Hi guys.I'm Nick from Harford Cty. Md.I usually fish the Susquehanna River in Md. & S.Pa. for Walleyes.It's been slow here so far this fall season.I once fished Deep creek with a guide from Johnny Marples years ago  for N.pike & walleyes.We fished early May.There were still no leaves on the trees yet?Any way,we fished from sun up to sun down and this guide fished every cove in the lake.It was close to 200 mi. & 3hr. 45 min. from my home so I haven't been there since.We caught every species in the lake except a Walleye or N.Pike.I'd like to get back there and try again though.I fish from shore,kayak, & boat.

I caught my first walleye there in 1966.We usually use jigs w/twister tails and rebel type plugs.The average size has been 15-20in.with a few under & over.There's no more freshwater/tidal water boundary line at Deer Creek since 1990.After the striper morretorium the DNR made the entire river tidal to keep the striper regs. the same in that part of the river.It's still been very slow for walleyes this fall.

I was aware that the original and actual tidewater line was officially "moved" up to the dam, but never understood why the regs could not have been modified to protect stripers either in tidewater and/or the entire Susquehanna River, period.  Or perhaps the regs could have said stripers cannot be harvested anywhere in the state, EXCEPT... (and list those bodies of freshwater or whatever here).  Perhaps there was a good reason for moving the designated tide line (anybody know?), but claims of global warming advocates aside, the tide still stops in the same place.  It strikes me about the same as if the government of a tropical country decided to 'move' the equator for convenience.  It is what it is.

here is your report .......I slammed them today , walleyes and super duper jumbo perch in close to shore . anchored up at 10;00 am and didn't move till 4:00 pm when I left

well....the perch werebigger than the eyes

By coincidence, my ice fishing days started in Harford County, on Broad Creek (an impounded cove of Conowingo Lake).  As a teenager I worked in a tackle shop and learned that the owner was planning a day trip up that way, so I asked to tag along.  I had no specialized gear of either the tackle or the clothing variety.  Not even a five-gallon pail to sit on!  Fortunately, despite it being a generally slow day for everyone in that cove, I managed to catch a very large black crappie well within the first half-hour.  A couple of nice 'gills came along later. After that I froze myself silly, but by then I was already hooked on the novel experience of fishing hardwater.  If it were not for the better boots and clothing and shelters available today, I suppose my ice fishing days would pretty soon be over.  But if I ever get a legitimate heater I really can't see any reason to have to hang up my auger.