Nicholas Raftas
Fishing Report for the Lehigh River and Central, Pennsylvania
Lehigh River Fishing Report: Current Lehigh River Conditions: Time: 0700 Date: 3/23/2022 Current Gate: 6.00’ cg Anticipated Change: N/C...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
Francis E. Walter Re-Evaluation Study
https://www.thelehighriver.org/re-evaluation-study Overview On September 25th, 2019 an agreement was signed to re-evaluate the management...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Juniata River July 3, 2021
Today we took a break from fishing the Susquehanna River due to a high wind forecast. We fished the Juniata River instead and it fished...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
Susquehanna Fishing Report June 29, 2021
I met up with my client yesterday in the Dauphin area at 6:30 am. Air temperatures were predicted to get well into the 90s and that it...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Where To Purchase Smallmouth Bass Flies?
If you mainly fly fish for trout and you'd like to break into the smallmouth bass game it may or may not be obvious as to where to get...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Lehigh River 03/15/2021
Water flow: 1,100 cfs Visibility: 25 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 37 degrees farenheit Water condition: Slightly Turbid Best time...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 26, 2018
- 3 min
When Is the Best Time of the Year to Target Large Brown Trout?
While I believe you can catch large brown trout at any time of the year, I am convinced that the biggest and meanest fish in the river...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 25, 2018
- 1 min
Wild East Outfitters Fly Fishing The Susquehanna River
While this was a tough year for us on the Susquehanna River due to all of the high flows we still managed to have some really great...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Back with a Bang!
After about a month of high muddy water the Wild East Outfitters Guide Service is back at it again and putting some monster smallmouth in...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Aug 19, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Orvis Recon 9' 8 Weight Paired with 8 Weight Saltwater All Arounder Line
I throw a lot of rods paired with different lines and some combos are better than others. I have to give a big thumbs up to the Orvis...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Fishing Report for the Lehigh River and Central, Pennsylvania
Lehigh River Fishing Report: Current Lehigh River Conditions: Time: 0700 Date: 3/23/2022 Current Gate: 6.00’ cg Anticipated Change: N/C...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
Francis E. Walter Re-Evaluation Study
https://www.thelehighriver.org/re-evaluation-study Overview On September 25th, 2019 an agreement was signed to re-evaluate the management...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Juniata River July 3, 2021
Today we took a break from fishing the Susquehanna River due to a high wind forecast. We fished the Juniata River instead and it fished...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
Susquehanna Fishing Report June 29, 2021
I met up with my client yesterday in the Dauphin area at 6:30 am. Air temperatures were predicted to get well into the 90s and that it...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Where To Purchase Smallmouth Bass Flies?
If you mainly fly fish for trout and you'd like to break into the smallmouth bass game it may or may not be obvious as to where to get...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Lehigh River 03/15/2021
Water flow: 1,100 cfs Visibility: 25 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 37 degrees farenheit Water condition: Slightly Turbid Best time...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 26, 2018
- 3 min
When Is the Best Time of the Year to Target Large Brown Trout?
While I believe you can catch large brown trout at any time of the year, I am convinced that the biggest and meanest fish in the river...
2,538 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 25, 2018
- 1 min
Wild East Outfitters Fly Fishing The Susquehanna River
While this was a tough year for us on the Susquehanna River due to all of the high flows we still managed to have some really great...
103 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Back with a Bang!
After about a month of high muddy water the Wild East Outfitters Guide Service is back at it again and putting some monster smallmouth in...
92 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Aug 19, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Orvis Recon 9' 8 Weight Paired with 8 Weight Saltwater All Arounder Line
I throw a lot of rods paired with different lines and some combos are better than others. I have to give a big thumbs up to the Orvis...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Fishing Report for the Lehigh River and Central, Pennsylvania
Lehigh River Fishing Report: Current Lehigh River Conditions: Time: 0700 Date: 3/23/2022 Current Gate: 6.00’ cg Anticipated Change: N/C...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
Francis E. Walter Re-Evaluation Study
https://www.thelehighriver.org/re-evaluation-study Overview On September 25th, 2019 an agreement was signed to re-evaluate the management...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Juniata River July 3, 2021
Today we took a break from fishing the Susquehanna River due to a high wind forecast. We fished the Juniata River instead and it fished...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
Susquehanna Fishing Report June 29, 2021
I met up with my client yesterday in the Dauphin area at 6:30 am. Air temperatures were predicted to get well into the 90s and that it...
95 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Where To Purchase Smallmouth Bass Flies?
If you mainly fly fish for trout and you'd like to break into the smallmouth bass game it may or may not be obvious as to where to get...
139 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Report Lehigh River 03/15/2021
Water flow: 1,100 cfs Visibility: 25 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 37 degrees farenheit Water condition: Slightly Turbid Best time...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 26, 2018
- 3 min
When Is the Best Time of the Year to Target Large Brown Trout?
While I believe you can catch large brown trout at any time of the year, I am convinced that the biggest and meanest fish in the river...
2,538 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Nov 25, 2018
- 1 min
Wild East Outfitters Fly Fishing The Susquehanna River
While this was a tough year for us on the Susquehanna River due to all of the high flows we still managed to have some really great...
103 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Back with a Bang!
After about a month of high muddy water the Wild East Outfitters Guide Service is back at it again and putting some monster smallmouth in...
92 views0 comments
Nicholas Raftas
- Aug 19, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Orvis Recon 9' 8 Weight Paired with 8 Weight Saltwater All Arounder Line
I throw a lot of rods paired with different lines and some combos are better than others. I have to give a big thumbs up to the Orvis...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Aug 19, 2018
- 1 min
STREAM REPORT MORE HIGH WATER August 19, 2018
This has been the craziest year I can remember due to high water and excessive amounts of rain. The Susquehanna and Juniata have just...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 31, 2018
- 1 min
High Water Again!
The outlook for smallmouth bass fishing on the Susquehanna doesn't look good for the immediate future... they are getting rain again in...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 10, 2018
- 1 min
Is the Susquehanna River On A Rebound?
Wild East Outfitters Fly Fishing Guide Service over the past 5 years has personally witnessed the Susquehanna River rebound back to one...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 10, 2018
- 1 min
Fishing Report 07/10/2018
Lehigh River: 67.8 degrees out of the dam. If you are going to fish start early and finish early before the water warms up in the...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 7, 2018
- 1 min
Updates on Lehigh River Dam Improvements at Francis E. Walter
Congressman Lou Barletta, regarding the inclusion of funding for the feasibility study needed to evaluate possible in the Army Corps of...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 7, 2018
- 1 min
Susquehanna / Juniata River Report 07/07/2018
Things have gotten a bit messy on the Susquehanna and Juniata River's lately but both rivers have fished pretty well...some days have...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
Hopper Dropper Streamer Rig
Here is a great video on how to fish hopper dropper rigs. On the Lehigh River we fish a lot of foam stonefly patterns with dropper...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 5, 2018
- 2 min
Lehigh River Water Temperature Gauges
As you may know the Lehigh River is a tailwater but it is still affected by thermal issues as the coldwater pool usually runs out by...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
Everybody Needs a Crutch Some Time
What do you fall back on when it seems like nothing you do is putting fish in the net? The Susquehanna River and Juniata River's can...
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Nicholas Raftas
- Jul 4, 2018
- 1 min
How to Fish a Bass Popper To Maximum Effect
This is a very useful video on how to fish Bass Poppers while out on guide trips with me on the Susquehanna, Juniata and Lehigh Rivers....
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