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Chesapeake Bay and Florida Light Tackle Fishing Guide. |
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WIll be posting a new report soon! Lot’s of good stuff going on right now!!!!
Some REALLY big light tackle fish lately! Had a couple of the fattest 32″ fish I’ve ever seen! They were as big around as they were long….well not quite but pretty darn fat! They were full of menhaden and little crabs. Don’t know what the future holds but lately (last month and 1/2) the fishing has been off the hook good! Here are the two super fatties caught in the last couple of days…..
The big fish lately were in a very (hit and miss) place. Sometimes some great fish are there and sometimes they aren’t. Nature of the beast…….Over in the islands it’s been pure hit! Huge numbers of great fish. Lot’s of keeper size fish in the mix and some big fish also……..
Booked solid on Sunday, 12 October……..weather outlook is PERFECT for fishing the islands. If interested give me a call at 703-395-9955 to reserve you spot!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!!!!!!!
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!
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.
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!
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!