THE SAFE HARBOR DAM

For the past number of weeks, a friend of mine has been talking to me all about his fishing trips down to Bethany Beach in Delaware.  All about the great fun they had going out and fishing for what-ever they could get.  They caught some nice looking Flounder, some Stripers, and a few Crockers that they just threw back into the sea.  The Flounder's they kept, and found they were real good eating.

In the process of doing all this, I started thinking about getting back out there and do some fishing on my own around this area that I have not done in more than 20 yrs.  I used to enjoy going out and trying my luck at some favorite fishing places that are around here.  Just why I stopped doing it, I really don't remember.  Could be any number of reasons.  Probably just sorta lost interest.

The more I thought about it the more I wanted to take up fishing again.  It's not because I don't have any fishing gear at all.  Down here in the Den I have 7 different Rods and Reels that just hung there on the wall gathering allot of dust.  My Fishing or Tackle Box has plenty of Spinning Lures, Crank Baits, Plastic Worms, hooks, sinkers, and floats so I don't have to really buy anything more.  I even have (2) 12 ft. Surf Rods and Reels for fishing in the surf down at the shore points.  So with all that I decided to get back out there and do what I used to enjoy.  Went over and checked out some of my old fishing spots and found that they have changed a bit over the years.  Allot of over-growth where there was none.  Water seems too be more muddy than it did.  The others have stayed the same, pretty much.  Even after all these years have passed.

This is one of the favorite places that I used to fish at.  Named the Safe Harbor Dam and Power Company this area has some great potential for catching large fish that have been taken from here.  Again, the weather was stupid.  Looked like rain at any minute.

This is looking down on the Susquehanna River that flows from the Dam.  My favorite spot is just below where this Image was taken.  There have been some large Mouth Bass, Muskie, Steel Head Trout, and other fish taken from this area.  This is what I like.  Going fishing for something that can give you a fight.

Looking off to the left above my favorite spot.  Water here was running rather swift today because of the heavy rain we have been getting.  I wanted to go do some fishing below here, but my spot was taken by 2 other fisherman that got here before me.  So, had to go find another place and try my luck.

Would have loved to go over to that Island in the middle of the River and fish, but it would be highly impossible to get over there, unless you had a strong boat with a big engine.  Water is deep, and it runs rather swift in this area.  Another big problem is if the warning sounds that the Dam is going to let out some water down the River, there is no place to get out of the way!

So, I went and found a place that looked pretty good and I gave it a try.  Using a favorite Spinner Bait I fished for about 3 hrs.  Did not get anything at all!  Not even a hit on my Lure.  Even tried my "Crawdad" Bait, but nothing.  Maybe the fish were just not biting at this time.  Maybe too much rain and they all washed down river.  Don't know.  But it was nice to get out there again.  I have this week-end off from work, so maybe I'll go and try another place.  Maybe I'll have better luck.