Maine Fishing with the LD Group
Every year on the last full week of June I rent the entire Wilderness Escape Outfitters lodge in North Maine and anyone who has ever fished with me is welcomed to come along with our group. This year, 9 of us went and the cost was $650.00 / person and that came with 3 meals […]
Mid June Top Water Bite
Mike Miller and his 2 teenage girls came fishing with me for their annual trip. Mike has fished with me about 12 years and this was the girls 7th year. Conditions were right for some top water action and it was great! They caught many good fish on the Adams, LD CHOP’R top water lure. […]
The right rod helps!
This might be long. I took out two great guys on a charter yesterday,(Jon and Paul), that had fished with me last year in the heat of the summer. There were totally different conditions this time. The water was cold in the low 40″s, it was also high, fast, and dirty. Not the easiest conditions. […]
Trophy Smallmouth
This 21 1/2″ smallmouth was no doubt at least 20 yrs old. Rare up here on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. She was released unharmed. Water was 38 degrees with an overcast sky, medium stained water. March 26th, 2024. Caught on a Ragetail 3.25 Swimmer, rigged on a Predator jig using my 6’10” […]
RageTail Swimbaits and Predator Jigs
When the water turns cold say from 35 degrees to 43 degrees it’s hard to beat a RageTail Swimmer for river fish. Fish it very slow in calmer current and you will catch bass to musky!
High/Dirty/Cold Water
Like I tell the people at my seminars in the winter or early spring when the water is only in the 30’s or low 40’s with high/dirty /cold water. Increase your lure profile’ go dark color for contrast, get out of the current and slow down. This is what we did and we had a […]
Back on the river
The day was overcast, the water was dirty, fast and 39 degrees. Just got “The Beast” back from Snake Creek Marine where they installed my new lithium batteries for my 36 volt trolling motor. And repaired my one Tallon. The boat worked great and the guys let some fish by them for me to catch. […]
Well that didn’t Take Long
Got back Sunday night, Just got confirmation from the NRA today, Feb 14th, that they want me back as a speaker in 2025 for the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg as Pennsylvania’s longest active full time fishing guide of 44 years, will be 45 by then! I’ll be 70yrs old by then! Holy Crap! […]
Just got back from the Great American Outdoor Show going through a thousand emails where 25 of which were in reference to charters. The NRA put on a great show in which I booked many charters, sold a few hundred of the Adams fishing lures and close to a hundred of my books. I want […]
Getting Ready for show season
Starting to load the truck today for the Early Bird Expo in Bloomsburg PA. Jan 25th through the 28th. I Have a 20ft booth this year filled with all kinds of lures, new this year are Adams musky lures and suspending jerk baits, take a dollar chance at a 4hr charter with me on the […]