Shallow Water Surface Bite On, Deep water breakers and Island Stripers! It’s all happening…..Walk-On Trip Open For This Thursday, 21 May is booked solid

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Walleye Pete

30″er on the Surface! Good stuff!

Nice fish are whacking surface plugs early.  With a little cloud cover the bite will hang on all morning!  I’ve been launching at 5am lately and it’s paid off!  The last several days I’ve had a limit of fish by 7 am or so with many releases to boot!  Today was the first day I’ve seen fish under birds with huge schools.  Jigging deep in the schools is producing a larger grade of fish for sure!  On the surface I’m using Stillwater Smack’it surface plugs,  Yozuri crystal minnows and wind cheaters for crank baits.  My soft bait of choice is an 8″ bust’em bait in white, chartruese or albino.  In the eastern shore islands I’ve been hitting a decent number of fish with many stripers over 20″ on most days.  We’ve caught some Stripers up to 28″  in the islands.  I’ve had 7 Speckled sea trout so far.  Nothing to write home about but at least it’s a start!  Moral of the story so far is plenty of Stripers are on the prowl and ready to eat in many different areas of Chesapeake Bay out of Solomons.  Good stuff for sure!

Here’s Anna with a real nice striper caught on her FIRST cast! Doesn’t get any better than that!!!

Hoping for more of these this week!

First Bluefish in the islands was yesterday!

 

WALK-ON TRIP Thursday, 21 May 2015- booked solid!  More walk-ons soon!

Light tackle fishing is great right now!  Getting some large fish on surface plugs early then hunting down Stripers and Specks in the waters of the eastern shore islands.  Island trips cover many miles, the sights priceless.  Fishing is good too!  This thursday’s forecast is for light easterly breeze….perfect!  Could be great!

Running a walk-on trip this coming thursday, 21  May 2015.  Right now the wind forecast is light!  Light wind equals good fishing!  We will launch from Beacon Marina in Solomons, MD 255 Lore Rd, Solomons, MD at 5AM.   We will use light tackle all day.  Suface plugging to start and then take the day as it comes depending on the bite.  Launch will be 5AM and we’ll return around 2pm or so.

Cost: $120 each

WEAR OR BRING LONG PANTS AND SHIRT….BUGS COULD BE BAD……BUG DOPE MIGHT HELP BUT MIGHT NOT……

I provide all baits and tackle….bring your own stuff if you’d like

Boat is licensed, you don’t need a license

I will fillet any keeper fish we catch

Launch at 5AM, return at 2PM or so

If you are interested in going give me a call or text at 703-395-9955 to reserve your spot.

Big one caught on the last walk-on trip…….surface plug bomber!!!

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Walk-On’s Booked Solid For This Saturday 16 May! First day of two Stripers over 20″ for the dinner table!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Walleye Pete

Have caught a few Specks and plenty of Stripers! Eastern shore islands and some main stem of the Bay is looking good!

 

Light tackle fishing is great right now!  Getting some large fish on surface plugs early then hunting down Stripers and Specks in the waters of the eastern shore islands.  Island trips cover many miles, the sights priceless.  Fishing is good too!  This saturdays forecast is for southerly breeze…..very fishable!

WALK-ON TRIP Saturday,  16 May 2015- booked solid

Running a walk-on trip this comingSaturday, 20  May 2015.  Right now the wind forecast is light!  Light wind equals good fishing!  We will launch from Beacon Marina in Solomons, MD 255 Lore Rd, Solomons, MD.  We will use light tackle all day.  Suface plugging to start and then take the day as it comes depending on the bite.  Launch will be 530am and we’ll return around 230 or so.

Cost: $120 each

WEAR OR BRING LONG PANTS AND SHIRT….BUGS COULD BE BAD……BUG DOPE MIGHT HELP BUT MIGHT NOT……

I provide all baits and tackle….bring your own stuff if you’d like

Boat is licensed, you don’t need a license

I will fillet any keeper fish we catch

Launch at 530am, return at 230 or so

If you are interested in going give me a call or text at 703-395-9955 to reserve your spot.

                                         Big one caught on yesterday’s walk-on trip…….surface plug bomber!!!

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All the Specks DID NOT Die last winter……….yay!!!!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Walleye Pete

Tommy with a great Speck Today! May 12

 

Last year we didn’t get the first speck until June 3.  Today, May 12 we caught 5!  All over 16″ and 4 of 5 18″-20″.  Nothing huge but a start for sure!  All specks were caught on 4″ Chartruese and white Bust’m Baits Paddle tails.  Along with Specks, Stripers are active in shallow water areas with rips, stumps and grass beds.

 

 

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Hot Shallow Water/Surface Plug bite! What a great few days of catching! Walk-On Booked Solid for this tuesday!

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Walleye Pete

Sunrise Surface Plugger! 35″er to start the day!

 

Last few days of fishing has been a big hit!  Catching fish in most shallow water areas I’m fishing.  Today we immediately hit many great fish on surface plugs.  Yesterday we caught many fish but none over 30″…..today was a different story.  A few over 30″ on light tackle is a real good thing!  Looks as though many fish have rolled out of the spawning rivers.  Over the last 4 days I’ve seen more and larger fish in the mix over in the eastern shore and on the western shore in skinny water.  It’s all good!  Best baits have been surface plugs (Storm Chug Bugs and Stillwater Smack’it’s)  Color doesn’t seem to matter….I guess what ever you like will work if the fish are present.  When I’m not catching I move quickly to my next spot…..always on the hunt.  Today was one of those days where I looked pretty smart!  I like that!

May Worm eating 32″er……..real nice on light tackle in skinny water!

 

Great stripers caught shallow on light tackle……just awesome!

Spawned out big one…..eating hard today!

Running across a flat sea…..sweet!

 

WALK-ON TRIP TUESDAY, 12 May 2015-BOOKED SOLID…..more walk-on’s to come!

Running a walk-on trip this coming tuesday, 12 May 2015.  Right now the wind forecast is light!  Light wind equals good fishing!  We will launch from Beacon Marina in Solomons, MD 255 Lore Rd, Solomons, MD.  We will use light tackle all day.  Suface plugging to start and then take the day as it comes depending on the bite.  Launch will be 530am and we’ll return around 230 or so.

Cost: $120 each

I provide all baits and tackle….bring your own stuff if you’d like

Boat is licensed, you don’t need a license

I will fillet any keeper fish we catch

Launch at 530am, return at 230 or so

If you are interested in going give me a call or text at 703-395-9955 to reserve your spot.

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Really Short Notice Walk-On Trip, Tomorrow, 4 may 2015! Walk-On’s Open for this thursday and Friday!

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Walleye Pete

Surface plugging is started up!

 

SHORT NOTICE WALK-ON TOMORROW-  Booked solid for tomorrow 4 may 2015

Thursday, 7 May 2015- booked solid

Friday,    8 may 2015  – 3  spots available

 

Hello All,

Short notice walk-on for tomorrow, 4 May 2015.  Had a sheduling issue and now an open date!  With the beautiful weather/light winds for tommorow I can’t not try to get out there!  Great opportunity to jump on the boat and cover a bunch of great water light tackle jigging and plugging.  The water temps are warming and the spawn is waining…..this all equals a great bite could very well be on for tomorrow!  We will launch at 530am….immediately run out to attempt some bigger fish on plugs then we’ll run over to the islands and work’m over real good.  Water temps will be in the 60’s…..fish will be hungry!  Hoping for the first speck of the year!  Hoping some made it through the winter…..we’ll see!  Had many fish on the fly yesterday!

The Fly was hot yesterday! Jigs were real easy!

 

If you are interested in tomorrow, 4 may 2015  Also I’ve got 7 and 8 May available right now.  If you would like to book the boat for one of those days or jump on a walk-on give me a call at 703-395-9955.

Walk-On Trip is $120 each for these trips.  If you want to book the boat it’s $600 for up to 5 anglers.

We will launch from Beacon Marina in Solomons at 255 Lore Rd, slip A-1 at 530am.

I provide all Rods/reels and baits.  Bring your own food and drink.  Licensing provided by the boat!

I will fillet any fish kept at the end of the trip

Call with any questions of to book a spot at 703-395-9955!

 

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