The Susquehanna River is approximately 444 miles long and is the longest river on the East Coast.  The North Branch of the Susquehanna River begins at Otsego Lake and empties into the Northern end of Chesapeake Bay.  The Susquehanna River is a fertile limestone river home to one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the East.  The Susquehanna River supports a very diverse fishery. Anglers can fish for muskie, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, panfish, catfish and carp.  Fishing is often best around sunrise and sunset, however, smallmouth will often be bite all day. Good live baits include minnows, or hellgrammites. Artificial baits like rubber worms or plastic crayfish imitations also work well on smallmouth bass. Fly rods and poppers are very popular with some anglers targeting smallmouth bass.