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Read more about the article Oh, Beautiful Day

Oh, Beautiful Day

  • Post published:February 25, 2023
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When there's 100 percent cloud cover and a chance of rain, the only logical choice is to go fishing, and we're glad we did!

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Read more about the article Slim Pickins’

Slim Pickins’

  • Post published:February 10, 2023
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A wonky week of weather created a challenging fishery, but we found a few pickerel willing to play

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Read more about the article Hot Steel Cuts the Cold

Hot Steel Cuts the Cold

  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Reports

Howling winds and mid-winter temps almost got the better of us, but then a particularly hot lure got the party started

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Read more about the article Any Way the Winds Blow

Any Way the Winds Blow

  • Post published:January 6, 2023
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Despite tough conditions, we catch a wind drift that produces a good bag of yellow perch and pickerel

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Read more about the article Rockin’ New Year’s Eve!

Rockin’ New Year’s Eve!

  • Post published:December 31, 2022
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From Point Lookout, at the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River, we hunt for jumbo striped bass on the last day of the year

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Read more about the article Mining the Quarry

Mining the Quarry

  • Post published:December 22, 2022
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Angling for pickerel and yellow perch, we worked hard to find the pattern, then hammered 'em when we did!

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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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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 🤞

#stripedbass #toughbite #kayakfishing #fishfinder #chesapeakebay
Trolly Line #9 Trail in Ellicott City is an easy ‘n cool little hike—about 2.5m round hike. Nice cut-through w/ boardwalk, a couple tiny falls/pools, and great tree canopy. We checked it out yesterday, then dipped into town for ice cream and window shopping. 

#ellicottcitymd #takeahike #hiking #walking #downtown
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