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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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Whatcha think? Lil’ buck hickory or herring? Spi Whatcha think? Lil’ buck hickory or herring? Spilt milt on hand in pic 2. I’m thinking small hickory. Plus, the perch are plentiful now. And carp are showing themselves prespawn (active feeding). Way upper Pax. 

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Fishing Big Hunting Creek in Thurmont was a neat e Fishing Big Hunting Creek in Thurmont was a neat experience. It’s storied water but easily accessible. I took a 5w and various flies for a dry-dropper setup: mostly emergers, Adams, and bead-head nymphs. Simple, simple stuff. In fact, it’s all I fished. In three hrs of total angling time this week (not much, I know, but big thx to my fam for indulging me), I enjoyed a half-dozen active rises on the dry Adams, two takes/hookups, and one fun energetic air-born tango, which shook off (I believe a small brown). As @patuxentsignatureflies said in a previous post, the water is technical and, b/c of its accessibility, very pressured. I found the casting pleasant and roomy enough to really manipulate my casts into the tricky spots and easier, obvious ones. It’s been said the fish are as wise as the presidents that have fished for them. As such, difficult to trick. But it sure was fun trying! 

Oh, and it’s pretty.

#flyfishingonly #bighuntingcreek #flyfishingadventures #marylandfishing #havinagoodtime #angling #fishing #reelchesapeake
A peaceful place… Big Hunting Creek, aka ā€œthe A peaceful place…

Big Hunting Creek, aka ā€œthe creek of presidents,ā€ b/c of its proximity to Camp David. Eisenhower and Carter caught fish here. Browns and brookies reportedly in the water. Have you fished here?

#thurmontmd #flyfishing #flyfishmaryland #troutfishing #marylandadventures #marylandfishing #reelchesapeake
Gonna try some Thurmont things this week… #flyf Gonna try some Thurmont things this week…

#flyfishingadventures #catoctin #bighuntingcreek #cunninghamfalls #marylandfishing
Bluebells and darts are pretty signs of spring. Wh Bluebells and darts are pretty signs of spring. Whites had moved up to the waters I frequent. Shad on their tails any day now. A bit later than last couple seasons but that’s okay.šŸ˜Ž #shadrun2025 #whiteperch #patuxent #chesapeakefishing
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