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Read more about the article The Invasive Blue Catfish of the Chesapeake Bay

The Invasive Blue Catfish of the Chesapeake Bay

  • Post published:June 19, 2024
  • Post category:Features/Tactics

Introduced to the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s, blue catfish have exploded throughout the watershed, concerning biologists but exciting anglers

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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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Read more about the article Spring Shad Runs Starting Early

Spring Shad Runs Starting Early

  • Post published:April 3, 2024
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

The reports are in...early! Hickory and American shad are showing up weeks ahead of schedule in the Potomac, Patuxent, and throughout the Bay watershed

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Read more about the article Weekly Fishing Report

Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:March 21, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

Spring arrived this week, so did cold weather. Fish are biting throughout the Chesapeake, but it's been a challenge.

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Read more about the article Chasing the Spring Run

Chasing the Spring Run

  • Post published:March 21, 2023
  • Post category:Reports

Several exciting fish species zip through Chesapeake tributaries each Spring and we tried to intercept a few

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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
  • Post category:Reports

We target pickerel, panfish, striped bass, and snakehead, and the results were...uh...something

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Read more about the article The Spring Shad Run

The Spring Shad Run

  • Post published:April 29, 2022
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

Locations, tackle, and techniques for catching the very exciting "poor man's tarpon"

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Read more about the article Keep On Keepin’ On

Keep On Keepin’ On

  • Post published:April 22, 2022
  • Post category:Reports

Persistence pays off with our target species caught, but on the most unlikely lure

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Read more about the article The Gubnah Was On!

The Gubnah Was On!

  • Post published:March 27, 2022
  • Post category:Reports

Signs of spring at Governor Bridge Natural Area and the Patuxent River were abundant

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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 3” paddletail gently worked in shallow water. Beautiful stuff

#chainpickerel #fallfishing #autumnvibes🍁 #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 3” paddletail. It’s so peaceful this time of year. Good clean fun!

#pickerelfishing #severnriver #chainpickerel #slimedarts #novemberfish #ccamaryland #angling #reelchesapeake
A nice fish—a rogue in the creek. I saw a swirl of A nice fish—a rogue in the creek. I saw a swirl off a small sandy point and decided to jig my little bait at the end/bottom in about 10 feet. Just slowly letting it touch and hop along. Then the thump/slurp, and a fun, little pull in the kayak. Just 8# test line, so had to let this fish play around before lipping ‘er. Water is cold…take care and caution out there. 

#stripedbass #bassfishing #chesapeakebay #chesapeakebayfishing #severnriver #marylandoutdoors #reelchesapeake
Mind kinda blown w/ this Severn largie catch = my Mind kinda blown w/ this Severn largie catch = my first. A few have been caught this summer/fall by others. It’s a bit unusual in this trib but not unheard of. Went for pickerel this afternoon, just fartin around the creek in the kayak and made a few casts/catches. All hit the inline spinner in pic3. 

#largemouthbassfishing #pickerelfishing #severnriver #marylandfishing #chesapeakebay
Found a few stacks chompin in the Severn on back-t Found a few stacks chompin in the Severn on back-to-back mornings this week. Good stuff. Like really good stuff. Lots of fish. All on bucktails worked deeper around structure. Windward side too, which was a bit challenging. Shortest about 17, and up to two-footers. 

#stripedbassfishing #stripahs #marylandfishing #chesapeakebayfishing #severnriver #fishfishfish #reelemin #fishing
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