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Read more about the article Bass Fishing at Wye Mills

Bass Fishing at Wye Mills

  • Post published:July 20, 2025
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We catch a bag of largemouth bass at a centuries-old mill lake on Maryland's Eastern Shore using a tried 'n true technique!

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Read more about the article Rock ‘n’ Rolling Valley Adventure

Rock ‘n’ Rolling Valley Adventure

  • Post published:February 24, 2023
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Trio of Central Maryland parks offers mountain-top vistas, rocky-road hiking, prime stargazing, and more great outdoors than you can fit into one trip

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Read more about the article Fly Fishing the Arkansas

Fly Fishing the Arkansas

  • Post published:July 1, 2022
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We travel afar to hone our fly skills at this Colorado Gold Medal trout river

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Read more about the article Americana-Euro-Kitsch Collision

Americana-Euro-Kitsch Collision

  • Post published:April 25, 2022
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Adventure at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, complements the historic charm and outdoor recreation of Virginia's coastal resorts

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Read more about the article Annapolis Waterworks Park: A Hidden Urban Oasis

Annapolis Waterworks Park: A Hidden Urban Oasis

  • Post published:January 7, 2022
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Just minutes from the shopping mall, strip centers, and highway is a freshwater impoundment more than a century old

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Things are shaking up in the creeks. Pre-game bite Things are shaking up in the creeks. Pre-game bite — go #commanders — was very good this morning with jumbo perch and a couple good pickerel hitting the micropaddle once again. Fall fishing is finally shaping up it seems…

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Had a pickerel strike this morning when perch fish Had a pickerel strike this morning when perch fishing in the back of the creek. Usually how it goes as we inch into fall and I love it. The little @moondogbaitco paddletail on an 1/8oz jig works really well for several species. Fish were huddled in slightly deeper water off the shallower flat on the falling tide. 

#fishyfishyfishy #angling #chainpickerel #severnriver #fishphotography
Bit of a surprise catch far upriver in Severn toni Bit of a surprise catch far upriver in Severn tonight when paddling. Every season, I catch a small handful of these baby blues in the creeks. Pretty cool. Also found perch feeding in super skinny mud flats at the end of the creek. All fish hit a micropaddle on 1/8oz ball head jig. Nice evening overall. 

#bluefish #whiteperch #severnriver #ultralightfishing #kayaking #paddleon #fishing #angling
Took a mental health day and fished Tuckahoe lake/ Took a mental health day and fished Tuckahoe lake/creek yesterday in the jon boat. Gorgeous weather and a couple willing, small bass (wacky rigged yum dinger). Very cool area to explore. Lots of small sunnies hanging around. Originally started at Unicorn Lake but it was even more choked than my July recon. Sheesh…something is going on in that one, which is a shame. @marylanddnr can anything be done?

#largemouthbassfishing #bassin #letsgofishing #anglersparadise #tuckahoestatepark
Dude, where’s my fish? While reliable small scho Dude, where’s my fish? While reliable small schools of stripers roam the Ptap/Key area, or Poplar, or lower Potomac, anglers also eagerly search for them in the rivers. But the fish are few and far between. It’s been an “off” year. Its not a coincidence we’re seeing the effect of multiple years of poor spawning classes, poor angling in rivers, and, recently, the ASMFC proposing widespread reductions to the 2026 rec and commercial striper fisheries. 

I spent a morning in a very simple kayak setup hitting my “reliable” creek spots for perch but not finding them either. Just one baby striper. The entire Severn has been awful this summer. I hope we see it turn over this month and into fall. The water is starting to look better and it’s still pretty out there. Fingers crossed 🤞

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