for Rick this log in would not exist. Thanks Rick!