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Read more about the article Weekly Creel : Angling & Conservation News

Weekly Creel : Angling & Conservation News

  • Post published:February 18, 2023
  • Post category:News

Angling, outdoors, and conservation news recap for the week ending February 18th

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Read more about the article Slim Pickins’

Slim Pickins’

  • Post published:February 10, 2023
  • Post category:Reports

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 Weekly Creel : Angling & Conservation News

Weekly Creel : Angling & Conservation News

  • Post published:February 4, 2023
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Angling, outdoors, and conservation news recap for the week ending February 4th

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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
  • Post category:Reports

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 Mining the Quarry

Mining the Quarry

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

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
  • Post category:Reports

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
  • Post category:Reports

Challenging conditions make tournament day a grind, but we found a few fish

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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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