Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 25
LastChance
Smallmouth
Bass
by Jeff Knapp
Dave Keith shows
off a 20-inch
Smallmouth Bass
taken on the
Allegheny River
last December
on a tube jig.
photos by the author
Unlike the mythical gold at the end of a rainbow, bronze at
the end of a fishing year really does exist. Bronze, that is, in
the form of big Smallmouth Bass. In reservoirs, lakes and
rivers, late fall is one of the top times to take good numbers
of quality-sized bronzebacks.
Late fall Smallmouth Bass can be taken with relative
consistency well into autumn, sometimes even early winter.
Much depends on the weather and how quickly things chill
down. The cutoff seems to be 40 degrees F. While you can
take late fall Smallmouth Bass in colder water, particularly
if the descent has been a slow one, such action could be
described as a bonus, not sport one can depend on.
PFBC website: www.fishandboat.com
Dave Lehman and Chad Templin ply the clear
water of Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, well
into the late fall. Usually, they fish together. At
anytime from October through December, I can
expect to receive a text message that includes an
image of a big Smallmouth Bass. They don't usually
catch a bunch, but each trip seems to yield at least
one Smallmouth Bass and a good one in the 4- to
5-pound-plus category.
Though Templin and Lehman often share a boat,
presentation-wise, their approaches differ, likely based
on personal confidence in bait-style selection.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Straight Talk
Contents
Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Your Fishing Field Guide
Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Hard Metal for Cold Water
Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Erie Steelhead Success
Boating Terms from A to Z
Fishing Reminiscences
Reflecting on the Water
Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Notes from the Stream
Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Chessie
My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover2
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 1
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Straight Talk
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 4
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 9
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 11
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 17
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 19
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 20
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 22
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 24
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 26
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 27
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Hard Metal for Cold Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 30
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Erie Steelhead Success
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 35
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Boating Terms from A to Z
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 37
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishing Reminiscences
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 39
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 40
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 44
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 45
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 48
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Chessie
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 55
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 63
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover4
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