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Read more about the article Perch ‘n Pickerel!

Perch ‘n Pickerel!

  • Post published:December 16, 2022
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

As Christmas approaches, winter patterns for cold-weather species heat up in the middle Chesapeake region

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Read more about the article Severn Tough

Severn Tough

  • Post published:December 2, 2022
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Early season pickerel fishing has been difficult, but we caught a few during a week's worth of trips, plus a couple bonus species

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Read more about the article HOCB Pickerel Slam Recap

HOCB Pickerel Slam Recap

  • Post published:November 20, 2022
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Challenging conditions make tournament day a grind, but we found a few fish

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Read more about the article Thumps, Bumps & Hooksets

Thumps, Bumps & Hooksets

  • Post published:November 10, 2022
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Pre-front weather, a moving tide, and careful planning make for a successful morning targeting striped bass and pickerel

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Read more about the article Halloween Week: Are the Fish Scared?

Halloween Week: Are the Fish Scared?

  • Post published:November 4, 2022
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We target pickerel, panfish, striped bass, and snakehead, and the results were...uh...something

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Read more about the article Streamin’ on the Fly

Streamin’ on the Fly

  • Post published:October 18, 2022
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A trip to Savage, Maryland on a bluebird day offers a peaceful fly fishing experience

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Read more about the article Post-Frontal Fishin’

Post-Frontal Fishin’

  • Post published:October 9, 2022
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After periods of rain and cold weather, the bite can be downright difficult

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Read more about the article Football Season!

Football Season!

  • Post published:September 30, 2022
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Chunky largemouth bass hit topwater on this spooky morning at Governor Bridge Natural Area

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Read more about the article Play Your Cards!

Play Your Cards!

  • Post published:September 21, 2022
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When weather conditions speak to you, "Go fishing," you darn well better get out there

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šŸ˜Ž James Houck’s fishin’ handle
šŸŽ£ Angling, adventure & conservation!
šŸ“ Severn River, Maryland
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HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. Found a good number of them—all sizes, with some bigs in the mix. I tried method feeding and got them to nose the bait but couldn’t entice a really good take/hookset. Still learning this species and different techniques. Also saw the remnants of carp the eagles and hawks have been picking off. This is a fun winter pursuit! 

#carpefishing #commoncarp #carpangling #chesapeakebayfishing #winterseason #januaryhikes #hiking #bankfishing #reelchesapeake
2025 was a chill year of mixed adventures, a few f 2025 was a chill year of mixed adventures, a few firsts, and plenty of family fun outdoors. Lots of places explored throughout Maryland and beyond. As for the fishing…wrote a recap and posted to the site—thoughts on what was caught, not, and reasons/opinions why. Your mileage probably varies šŸ˜‰

#goodbye2025 #fishonward #exploreoutdoors #bootsontheground #linesin #fishingadventures #chesapeakebay #maryland #familyfishingfun #reelchesapeake
Swirls and smiles today with these silly sallies. Swirls and smiles today with these silly sallies. From high noon tide til about 4pm, I searched for the esox in the little creeks of the upper Severn from the lil jon. Tough go but found a couple players when I switched from a white paddletail to dark gold. Nothing crazy or specimen size. Just simple winter fishing. There was more wind on the water than anticipated tho. H2O was 39F. These are such beautiful, wily fish. 

#chainpickerel #esoxfishing #winterfun #fishhard #pickerelfishing #chesapeakebayfishing #severnriver #reelchesapeake
Another gorgeous afternoon of pickerel fishing. It Another gorgeous afternoon of pickerel fishing. It was a repeat performance—multiple fish in back of creek, hitting a white 3ā€ paddletail gently worked in shallow water. Beautiful stuff

#chainpickerel #fallfishing #autumnvibesšŸ #severnriver #fishon #tugisthedrug #pickerelfishing #catchemifyoucan #chesapeakebay #angling #fishing #reelchesapeake
Fished the home creek and it took a while to find Fished the home creek and it took a while to find them, but in the last hour of light, I moved to the very back of it, where the bit of sun we had today shone the most, and found a bunch of em. A bunch. Landed 5, another 8 shook off. Largest landed only 22.75 but thick and healthy. All hit a white 3ā€ paddletail. It’s so peaceful this time of year. Good clean fun!

#pickerelfishing #severnriver #chainpickerel #slimedarts #novemberfish #ccamaryland #angling #reelchesapeake
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