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Read more about the article Disappearing Act: Schooling Stripers a Rare Sight

Disappearing Act: Schooling Stripers a Rare Sight

  • Post published:November 10, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

It's been a tough fall for striper anglers in the mid-Bay, but there's still more than a few out there

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Read more about the article Light Tackle, Light Fish

Light Tackle, Light Fish

  • Post published:September 13, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

It's mid-September and fish activity is picking up. Fishing from the community beach with a handful of go-to lures brought in a couple species

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Read more about the article Pre-Fall Stripers: Slow Start, Strong Finish

Pre-Fall Stripers: Slow Start, Strong Finish

  • Post published:August 23, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

Early signs of autumn and the week's full moon spurred striped bass activity; the bite was good, but took effort to find!

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Read more about the article Severn River Sunsets & Fishing

Severn River Sunsets & Fishing

  • Post published:August 16, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

Evening boating in late-summer offers excellent sunset views and the opportunity to hook into feeding fish!

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Read more about the article Striped Bass Topwater Fiesta

Striped Bass Topwater Fiesta

  • Post published:July 5, 2024
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

A new moon, plus a favorable tide, temperatures, and cloud cover create the recipe for great fishing at dawn!

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Read more about the article Night Moves: Stripers at Dusk

Night Moves: Stripers at Dusk

  • Post published:June 14, 2024
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The best striped bass fishing in the middle Chesapeake Bay is happening in the rivers during dusk, dawn, and overnight

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Read more about the article Pleasant Start to Summer Striper Fishing

Pleasant Start to Summer Striper Fishing

  • Post published:May 24, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

On a beautiful morning, the Severn River produced a few schools of striped bass

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Read more about the article Mild, Then Hot Spring Fishing

Mild, Then Hot Spring Fishing

  • Post published:May 3, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

Has the shad run in Central Maryland started cooling off or is it firing on all cylinders? A week's worth of fishing gives us some answers

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Read more about the article Shad Fishing Slam

Shad Fishing Slam

  • Post published:April 19, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

The upper Patuxent River continues to offer a glimpse of how well the shad runs have been this spring throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed

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Brothers don’t shake hands…brothers crab! Took my Brothers don’t shake hands…brothers crab! Took my brother @houckrob on the river this wknd and we caught some. Laid traps in 5-10’ and did okay. Good pickin’

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Morning fish on the fly. Ngl, I’m smitten with eve Morning fish on the fly. Ngl, I’m smitten with everything fly right now. The more ya put in, the more ya get out. Both the schoolies and the speckled trout (surprise!) hit the go-to Clouser

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Went to river church this a.m. and met a few in th Went to river church this a.m. and met a few in the congregation. Fly cast Clousers for schoolies but the perch said hi instead. All good. Itch scratched

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Gorgeous morning, beautiful fish. Fly casting to a Gorgeous morning, beautiful fish. Fly casting to a small group today. 💁‍♂️ Clouser on intermediate line. Ends of deep water docks. Fun way to finish the summer striper season before August closure.😎

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