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Read more about the article Grind on the River

Grind on the River

  • Post published:August 4, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

Striped bass action resumes across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but would I find life in the Severn River?

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Read more about the article Bass Fishing at Wye Mills

Bass Fishing at Wye Mills

  • Post published:July 20, 2025
  • Post category:Adventures/Reports

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 Perch Poundin’

Perch Poundin’

  • Post published:June 27, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

White perch are, perhaps, the most reliable species to target during the hottest days of summer...if you know where to find them

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Read more about the article Early Returns: Striped Bass Fishing in the Severn

Early Returns: Striped Bass Fishing in the Severn

  • Post published:June 20, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

This June, we're seeing lot of bait, but fewer stripers; that should change in the coming days/weeks

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Read more about the article River Rascals

River Rascals

  • Post published:March 15, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

Flexing a 5w fly rod for the first time this winter on a stretch of Central Maryland water caught a few wily fallfish

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Read more about the article ’24 Shad Angler Survey Results

’24 Shad Angler Survey Results

  • Post published:February 7, 2025
  • Post category:News/Reports

Maryland Department of Natural Resources shares angler statistics from last year's shad runs!

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Read more about the article Thaw Out & First Casts

Thaw Out & First Casts

  • Post published:January 31, 2025
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With winter's grip loosening and fishing opportunities increasing, we plan to target trout on the fly, perch and fallfish spinning, and jerking up pickerel, among other species!

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Read more about the article Hooked on Carp

Hooked on Carp

  • Post published:January 6, 2025
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As 2024 came to a close, we lucked into a cove of carp, igniting a new angling pursuit for the year ahead!

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Read more about the article Yellow Perch and Pickerel Season Fires Up!

Yellow Perch and Pickerel Season Fires Up!

  • Post published:November 26, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, both species tend to get frisky, feed hard, and offer anglers excellent fishing!

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Found a spritely school of striped bass up to 30ā€i Found a spritely school of striped bass up to 30ā€ish, more or less. Not the giants, but fun to catch and release for about an hour in 3-6’ of relatively clean water over an expansive shoal. This was an early morning this week. The new moon helps. Interestingly, the bass were hitting the silver SP minnow but not fully taking it. So I tied on a smaller silver jerkbait. No hits at all. Hmmm. Switched back to the SP, but in gold bunker color. The fish ate it time and again! Go figure. When things aren’t quite working, change something. Colors, retrieve, scents, location, etc., etc.

#stripedbass #springfishing #chesapeakebayfishing #baylife #marylandstyle
It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r is the real deal. Found a couple packs of chunky stripers in the Severn/Whitehall area, cruising in 4–6’. Got a few fish to eat. All on the SP minnow pictured. A bit foggy through morning and overcast, which was great. Calm water until 10:30am. Fish seemed to bite about an hour into the tide turning. Bite lasted maybe an hour tops. Give it a shot when the conditions align—the opportunity is out there…

#stripedbass #chesapeakebayfishing #chasingtail #fishon #stripedbassfishing
More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tre More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tree, osprey return, skunk cabbage, redbuds, red-shouldered hawk, carp carcass. Lots going on—live, dead—circle of life is only going to move faster as the weather warms…

#severnriver #circleoflife #fishing #snakehead #chesapeakebay
Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg masses are likely a week-plus old. Saw them when scouting the run last week. Best educated guess is the perch made their run during the first warmup earlier this month. Many more signs of spring up there. Will post more…

#severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing #yellowperch @sraontheriver #chesapeakebay #signsofspring
Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Severn, to fish for…..gizzard shad?! Bleh šŸ¤®šŸ˜‚ All good fun regardless, but maybe I should have ventured to the mouth?

#fishin #anglin #feelslikespringā˜€ļø #severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing
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