Some pictures from fishing on the Schuylkill River
I recently did some fishing on the Schuylkill river. I also took some pictures during that time.
Schuylkill River meeting the Bearcreek in Auburn
Schuylkill River at the first railroad bridge southeast of Auburn.Going south on the tracks towards Port Clinton, PA
I started fishing that day down at the old canal in Auburn. Believe it or not the fishing is good. Sunfish will constantly bite as soon as the bait hits the water. Catfish are really abundant too and can be caught with worms or corn. The preceding day it rained so the water was real murky at the top of the canal. You could still see a lot of carp feeding near the surface. The carp in the canal are huge. They had to be anywhere from 18 to 36 inches easily.
Not many people know of the old Auburn canal, even those of us that do really don’t fish it much anymore. The area is grown in these days, but you can still get back there. I just know the area well since I used to fish there a lot as a child.
To reach the old Auburn canal: From Auburn going east on Rt. 895, just turn off on the right as soon as just pass The Arch (The railroad bridge you go under rigt after Union Bank & Trust).
Goin west on Rt. 895 (from Rt. 61) just pull over to the left before the Auburn Arch goin into town.
Once you are pulled over, either direction, there is an old dirt road that will take you back to the canal if you keep following it. The road is grown in also, however you can still tell it’s there.
Fishing on the Schuylkill river that day was decent with sunfish, white fish, suckers, catfish, and carp biting well. Nothing of size though.
Well, there ya go. Just another day in the outdoors fishing.
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The old canal always had some big fish in there. Guys used to fish that alot maybe 25 to 35 years ago
Here’s a Schuylkill River Channel Catfish that I caught in August 2008 in Pottstowns Riverfront park.
Let’s try this again. If you click on my name this should take you right to the picture that I’m talking about. This is a 26 1/2 inch Channel catfish caught in Pottstown in Riverfront Park in August 2008. Bait was a piece of a hot dog. Be usre to check out my web site for more fishing pics at http://www.RobValineimages.com
The Schuylkill River is looking good and the fishing has improved dramatically over the past few years. Smallmouth bass and Catfishing is outstanding. I turned a 32″ Channel catfish loose 2 years ago that was caught from the Hanover st. bridge. I’m looking forward to seeing Shad and Stripers in the river when the fish ladders are completed that are currently under construction. Walleye and White Perch would be nice to see in the river as well. This is a fishery that is making a major comeback. The future looks bright for the Schuylkill River.
Rob Valine
You could put out those hanging nets with bird feed in them to hang in trees. They seem to go down very well. You can get them in all hardware stores.