Fishing for monsters out of the abyss in Susquehanna River 
By Frank Bodani US Source: York Daily Record 3/13/2021

They come to the Susquehanna River to fish for something they’ve only heard about.

The biggest fish in the river, the biggest in Pennsylvania – the kind of thing that almost doesn’t seem like it should even be here.

The flathead catfish phenomenon continues to grow.

It’s common to catch them from 20 to 30 pounds each, though they easily get twice that size in the lower third of the river.
 

“It’s about catching the biggest fish I can catch,” said Mark Kraemer from Tamaqua, Pa. He and his 17-year-old son, Riley, grew tired of the expense and three-hour trips to the New Jersey shore for saltwater fishing.

That’s what drove them to the stretch of the Susquehanna between York and Lancaster counties in September. They hooked up with Rod Bates and his Koinonia Guide Service business.

They caught nearly two dozen smaller channel catfish as early evening turned to dark.

Things quieted until about midnight.

The hits then exploded, three flathead catfish in 20 minutes.

The first was truly a giant – 42 pounds, 3 ounces. It was the largest flathead a customer had pulled in during Bates’ 21 years of guiding on the river.

Certainly, though, there are even bigger ones out there.

 
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