Swatara location?

[robkonowitch]

Since I need the practice casting, I was thinking of heading to the Swatara tonight to see if I could catch some bass. Is there a better location to try than by Hoffer park in Middletown? What should I throw

 

[Chaz]

You can go above the gap and catch some trout. Just saying.

 

[robkonowitch]

Where is that? Not great at finding locations

 

[robkonowitch]

Where is that? Not great at finding locations

 

[krayfish2]

I believe that bass season is closed in that area until June 15. Susky fro.sunbury to holtwood and 1-2 miles up each feeder. Targeting them isn't even allowed or that's my understanding. Go higher near fiddlers elbow or Hershey.

 

[robkonowitch]

Thanks. I was thinking I could try to catch something. May have to find a good location just to play.

 

[beeber2]

I read the distance is 1/2 mile up feeder streams. I forgot where I read that. Main stem Suskie and Juniata.

 

[Chaz]

Just North of the Junction of I 78 and I 81, where I 81 goes through Blue Mountain.Swatara Gap

 

[salmonoid]

beeber2 wrote:
I read the distance is 1/2 mile up feeder streams. I forgot where I read that. Main stem Suskie and Juniata.

Maybe here?

I think the standard for bass in the off-season would be the same idea that exists for fishing wild trout streams outside the extended season. It's legal to fish in streams that have bass year-round, but you have an immediate obligation to return any bass caught to the water unharmed. There is a strict liability which you incur, in that any fish that is not immediately released after caught, or that expires as a result of you catching it would put you in violation of the regulation. The C&R bass regs prohibit tournaments during this time of year and do use the word "target", but I would think that might be hard to enforce, because one could always claim the catch was an incidental. I guess that language could be in there to prevent anglers from setting up and targeting bass on spawning beds.

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