This is what Fall smallmouth fishing is all about on the Delaware river! I found a lot of success Friday evening as well as Sunday morning, both times throwing a dark natural color (watermelon or pumpkin seed) 4 inch senko, rigged wacky style. I search out fast moving current, preferably in the 4+ feet of water range and throw the wacky rig straight out (not up current), or maybe 10 degrees up current and just let it drift down river. I caught 7 smallies south of Dingmans Bridge Friday evening, but none of them were larger than 13 inches. The Delaware current seemed much weaker on Sunday morning when I went out, so I headed north of Dingmans Bridge searching out some faster current. I caught another 6 smallies, 3 of which were about 13-inches or bigger (pictured below).
Delaware River Update:
Friday Evening - Water was clear and low, current was moderate (for late Summer, early Fall). The green algae which has been a bother for the past few weeks has resided at Dingmans Bridge. I received little if no algae on my cast..
Sunday Morning - Water was clear and extremely low. Current was exceptionally weak. Could not fish my wacky rig South of the Bridge as there was not enough current (relatively speaking of course for the Delaware River). Went north of the bridge and found a big rock in the middle of the river to anchor the kayak (with my feet, not a real anchor). The smallmouth bite did not really start until late Morning (10:00 AM) when the sun finally broke.
