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For your next business outing, instead of the usual golf outing, why not take associates and clients on the Delaware River for an exciting change of pace? They'll be sure to remember!

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Click this link for information on a new and exciting trophy brown trout trip!

Come aboard and see why we're your best choice for a guided PA river smallmouth bass fishing trip!

Hannah's Trophy

My oldest daughter, Hannah, caught this smallmouth on her first outing! It measured 18-inches. She used a tube and her own Scooby-Doo rod! Visit the photo gallery and fishing reports page for other photos of anglers and their trophies caught while fishing with The Backwoods Angler! Book today and create your own lifelong memories!

Gift Certificates for full or partial trips, lure packs, and books make great gifts for the fisherperson in your life! We now have tube heads and round ball heads available. Click the Tackle Shop link above!

The Backwoods Angler was founded in 2000 by Blaine Mengel, Jr., and offers professionally guided smallmouth bass fishing trips on the Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Schuylkill River and other select waters in Eastern and Central PA. I am a PA registered guide (Permit # 176), and I am fully insured by Jack Martin & Assoc. Insurance Co., in MD. I am certified in CPR, First Aid and Water Safety. The Backwoods Angler utilized the finest products in the industry. I am sponsored by Pradco Lures, Mizmo Bait Company, Don's Handcrafted Jigs, Shimano, Gamma Fishing Line and Case Plastics . I am a member of the Delaware Valley Outdoors Pro Staff, and am a distributor for Case Plastics products. See the new Tackle Shop Page for details.

I am Chief Editor for The Northeastern Angler E-Magazine and host of The Backwoods Angler with Blaine Mengel TV Show. The Backwoods Angler has been profiled in The Morning Call and Reading Eagle newspapers, as well as by A Great Day Outdoors TV, Delaware Valley Outdoors TV and Pennsylvania Outdoor Life, WNEP-TV. I do speaking engagements on Delaware River smallmouth bass fishing. I contribute a weekly fishing report for The Morning Call newspaper and Delaware Valley Outdoors TV/Radio/Internet. In the Jan/Feb '05 issue of Bassin' magazine, I took part in a feature on cold water bass tactics. BWA has been featured in 2 bass fishing/guides pieces published by In-Fishermen. I am a freelance writer for The Reading Eagle newspaper and New Jersey Angler magazine. The Backwoods Angler is a family business. We operate 12 months per year and 7 days per week. All trips are run on a custom ODYSSEY JET BOAT. This boat is fully equipped and offers ample space and comfort for clients.

To see why we're your best choice for a river smallmouth bass trip in PA, BOOK YOUR TRIP WITH THE BACKWOODS ANGLER TODAY!

"I consider him, inch for inch, and pound for pound, the gamest fish that swims!"
-Dr. James Henshall

BWA Tackle Shop

TV Show

The Northeastern Angler E-Magazine

Notice: THE DELAWARE RIVER SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING HANDBOOK IS CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER. I AM ALSO CLOSE TO FINISHING THE SECOND EDITION WHICH INCLUDES EXCERPTS ON THE BIG D'S TWO LARGEST TRIBUTARIES, THE SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGH RIVERS! I'LL ADVISE UPON COMPLETION.

"THE DELAWARE RIVER SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING HANDBOOK", first edition is now available through this site or by phone. This 46 page handbook includes photos as well as tips and techniques we implement for daily success on this tremendous smallmouth river. To purchase "The Delaware River Smallmouth Bass Fishing Handbook", please email me and use the PayPal link at the top of this page. Or call 610-868-9349. Include $7.00 for the book plus $1.50 for shipping.

"I enjoyed your book...You managed to put together the perfect, informative manual for chasing Delaware River smallies...I felt instantly enlightened regarding fish location during changing water conditions...Found it very informative..."

Joseph Dziedzina--Easton, PA (7-04)

Seminars/Speaking Engagements

***I am available for speaking engagements/seminars on Delaware River Smallmouth Bass Fishing for expos, club gatherings and smaller flea market type shows. Click here for my Bio.***

"Just wanted to thank Blaine for making the trip out to speak to the group. He gave a great talk. As I told him afterward, the club is made up of mostly accomplished and proficient anglers . I can always tell how effective the speaker is by their reactions to the speech. During Blaine's presentation there was almost no sidebar conversations and many nods in agreement. Blaine definitely knows his stuff. Most of all he has the personality to go along with it. It would be very easy to spend a day in the boat with him."

Matt Dotts--President--Susquehanna River Smallmouth Club

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