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The Susquehanna River is the nation's sixteenth largest river.
The river has its origin at Otsego Lake near Cooperstown, N.Y. From here it flows 444 miles until it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Other large N.Y. tributaries of the Susquehanna River include the Unadilla River, Chenango River, and the Chemung River.
The Susquehanna River is well known for its smallmouth bass and walleye fishing. It does however have a very big population of catfish and panfish. Tiger muskellunge and northern pike are also very plentiful here as well. Some of the best known fishing hot spots would be the Rock Bottom Dam, Hickories Park in Owego, Hiawatha Island, the Owego Creek mouth, and the Cannon Hole in Waverly.
When fishing on the Susquehanna River some of the fish species you may encounter include Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Rock Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Sunfish, Bullheads, Bowfin, White Suckers, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Carp, Tiger Muskellunge, Hybrid Striped Bass, American Shad
Smallmouth bass prefer deeper and colder water than largemouth bass which enables both species to coexist in the same environment without competing directly against each other. In rivers they prefer the faster moving water and will be found around large boulder or bridge abutments. Largemouth on the other hand prefer shallower and more turbid water and are often found in weedbeds and around fallen timber in the slower moving stretches of rivers.
Both species will feed on minnows, crayfish, insects, worms, snails, frogs, or most anything that they can catch and swallow. This is one reason so many fisherman love bass fishing, because they are fairly easy to catch and will hit most any lure that invades their space.
Tackle for bass fishing is as simple as you want it to be, or can be as complex as you want with many tournament fisherman having 5 or 6 rods all rigged with different lines and lures for certain fishing conditions. Most any medium action rod 6 foot in length and spooled with 10 or 12 pound test line would be sufficient for most fishing conditions.
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