Severn River

Back to Life: Jon Boat Restoration

A start-to-finish tutorial on restoring an abandoned aluminum vessel, registering with DNR, and enjoying it for years

Despite tough conditions, we catch a wind drift that produces a good bag of yellow perch and pickerel

Angling for pickerel and yellow perch, we worked hard to find the pattern, then hammered 'em when we did!

As Christmas approaches, winter patterns for cold-weather species heat up in the middle Chesapeake region

Early season pickerel fishing has been difficult, but we caught a few during a week's worth of trips, plus a couple bonus species

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

Pre-front weather, a moving tide, and careful planning make for a successful morning targeting striped bass and pickerel

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

After periods of rain and cold weather, the bite can be downright difficult