The Bucks County Angler

  November 24th, 2024… It's 54° out and extremely windy. But for whatever reason I still decided to go fishing for carp. So packed up my three favorite rod and reel sets. A bucket. And a couple of types of bait and set out on a walk to Lake Luxembourg which is only about a half a mile away. Now, the current state of the lake is not overly great. There's been a month and a half long drought going on and it's definitely taking a toll on all of the fishing spots in the area. This year. The water has receded at least 200 feet in the last couple of weeks, leaving a rather muddy mess in its wake. But more on that later. Setting up for carp fishing is pretty straightforward. You need bait, in this case I choose sweet corn and worms and set up one or two rods that you know can handle the load of a larger fish like a carp. Because it often takes quite some time for carp to get hungry and want to bite always prop them up on fishing holders. Which is exactly what I did for this occasi...

  Let's talk about small game fishing               OK, so everybody wants to catch the big fish. You can convince absolutely no one about of concept that small fishing is better. However, there are times when small fishing is required or even unavoidable. Maybe you're trying to catch bait fish for example. Or you're with younger members of the family and the smaller fish are going to be more suitable for them. Maybe it's all that's available in the particular water you're angling in. Whatever the reason, there is lots of different methods for catching smaller ‘pan’ fish and a variety of species to catch here in the Bucks County area.         First and foremost there are sunnies, also known as pumpkin seeds and bluegills, depending on what kind of markings they have and where you're catching them. Sunnies are far the most easy small fish to catch and where you can use almost any var...

                                                               Lake Luxembourg and in the Neshaminy Creek.           One of the most enjoyable fish to catch anywhere is the largemouth bass. One of the most beautiful fish in freshwater, it's prized by anglers all over the world as one of their absolute favorite fish to catch. Now of course, you can catch them with a variety of live bait, night crawlers, red worms, minnows. Even crickets and grasshoppers work pretty well. But there's something kind of special about catching them with lures. I think it's because you must have a considerable amount of skill in order to get the bass to strike the lure and even more so to successfully land the fish. Full disclosure, up until very recently,...