Fishing Reports

The Belvidere NJ gauge reads 5.4 feet and water is slightly stained. Finally....4 fish in the boat today, and 2 bonus walleye with Chris Gorsuch and Mike Novis on board. Water temps 36 degrees with floating chunks of ice all over the river. I hit 2 while running the boat. Bass all ate between Noon and 1:30pm at the highest sunlight time of the day. I told those who attended my seminar at the Garden State Expo yesterday that I'd give it a try and we made it out. Winter trips are available at a reduced rate--6-hour trips are $225!

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Our next expo is Harrisburg Feb 6-14. We will be doing seminars Tuesday Feb 9 thru Sunday Feb 14. I'll be profiling many of the go-to lures on our BWA guided trips up on the Bass Tub. Come by and book your 2010 trips. And visit the improved version of our TV show site, which is undergoing updates daily at this point! We need the clicks, so visit often! Thanks.

2010 trips have begun booking. To get the desired dates for next season, clients should book their trips early.

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Do you own an Outboard jet motor? Are you thinking about purchasing one? Backwoods AnglerTV has produced this exclusive DVD, "30-Minute PM, Outboard Jet Preventative Maintenance" is absolutely a must for Outboard Jet owners! In several easy-to-follow procedures, Chris Gorsuch and Blaine Mengel go hands on with Blaine's motor to teach you how to maintain your lower unit's endurance and performance. This DVD is sure to save you money from repairs and it will keep you on the water and on the fish!

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Jay Rosenthal's first smallie on his late Nov. trip was this thin 18-incher that fell for a CW Smallie Delight Jig. (11-09)

Louie "The Legend" Nicolo boated this 17-inch Del. River smallie on a Smithwick Rogue. Then as he missed a huge 20+ inch brute that came off at the boatside, this was the result...OUCH! (11-09)

Susquehanna River--December 5, 2009

The Susky fall bite has turned wintery, but the fish are adjusting! Still we catch decent numbers of smallies and a bunch of large ones to boot on each trip. THe most recent trip, Chris Gorsuch and I had a BWA "Staff Meeting" on the Susky. Remember this is December and water was 43 degrees. We boated 53 smallmouth!!! Amazing, and at least 20 fish were 3 pounds or better and 5 or 6 were at the 4 lb mark! INcredible December fishing with just a bit of rain. That's what the rain means to river bass fishing. Click this link and enjoy our photo slide show for the day. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/575806394dTNmBa

Tom Sommers and I boated 22 smallies Tuesday. At least 12 came unbuttoned before we landed them on a very mushy, lethargic bite day. Tom's 20.25 inch beast was the fish of the day. She was easily 4.5 pounds or better. On both trips all but one bass ate Mizmo Small Jaws tubes and other small profile tubes. Remember, TUesday is open in my schedule and might be the last decent weather day for a while, so grab it while you can.

NOTICE--To all anglers fishing the Susky, please promote Catch and Release on ALL smallmouth. We as anglers need to do our part.

Jake Cole caught this November slammer (18.5 in.) smallie from the Susqehanna River on a susp. jerkbait. (11-09)

Tom Sommers caught this 20-inch Susquehanna trophy on a Mizmo Tube. He and I boated 22 bass Dec. 1! (12-09)

Another jerkbait smallie for Jake. (11-09)

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2010 Outdoor Expo Schedule

1. Garden St. Outdoor Sportsmen's Show--January 14-17--Edison, NJ--Seminars (Cold Water Big D smallies)

2. Eastern Sports and Outdoor Expo--Feb. 6-14--Harrisburg, PA--Seminars (Jet Maintenance/Post-Spawn LMB/Cold Water SMB)

3. Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Expo--Feb 25-28--Oaks, PA--Seminars (Cold Water Del. River Smallies)

4. Calvary Church Outdoor Expo--Souderton, PA--March 6

5. Cabela's Captains/Guides Weekend (Spring Sale Weekend)--March 7--Hamburg, PA--Seminars. (Cold Water Big D. Smallies)

*The word Seminars means we are conducting seminars at these shows.

Lake Champlain TV Shoot

BWA TV took to the road earlier this week and headed for Northern NY state and the mighty waters of Lake Champlain for our most recent shoot. What a shoot it was! November is not a time for the weary on Champlain. Our first morning began to the tune of 28 degrees while our second started a bit milder but with 3/4 footers on the lake caused by a 20+mph southerly "breeze". Numerous 4+ pound smallmouth were willing to get their faces on camera, and we even topped the 5 pound mark 3 times!! We fished with Pete Casamento at Adirondack Champlain Guide Service. Check out the TV show site for updates and clips which will soon be uploaded.

THE CLOUDS

Rebeckah Mengel--Age 10

The clouds are white and fluffy. They even look like mashed potatoes and vanilla ice cream, but not all of them.

The skinny clouds look like feathers that have different shapes.

There are grey storm clouds that thunder and lightning and rain.

But I love white fluffy clouds. They even look like cauliflower.

One time when I was on a plane and we went up into the clouds, it looked like cloud kingdom.

Clouds can be as white as snow; They really are as white as snow.

Sometimes they aren't even in the sky. But clouds are beautiful to me.

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 of The Susquehanna River Smallmouth Club

May 12, 2005--5 pound 6 ounce brute Delaware River smallmouth--Assalt Salt Stik

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"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.

"...The photos were great, but we had no idea that there are that many big smallmouth so close by in the Delaware River...Good information."

Delores Crossan, Lewes, DE

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