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The kids are out of school now so be sure to take advantage of being able to spend some time together; perhaps fishing or crabbing. You might also think to ask them if they have a friend that might like to go also; it can really put the sparkle to a trip; especially if your son or daughter can act as a go between mentor.

The 2011 Maryland Fishing Challenge has just over two months to go before the big celebration at Sandy Point State Park on September 10th. There are a lot of great prizes up for grabs so take a good look at that big white perch or croaker before you take a swipe with the fillet knife and if catch and release is your game and you have a qualifying fish take a picture and register your fish on line. It's not hard to do with the new system that is in place and you might just find yourself wining a new boat, motor and trailer. Also keep an eye out for those chartreuse Diamond Jim tags on striped bass; there is as much as $25,000 up for grabs this year.

Water temperatures in the Chesapeake are still holding in the mid to upper 70's this week and salinities are starting to creep up to normal levels. The higher salinities should have a positive effect on fish and crab movement. Upper bay fishermen have been mostly chumming and trolling for their striped bass. Chumming at the Love Point grounds has been a popular place to start and fishermen are finding good catches early in the morning and close to the bottom. A good running tide is paramount and secondary locations such as Swan Point and Podickory Point. Trolling along channel edges around the Triple Buoys area and Sandy Point Light have been a good option also. Storms and spoons in tandem or behind spreader bars and umbrella rigs close to the bottom have been a good choice. Live spot are becoming more common now and live lining along the channel edges in about 35' of water is a very good way to catch striped bass.

White perch can be found on the oyster lumps such as Man O War Shoals and Tea Kettle Shoals and also in the tidal rivers near docks and similar sunken wood structure. Channel catfish are ready and raring to take baits in the upper most areas of the bay and tidal rivers. As salinities rise crabbing should improve and a greater influx of croaker and spot may occur.

In the middle region of the bay live lining spot for striped bass is beginning to come into full swing as smaller spot become more plentiful. Channel edges near the Hill at the mouth of Eastern Bay, the False Channel at the mouth of the Choptank and sharp edges at Thomas Point and the western side of the shipping channel are all good places to explore; the sweet spot tends to be around 35'. Trolling is a good option and the False Channel edges, out in front of Poplar Island near Buoy 84 and the western edge of the shipping channel are all good places to troll. Medium sized bucktails, spoons and Storms are all good choices to troll close to the bottom. Fishermen are seeing more bait in the bay now in the form of small menhaden and with that more action in regard to light tackle jigging and casting to breaking fish. These two old friends got together to jig up a pair each of nice striped bass off Poplar Island.


Croaker fishing continues to be good in the evening hours as the fish move out of the deeper areas and move up into shallower waters. The channel edges in about 30' of water often tend to be a good start when looking for croaker and a good running tide is essential. White perch fishing in the tidal rivers remains good and shallow water fishing for striped bass in the early morning hours has been good. This type of fishing typically comes to a halt though as soon as the sun peeks above the horizon. Recreational crabbing has been good in most tidal rivers and creeks in the region; the large crabs from the last shed are now heavy and offering some fine table fare.

The lower bay region has been offering some exciting fishing opportunities for striped bass in the shallow waters along the edges of Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds as well as old favorites such as Cedar Point in the early morning hours before the sun gets too high in the sky. Speckled trout are also part of the mix on the eastern shore and surface poppers, soft plastic swim shads and bucktails have been favorite lures to use. Live lining spot is moving up to center stage now that small spot are readily available in the tidal rivers and creeks. The 35' channel edge outside of the Gas Docks is one of the best places to hook up with striped bass in this fashion. Chumming along the channel edges in the mouth of the Potomac, Buoy 72 and Cove Point have been good places to try lately and bluefish are becoming more common everyday. Trolling can be a good option for striped bass and large red drum in the area north of the Target Ship can offer some exciting catch and release action.

Croaker fishing has been very good in the mouth of the Patuxent, Buoy 72, Tangier Sound and Pocomoke Sound. A typical summer pattern of holding deep during the day and moving up channel edges and onto shoal areas at dark is taking place. There are also sea trout and large spot being caught mostly during the day. The presence of flounder in the Tangier Sound area is perhaps one of the most exciting developments in the last week or so. After a rather lack luster season last year; this season's catches have been pleasing fishermen. If you want to catch large flounder, the channel edges and adjoining shoals is the place to be. Recreational crabbing has been very good in the tidal rivers and creeks on both sides of the bay.

Freshwater fishermen are finding good fishing for smallmouth bass this week at Deep Creek Lake with soft plastics, tubes and crankbaits along rocky shorelines. Largemouth bass are hitting spinnerbaits near grass beds and soft plastics have been a good choice near floating docks. Smallmouth bass fishing has also been good on the upper Potomac and John Mullican sent us this update. The upper river is in great shape and fishing well. Smallmouth bass will take a variety of baits, but it's still hard to beat the tube jig for catching fish day in and day out. Other productive lures include x-raps, crankbaits, and 4" grubs on 1/16 or 1/8 oz jigheads; topwater lures are a fun, and productive, way to catch bass during the early mornings and evenings. I have been doing the best in rocky habitat 2 – 4 feet deep with good current flow. Mike Leiter holds up a nice early morning upper Potomac smallmouth for the camera before releasing it.


Largemouth bass are holding to a summer pattern of activity now; which means getting up early and hitting the water before dawn, whether it is your favorite lake, pond or tidal water. The bass are feeding shallow near the edges of grass so most topwater lures are a good choice. As the sun rises higher in the sky bass will look for cool shade under thick grass or deep sunken wood. Soft plastics, jigs and crankbaits are good choices to fish deeper waters. The recent cooler weather has made for better fishing and it may last through the weekend. Fishermen have been reporting catching some big smallmouth bass lately in the lower Susquehanna along with channel catfish and out on the flats largemouth bass are being caught.

The fishing scene in the Ocean City area is settling into a summer pattern of species as water temperatures rise above the 70-degree mark off the beaches; but it far from being mundane. Surf fishermen are catching a summer mix of kingfish, croaker, flounder and small bluefish. Those wishing for a lot more pull, have been fishing large menhaden baits and catching and releasing sand tiger sharks and sting rays.

At the inlet bluefish and striped bass have been dominating the fishing scene at night on a good flood tide. Casting Got-Cha lures, swim shads or drifting live spot have been producing well for fishermen. During the day, flounder and a mix of sheepshead and tautog are being caught. David Yost holds up a really nice tog he caught off a bulkhead inside the inlet.


Beach flounder fishing has been good this week from the airport north to the Route 90 Bridge with some of the most consistent action coming from the Thorofare. Small sea bass are becoming a bit pesky in regards to squid baits but the arrival of croaker has been a welcomed addition.

Sea bass fishing has been fair to good on the wreck sites with the best fishing occurring on the wrecks farther offshore. Cod, tautog and even pollock can be an exciting addition to a long day of fishing at these sites. The yellowfin tuna bite has been one of the best anyone can remember for a long time in the canyon areas and white marlin, dolphin and the occasional bigeye tuna are rounding out the mix.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keith Lockwood has been writing the Fishing Report since 2003 and has had a long career as a fisheries research biologist since 1973. Over the course of his career he has studied estuarine fishery populations, ocean species, and over a decade long study of bioaccumulation of chemicals in aquatic species in New Jersey. Upon moving to Oxford on the eastern shore of Maryland; research endeavors focused on a variety of catch and release studies as well as other fisheries related research at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory. Education and outreach to the fishing public has always been an important component to the mission of these studies. Keith is an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, bird dogs, family and life on the eastern shore of Maryland.]]> fishingreport Fishing Photos and Reports Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:30:55 -0500 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,136,136#msg-136 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,136,136#msg-136
I have continued with the full Flounder fishing mode, basically just drift fishing now for a solid two weeks on all of my All Day Trips. While we have certainly had our fair share of pain while fishing for these Flatties, we have also seen some really good action at times and we have actually had some great catches of Flounder with fish up to about 7 lbs. over these last couple of weeks. It doesn't happen every day but remember this is still fishing. When everything falls into place we have definitely racked up some decent numbers of these flat fish for fluking this time of the year.

I have continued to spend just about all of my time fishing over the rocky ledges and the coral bottoms of the old grounds and jigging continues to be the best method for catching these fish in just about every situation I have seen. The anglers that seem to work the hardest along with the lucky ones are catching the most fish. The fish are seldom committing suicide but of course its nice when they do! I have to admit we have seen some our best action in what seemed like the most unlikely of conditions, proving that you just never know with these Flounder. When they are feeding we can catch them!

We really have had some fun with these fish over the last couple weeks and I expect to continue enjoying similar success with the Flatties for the remainder of our summer season. Traditionally some of our best Flounder fishing action has always been a little later in the year during some of the hottest dog days of summer and with the amount of fish that seems to be around in the various different locations, this year should be much the same. Water temperatures are warming up rather nicely and it seems we have had just the right amount of wind from the east or from the southeast to churn some of the warmer surface water down a little deeper. Bottom temperatures are much warmer now than they were just a few days ago when every fish you brought up from the depths felt as if they needed to be wearing an overcoat because they had felt so cold. Surface temps in the Ocean have been pretty stable at just above or just below the seventy degree mark on most days, and bottom temps have actually crept up into the low fifties now according to the readings.

As far as a variety catch that we see, it is still pretty much just the flat fish that are making our day. We do still see an occasional Sea Bass that will make the grade, and there has been a few small ling in the mix along with some snapper sized Blues on some of our trips, but it is most decidedly the Flounder that have been holding everyone's attention at the rail.

The way these fish have been biting the Jigs, our fishing has been both challenging and interesting to say the least. Some days the Flounder seem to be more aggressive; actually jumping up after the jig or the teaser, and on some days they just tug or lay on the bait keeping you guessing as to just how to set the hook. I continue to see frequent limit catches with keepers and on most days top hooks can rack up well into double digits or more of Flounder caught when the bite is on.

The offshore scene continues to be red hot with the Tuna action. Both Bluefin, as well as Yellowfin Tuna have been wearing out the arms of offshore anglers for a solid two to three weeks now. While the best Yellowfin action has been more along the edges of the canyons, the inshore lumps have been providing some serious rod bending action with mostly Bluefin and the occasional Yellowfin as well as some Mahi. There have also been several Billfish already landed along the deeper edges. Capt. Benny is all geared up and now ready for his upcoming offshore adventure and has informed me that there are still plenty of open days available on the Lewestown Lady for both day trips as well as the overnighters in search of these Tuna.

Back up in the Delaware Bay, Half Day trips have been seeing lots of action with mostly junk fish such as Sharks and Skates but on several occasions they have been seeing some small Flounder, Trout, and Kingfish coming over the rail. There has also been quite a few Blowfish landed helping to please the Jr. Anglers on these inshore trips. Croakers have still not shown up enough in numbers to really say that we are catching any amount of them, however a few scouts have been landed recently and they should be showing up in much better numbers in the short weeks ahead.

We are most definitely in the full summer swing here at the Wharf now with Full Day trips running daily and Half Day trips now running three times a day. We also are now running daily cruises to see the Dolphins, and I am proud to report that the Wharf Restaurant is now open daily under new management and serving some outstanding food for breakfast lunch and dinner. I have personally eaten there and it is without a doubt worth your while to check it out when you are in town! The new and improved Wharf Restaurant is rocking!

I will continue running the Full Day trips sailing at 7:00 a.m. Every morning and we will be focusing primarily with the Flounder we return to the dock usually between 4:00 and 4:30. Half Day trips will depart the docks at 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. and then again at 6:00 p.m. Half Day trips will be targeting anything willing to bite the hooks fro action until the Croakers show up in force. There is also just a few spots left open for the Long-Range trip coming up this Saturday fishing for Tilefish and Sea Bass if anyone is interested. Advance reservations are required for this special trip as space is limited.

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the Wharf or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a special trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

Until Next Week Happy Fishing !


Capt. Rick Yakimowicz
Thelma Dale IV
catchfish@verizon.net]]> fishingreport Fishing Photos and Reports Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:40:25 -0500 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?8,135,135#msg-135 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?8,135,135#msg-135


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"Baby its cold outside"; a familiar verse to a favorite Christmas song that certainly addresses the current conditions across Maryland. Winter is not knocking at the door; but pounding and can not be ignored. Fishermen at Deep Creek Lake can hardly wait for their "hard water" fishery to begin. Creeks and coves are freezing up along the edges and if you have rain water in your boats live well; you might be looking at one significantly sized block of ice. Many have put their boats to sleep in the backyard, next to the garage or tucked away to sleep the winter away in boatyard storage. Maryland's Chesapeake Bay striped bass season ends next Wednesday so for those who don't mind frozen braided line or icy rod guides; you've got one more week to try for a large fall migrant striped bass. This is a very good time of the year to have plenty of hull underneath you and a heated cabin is pretty nice also; so think about a bay charter or better yet take a trip down to Ocean City and catch some of those big blues and striped bass just outside of the inlet.

Chesapeake Bay
Bay temperatures are now down into the mid 40-degree range and it is not going to get warmer anytime soon. Most fishermen are focusing on trolling this week when the wind subsides. Conditions look favorable towards the end of the week but another front appears to moving through the region on Sunday with strong winds predicted once again. Many boats have been put to sleep for the winter but fishermen are still trolling the edges of the shipping channel for a crack at a large fall migrant striped bass. When the weather has permitted, boats have been catching a mix of large fish and those under 28". Large bucktails and parachutes; whether rigged as trailers behind an umbrella rig or in tandem have been the choice lures for the large fish and medium sized offerings for the smaller fish. Some of the best fishing success has been coming from the Buoy 86/ Bloody Point region in about 50' to 75' of water. Planer boards are being used and those fishing flat lines are reporting the best success with heavy inline weights with a lot of line trailing off the stern. Gil Briggs of Olney was out fishing with friends between Thomas Point and Bloody Point when he caught this nice 50" striped bass.

Photo Courtesy of Gil Briggs. Click to Enlarge. Light tackle jigging enthusiasts are having a tough time finding school-sized striped bass to respond to jigging as water temperatures take a nose dive. Cruising the deeper and steeper edges of the shipping channel or other major channels in some of the major tidal rivers with a good depth finder may put you on fish. School-sized striped bass are getting sluggish now with cold water temperatures and will stay bunched up in deeper waters. It is not uncommon to be totally focused on striped bass when watching a depth finder's screen. Just remember that there are other fish out there schooling up in deep waters as well; such as gizzard shad and white perch.

Fishermen have been reporting diving gannets along the western side of the shipping channel from Thomas Point to Point Lookout. They have also been reporting floating debris, such as tree limbs, logs and timbers so be careful out there. Yellow perch are moving towards the Susquehanna/Northeast River complex so fishermen can look forward to some good fishing there soon for these tasty fish.


Freshwater
Fishermen at Deep Creek Lake are anxiously watching water temperatures drop and ice forming in some of the more sheltered cove areas. Walleye and yellow perch are schooling up and crappie have already done so underneath the bridge piers. Recent rains have raised water levels in local rivers and creeks so fishing for trout should be good this week. The high waters in the upper Potomac are receding and water temperatures are hovering around 40-degrees. Fishermen report the water is a little off color but should clear up by the weekend. Walleye can be caught on small crankbaits and plastic bodied jigs in the 1/8th oz to 3/16th oz range. Smallmouth bass can be caught on tubes, hair jigs and grubs. Eric Stewart sent in this photo for a catch and release certificate and entry into the Fishing Challenge; of a beautiful 43" musky he caught and released back in October on the upper Potomac.

Photo Courtesy of Eric Stewart. Click to Enlarge. Largemouth bass are holding close to deep sunken wood and structure such as bridge piers and steep channel edges. Small, slow and close to the bottom is the mantra of cold weather largemouth bass fishermen and jigs, blade lures and small crankbaits are what they often reach for in their tackle boxes.

Fishing for blue catfish in the tidal portion of the Potomac in the Fort Washington area has been good recently. Fishermen are using fresh gizzard shad baits and some pretty significantly heavy blue catfish were caught and released in a recent tournament in that region of the river.

Oceanside
Current surf temperatures are hovering around 53-degrees this week and steadily dropping. Tautog season is closed so the only action on terra firma is surf fishing for the large bluefish and striped bass that are moving down the coast. This tends to be he-man fishing with large surf sticks, big sinkers and a large chunk of fresh menhaden chucked out into the surf. Washes and sloughs are often the best places to try and patience and a thermos of hot coffee are part of the game.

If you can get out on a charter or suitable boat of your own, the fishing for large bluefish and striped bass is still excellent just off the beaches. Trolling large parachutes, bucktails, plugs and spoons is the way to go and at times jigging can be exciting under diving birds. Sea bass fishing continues to be good with some of the boats for hire going the extra distance to put their fishermen on limit catches of sea bass.

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What trip have you taken that you would suggest by name, I can look at all the pics on the net and they always show the best spots of their resorts...Word of mouth and experience is what I am looking for here.. As always,trying to find a good deal in the process. We do not need a 5 star resort, but we also do not want to stay in a dump either. A package deal would be great.....]]> KatrinaF Dockside Chat Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:59:48 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?2,99,99#msg-99 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?2,99,99#msg-99 http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs601.ash2/155371_468706238779_268788468779_5648123_6922993_n.jpg


If you going to leave your boat in all year around, make sure you De-ice it.....]]> seafugi General Boating Forum Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:48:09 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?2,97,97#msg-97 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?2,97,97#msg-97

Then we had to come home. Got back, and began the process of cleaning, flushing and all the general maintenence stuff. so much work. You guys have to do that every time. Dont get me wrong I love our few times a year that we boat in the ocean. But wow fresh water is so much easier than salt!!!

I do a lot more freshwater boating then saltwalter becase the maintenance is a killer!!]]> out19943 General Boating Forum Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:12:00 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?1,95,95#msg-95 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?1,95,95#msg-95 seafugi General Fishing Forum Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:18:01 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?9,93,93#msg-93 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?9,93,93#msg-93 baysport567 Marine Electronics Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:13:53 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,92,92#msg-92 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,92,92#msg-92 ON SATURDAY THE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MADE BLACK FISHING MORE DIFFICULT ,IT WAS HARD TO FEEL THE "BITE", SOME BLACK FISH WERE CAUGHT , IT WAS A LITTLE SLOW..

SUNDAY PROVED TO BE BETTER, SOME HAD 5-6 KEEPERS OTHERS HAD 2-3 KEEPERS, BETTER FISHING CONDITIONS, WE HOPING THE COMING WEEK LOOKS DECENT FOR FISHING.

WE FISH DAILY 7:30 AM TO 3:30 PM, COME AND JOIN US.

WE SUPPLY THE BAIT...

Captain Cal II
Belmar Marina
Belmar NJ
http://www.captaincal2.com


Though there have been lots of sightings of school bluefin tuna inshore recently, they didn't seem to appreciate yoday's beautiful weather as much as the crew aboard Fintastic from Clarks Landing in Point Pleasant did. It was a great day for spotting tuna, and Capt. Arthur Stokes did get a couple of shots at breaking tuna with his 44-foot Henriques. However, the crew, including his father and me, didn't get a good shot at them with poppers and jigs before they sounded. There were quite a few boats fishing the Manasquan Ridge area and to the south, but the word on ther adio was all negative. Perhaps it was just too calm


Chilly winds Saturday affected fishing, but it was no knockout.

Delaware Bay anglers had a good Sunday as gusts diminished, reports Pat Harris at Longreach Marina on the Maurice River. She said striped bass and big bluefish were "in close" or right off Maurice River Cove.

Bill Lewis, Bill Witt and Bear Witt, all of Vineland, came back with five striper: 35, 39, 40, 42 and 45 inches in length. An angler from Dividing Creek known as "Big Joe" caught 32-, 38- and 40-inch bass. Joe Laskin had 45- and 49-inch bass.


Special Offshore Wreck Trip Report 11-28-10

The offshore migration of giant sea bass, jumbo porgies, cod & Pollock has begun. Fishing was very good on the Sunday offshore wreck trip. Coolers were full all around the boat with giant sea bass up to 6LBS, jumbo-dinner plate size porgies, and about 40 cod and Pollock.

The pool winners were:

Sergy Lastivka from Ukraine with a 44LB Pollock,

Hector Delapaz from Hackensack NJ with a 37LB Pollock.

There was plenty of life on all of the wrecks we fished. This is just the beginning of the offshore migration so we should continue to have good catches all through December (and January and February if we were allowed to fish for sea bass)

The big Jamaica is scheduled to fish the offshore wrecks every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now is the time to go offshore.

For reservation information go to our website at: http://www.bigjamaica.com or call 732-528-5014.

Offshore SEA BASS fishing was good over the weekend. All coolers were full with SEA BASS, PORGIES, LING, and COD. The pool winning SEA BASS was caught by Marcus Bell of Camden, NJ with a fish close to seven pounds. Fishing has been improving each week as more and more fish migrate onto the offshore wrecks. SEA BASS season closes at the end of the December so if you are looking to get out, now is the time. We have availability on most of the upcoming trips. If you are interested in a SEA BASS trip please e-mail me at
www.voyagerfishing.com/html/contact_us.html .

Captain Jeff Gutman
VOYAGER
P.O. Box 1329
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
http://www.voyagerfishing.com
Call us at 732-295-3019]]> Fishing Report Fishing Photos and Reports Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:39:58 -0600 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,91,91#msg-91 http://www.midatlanticboater.com/myforum/read.php?10,91,91#msg-91 Chesapeake Bay
Fishermen have been out in force when wind conditions have been favorable and most are catching striped bass to some degree. Many have been focusing on trolling for the large fall migrant striped bass that are cruising up and down the shipping channel edges. Large parachutes and bucktails dressed with sassy shads have been the most popular choice for lures often rigged in tandem. Fishermen are using planner boards and trying to cover all depths. Umbrella rigs are being used as are spoons and most everyone is running medium sized lures within their spread looking for striped bass under 28". The shipping channel edges from the Bay Bridge south to Thomas Point and Buoy 83 and the edge in front of Buoy 86 have been producing some nice fish this week. Farther down the bay the western edge from Breezy Point to Cove Point has been good as is out in front of the HS Buoy.

School sized striped bass are still very much in play this week even though water temperatures are beginning to dip below the 50-degree mark. Fishermen are picking up fish by trolling and light tackle jigging. Striped bass can be found from the upper bay south to the Virginia line. At times diving birds will mark the way and other times a keen eye on a depth finder holds the key to finding fish. Deep channel edges are a good place to look for fish holding now out in the bay and in the tidal rivers. Fishermen are reporting finding good jigging opportunities in the lower Choptank, Patuxent and Potomac Rivers this week.

White perch can still be found responding to jigs with dropper flies where they are holding deep. Fishermen are now starting to see yellow perch in the upper bay moving towards the lower Susquehanna/Northeast River area. Fishermen have been picking away at them along the shallower areas with 2" grub jigs with somewhere around a 1/8-ounce jig head.

Freshwater
Walleye and yellow perch are beginning to school up at Deep Creek Lake and the crappie are already schooled up and holding deep under the Route 219 and Glendale Bridge piers. Walleye and smallmouth bass fishing has been good on the upper Potomac and the Baltimore County Reservoirs continue to offer good fishing. Some are closed to boating now and others will be closed to boating by the end of the month so be sure to check local regulations. Rocky Gorge and Triadelphia are open to boating till the 15th of this month; Prettyboy and Liberty till the 31st. Largemouth bass can be found holding along drop-offs and near deep sunken wood or structure. Grubs, small crankbaits, jigs and slow rolled spinnerbaits would be good choices to use for lures.

Crappie are reported to be schooled up in 6' to 12' of water in the tidal Potomac and the marinas near the Fort Washington area are usually a good bet when looking for them. Fishermen have also been catching blue catfish in that area and largemouth bass fishermen report the bass are holding deep along channel edges, rocks and bridge piers.

Oceanside
Perhaps the brightest note in the Ocean City fishing scene is the wonderful fishing for large striped bass and bluefish off the beaches. Small boat owners have been trolling large parachutes, bucktails and Stretch 25's or jigging when a mass of fish can be found under diving birds and bait. The Isle of Wight, Fenwick and Little Gull Bank have been three of the hot spots for finding fish.

Some notable sized striped bass are being caught in the surf by fishermen using bottom rigs baited with fresh menhaden along the Assateague and Ocean City beaches. A few striped bass are also being caught at the inlet by fishermen casting bucktails and swim shads. Tautog season is unfortunately closed now so the only bottom fishing game in town right now is black sea bass until the end of the month. Catches have been good on many of the wreck sites.

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I managed to get out five out of the last eight days fishing for the Tog and both of the special Sea Bass trips also made it out over the weekend along with a couple trips out fishing for the Stripers. Even with a little too much wind on Saturday both the Tog and the Sea Bass bit fairly well. Striper fishing had been real good all week up until Saturday when the hard Northwest winds put the kibosh on the bite. With all the wind Saturday the mouth of the Delaware Bay and the rips in between the two Capes were more like a washing machine that was filled up with muddy water on high agitate! The Stripers just didn't bite and most who tried made it an early day.

Sunday started out much better; the prior days winds in excess of thirty knots had dropped considerably and everyone looked foreword to a much nicer day on the water. The Stripers were hungry right out of the gate Sunday morning but as the day progressed, between the boat traffic and the dirty water coming back with the tide, it became a little tougher as the day wore on. Some got um early and some didn't but there was once again several very nice Rockfish landed from Lewes. Capt. H.D. had a much more comfortable day offshore on Sunday with the Bass than they had encountered on Saturday also, while both trips were a success, Sunday was a much more enjoyable day to be out on the water. Both trips saw most anglers with limit or near limit catches of Sea Bass and plenty of action with the throwbacks to keep everyone busy.

Tog fishing has continued to be pretty decent on just about every trip. With the conditions dished out over the weekend all of our Tog fishing was actually out front in the Ocean. Those of you that have been with me recently know that we had been seeing some very decent fish in and around the mouth of the Delaware Bay but the Bay was just not an option over the past weekend with the velocity of winds forecasted against the tide in the Bay all day long. While we still saw very good numbers of keepers with the Tog my last three days, the size of the fish ultimately were a little smaller on average than what we had been seeing While we had been up in the Bay. We had plenty of action with the Tog for the most part and the fish were decent, but there was a lot of measuring and lots of throwbacks, really fun fishing though and we still had a lot of fish over four and five pounds.

Our water temperatures have taken what I would call a significant drop. Just this past week surface temperatures in the Bay and along the coast out front have dipped down to fifty degrees and even a little cooler early in the mornings. Surface temperatures twenty miles off the beach are still hovering around a chilly fifty-five. The migration is on in full swing! Stripers and Bluefish along with massive schools of Baitfish have been sighted under Gannets and Gulls up and down the beach along with several pods of Whales looming in our area. The vast majority of these fish have still been outside of the magic three-mile line where we are legally allowed to land the Stripers, but several schools have actually been inside the line providing some fast and furious action for the lucky ones that have stumbled into the birds with the right jigs at hand. With the cooler water it is likely that there will be more and more of this surface action taking place along the coast in the upcoming weeks.

We have dropped back to a shorter schedule now in December, I will be sailing just four days a week now fishing for the Tog on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Mondays. We will continue trying to sail daily for the Stripers up until the middle of the month. Tog trips depart the dock at 7:00 a.m. and I fully expect to have continued success with these fish up until the end. Striper trips are scheduled to depart the dock at 8:00 a.m. and as long as the weather is decent it is likely we will have a trip sailing on any given day. Striper fishing will also continue to be good for several more weeks.

Our Sea Bass fishing is limited now to just special trips and we have several more on the schedule to finish out the year. As the water continues to get cooler these fish will be pushing further offshore so the long range trips will be your best option. Reservations in advance are required for these trips as space is limited. There is a complete list of dates on the special trip link from the home page at fishlewes.com Sea Bass season will close on December 31st, 2010 and the preliminary regulations imposed for 2011 will make anyone that loves fishing for Sea Bass just about sick, the fishcrats are going to stick it to us again. If you want to get few before it closes there is no time like the present the way it sounds it may be your last chance for a while.

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the Wharf or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a special trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

Until Next Week Happy Fishing!

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz
Thelma Dale !V
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