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Stripers are Snapp’in! A Speck here and there and Even a Flounder! Two Walk-On’s Open Now!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Walleye Pete

Beautiful Morning Crossing the Bay!

Light Tackle Striper fishing in the eastern shore islands is still hot and getting hotter! Some really nice fish have been popping up here and there like this 30+incher recently! Fish nailed a purple glitter 6″ BKD www.basskandydelights.com over stumps near shore of an eastern shore island……really good stuff!

Wow!!!!! Great skinny water striper!

Most Stripers being caught are very fiesty 16-20″ Stripers with several fish in the mix bigger. Lot’s of surface plugging action early in the A.M. or on overcast days. However, over major structure I’ve been getting surface hits even in mid-day sun. Always have a plug ready to throw when a slug of stripers shows themselves in an area.

Early A.M. surface plugged beauty!

Experienced angler or new at the game…..fishing is just great over in the skinny stuff! I’m over there often and never get sick of it……..beautiful and different every day! Had a crew from Texas and PA today in the wind…..couldn’t make it another day. We rolled out this morning with a stiff south wind….not horrible but scheduled to get nasty by early afternoon. Rolled up into the islands and found some great fish in 3′ of water in a secluded cove and protected from the wind. Peanut bunker flopping out of the water being chased by nice stripers. Game on! We had many nice fish and the new folks from TX had a ball…..about 1130 am we scooted back across the bay in a NASTY chop……made it back and filleted the fish….great day!Stef was scared of the fish!

Texas Boy Shines!

Stef was a bit afraid of the fish but she did survive……..whoop, whoop!

WIndy day…..great fish and a better dinner coming this evening!

Adventures over to the islands are a beautiful fish catching experience…….I love every one of them! Hoping for another one of these big boys soon!

Huge Speck caught recently in the islands! Hopefully more to come!

WALK-ON Trips Available Now!

UPDATED 3pm on 7 oct 14

Thursday, 9 October- 6am-3pm or so- 1 spot available

Sunday, 12 October- 6am-3pm- 4 spots available

Thursday’s weather outlook is favorable for a trip to light tackle heaven over in the islands. Fish are getting bigger and the numbers are great! Here is a great chance to get a trip over to islands to experience a heck of a good shallow water bite in beautiful waters….come on out and give it a shot!

COST: $120 each

Launch from Beacon Marina, Solomons, MD 255 Lore Road

All light tackle all day!

Launch at 6am and return around 3pm…..some trips have stretched a bit longer. Hard to leave that area!

All baits and tackle provided, bring your own stuff if you’d like

Licensing provided

Boat is a Judge 27 Chespeake……great boat for crossing the bay and fishing skinny! My power poles have been a huge tool over there! Great stuff!

I will fillet fish at the end of the trip

If you would like to go or have questions give me a call at 703-395-9955 to reserve your spot!

Come on out and give it a shot!

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Skinny Water Catching is Holding Up REALLY Well!!!!!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Walleye Pete

Biggest Speck in a Long Time!!!!

Speck fishing this year is way off in numbers compared to the prior three years. At this point last year I was up to 747 Specks caught. This year I’m up to 53……that’s it! The winter kill in VA an NC seems to have really knocked off a huge number of Specks which may have been in Maryland waters this summer. Well……with that said the fishing is still really good! While hoping for a speck or two the stripers are really running wild in the shallow water haunts of the eastern shore islands. Great bent sticks are occuring all day, every day that mother nature lets me ply the waters. Jigs and surface plugs have been connecting on lot’s of great light tackle stripers to 27″ or so.

Great stick bender in skinny water!

I think the 2011 spawned Stripers are now 17 1/2 to 18 1/2 inches or so………seems like the numbers of fish in this size frame are very robust in the shallow water. As long as they stay out of nets we may see a great number of really nice skinny water fish next year. Let’s hope!

Today’s walk-on trip was great! We had 4 nice specks and more stripers than we could begin to count. With water temps in the upper 60’s the fish are very robust and when handled properly they are very strong upon release. Good stuff!!!!!!!

Even a Flounder along with the Stripers!

Henry was the Speck “Hot Stick” today with two really nice specks!

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Great Catching right now! ! Thrilled with the Bite in the Islands! Two Spots Open still For Sunday, 27 Sep!

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Walleye Pete

Holy “Blowfish” Batman! This one was caught on a 6″ Purple Glitter BKD!

Hello Folks! I’ve been really working hard lately! Lot’s of trips in the islands with LOTS of great bent sticks in beautiful remote waters! Water temps today reached as low as 67.5 degrees….prime temp. for a great bite in shallow water. I’ve had Stripers in every type of shallow water lately! Stumps, grass, current rips, sod banks, rocks and wrecks……..all these places have had fish over the last several days! Really good stuff! They aren’t everywhere all the time. I’ve had to work hard to locate fish at times but once located I’ve had great fishing! The one thing loud and clear is CLEAR water is needed for good consistant success!

Biggest Speck of the Year! A true GATOR!!!! Let’s hope there are more to come

I’ve been having a ball fishing in little nooks and crannies all over the islands. Even in wind I’ve been getting into very fishy water. I’m always looking for clear water on the windy days. I don’t even bother fishing the wind blown shorelines…..always check out interior coves, guts and downwind sides of islands on the windy days. The days where the wind gods ease their wrath I am all over the place loving life! Most points with current are holding fish if they haven’t been spooked off.

A tremendous skinny water striper!

Even though the Specks and Reds are just about no-shows in Maryland waters right now…….Stripers are filling the void. Light tackle fishing for these fiesty scrappers is a blast. With the breath taking beautiful environment and heart pounding light tackle runs……our Maryland skinny water Rockfish are providing lot’s of excitement!

Plenty of keepers for a great Striper Dinner!

beautiful fish and look at the backdrop! Just incredible!!!

This September has really been lot’s of fun! All trips have been great successes! As the water temps drop fishing will become more consistant in the islands and I believe we’ll be seeing some bigger fish…..it’s all good!!!

WALK-ON TRIPS OPEN NOW!

A great bite is on right now! If you’d like to fish the islands, meet some new folks and have a great time, right now is the time to get out on a walk-on trip! Here’s what is coming up!

Sunday, 28 Sep- 2 Spots Available

Thursday, 2 Oct- booked solid

Friday, 10 Oct– booked solid

Right now I’m in Beacon Marina at Solomons, MD. 255 Lore Rd, Solomons, MD

Cost: $120 each

We will launch at 6am and return around 3pm. Launch time could change due to tide/weather

I provide all baits/tackle/license. Bring what you want to eat and drink…..bring any of your own gear if you’d like!

I will fillet fish at the end of the trip

If you are interested in going on any of these trips give me a call at 703-395-9955 to reserve your spot!

Come check out the beauty of it all!

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Short notice Cancel on Walk-on for Monday 15 September!

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Walleye Pete

Have 2 spots open for Monday 15 September for a walk on trip. Skinny water light tackle fishing is about as good as it gets. Weather outlook is perfect!

Will launch from Beacon marina at Solomon’s md at 6am on Monday and return around 3pm. The bite is on!

If interested in going give me a call at 703-395-9955……..

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Island Fishing is Darn Good and Going to Get Better! 11 Sep 2014

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Walleye Pete

Charles with a great “nook and cranny” Striper on a really windy day!

Rain and wind Monday and Tuesday lowered the Island water temp down to the mid 70’s….last two days heat brought the temp back up a bit but not too much! Water today was around 77-78 degrees and the sun was shining but that didn’t stop some nice Stripers hitting hard in 5′ and less of water. Right now Stripers are moving in to some shallow water haunts but not in huge numbers. Certainly not an easy game right now but really rewarding! Love hunting hard then scoring on keeper Rockfish in shallow, remote waters. Makes for a great fishing trip! Today and yesterday I fished the islands really hard in the wind…..doing great on decent numbers and some really nice Stripers. The scenery alone is worth the price of admission…..catching is a bonus…..well…you know me…..we HAVE to catch!!!!!!!

Here’s Ron with a fiesty light tackle caught 21″er in remote beautiful water! Good stuff!

Fishing the remote “nooks and crannies” requires stealth and some stratagy. Some areas I’m running into are no wider than my boat is long……..some very shallow water but enough….my boat only needs 14″ to float. My power poles have played a key role in success while fishing points, rock piles, wrecks, weed beds and all the “nooks and crannies”. Couldn’t have the success I’m having without them!

My power poles stop my boat right NOW! While fishing skinny water, current and structure I’m able to perfectly position my boat to enable my anglers to target the best water without spooking fish……..priceless!!!! With the wind blowing and the current ripping the fish I caught today wouldn’t have been possible with my Power Poles!

Baits of choice have been BKD’s ( www.basskandydelights.com ) loaded on jigheads made by Hardhead Custom Baits ( www.hardheadcustombaits.com ) in 1/4 ounce and 3/8 ounce. The water was so high yesterday and today I didn’t need to use weedless jigs in the grass beds. The best technique was working quickly over the grass. Fish were bombing baits above the grass. You could usually see the strike near the surface. Great stuff and hopefully much more to come!

Chris caught many nice Stripers today off the bow of my boat…..most hits he could see happen! Cool stuff!!!!

Here’s Joe in some beautiful water and holding a nice Striper caught on a light stick……nice!!!!

Big mike with one of many for him on Wednsday…..went from wind to flat….love when that happens!

Fish On!!!!!

I never get sick of this!

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