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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 3, 20211 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 27, 20212 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 26, 20183 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 25, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Aug 19, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 23, 20222 min read
437 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jan 14, 20221 min read
61 views
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 3, 20211 min read
138 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 29, 20211 min read
95 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 27, 20212 min read
143 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 16, 20211 min read
156 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 26, 20183 min read
2,872 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 25, 20181 min read
103 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Sep 3, 20181 min read
93 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Aug 19, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 23, 20222 min read
437 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jan 14, 20221 min read
61 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 3, 20211 min read
138 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 29, 20211 min read
95 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jun 27, 20212 min read
143 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Mar 16, 20211 min read
156 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 26, 20183 min read
2,872 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Nov 25, 20181 min read
103 views
0 comments


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...
Nicholas Raftas
Sep 3, 20181 min read
93 views
0 comments
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...
Nicholas Raftas
Aug 19, 20181 min read
234 views
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Aug 19, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 31, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 10, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 10, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 7, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 7, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 5, 20181 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 5, 20182 min read
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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...
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 5, 20181 min read
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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....
Nicholas Raftas
Jul 4, 20181 min read
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