http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com Light Tackle Fishing Reports & Information Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/09/site-104-is-alive-and-well/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/09/site-104-is-alive-and-well/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:52:30 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1755
I like to think I have a pretty good arsenal of fishing spots around Kent Island, but If you’d asked me a few weeks ago to point to Site 104 on a Chesapeake chart, I couldn’t have. In fact, until recently I’d never heard of the place or the environmental controversy that once swirled around [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/09/site-104-is-alive-and-well/feed/ 8 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/03/15/give-me-back-that-filet-o-fish/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/03/15/give-me-back-that-filet-o-fish/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:42:45 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1402
Spring, glorious spring has made her eloquent arrival to the snow-weary Mid-Atlantic.  The peepers are peeping, the red buds are budding, and yesterday, through the morning fog, I caught a glimpse of an osprey soaring high above the Bay Bridge.  There are a lot of reasons why fishermen look forward to the arrival of spring.  A [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/03/15/give-me-back-that-filet-o-fish/feed/ 8 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/11/02/why-its-crocketts-reel/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/11/02/why-its-crocketts-reel/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:52:33 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1120
Outdoorsmen are known to brag about their dogs.  Growing up in Tennessee, I heard lots of  stories about super hunting dogs.  Most were told with tongue squarely in-cheek and every tall tale ended with some magnificently exaggerated conquest by the narrator’s most accomplished canine. That tradition of boasting is also part of the fabric of the Bay.  In [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/11/02/why-its-crocketts-reel/feed/ 19 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:55:47 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=749
I can’t remember when I first learned to make fishing lures, but it seems like I’ve always made them. Some of my earliest childhood memories include the times my brothers and I spent with our father in his garage workshop in the hills of Tennessee.  There were always lures lying around in various stages of creation.   [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/feed/ 10 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:35:37 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=563
I mentioned in an earlier “How-To” article that I would write about interesting jigging situations when I encountered them.  We’re in the middle of some amazing summer fishing.  I’ve been chasing breakers over hard bottoms on both sides of the Bay.  This is a typical Chesapeake hot-weather pattern which will usually last and even intensify until fall. The [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 02:30:46 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=144
Have you ever wondered why fish seem to turn on and off at different times during the day? If you’re like me you’ve probably gone for hours without catching a fish, hardly even getting a strike. Then, click, just like turning on a light switch every cast results in a fish. Fishermen refer to this [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/feed/ 3 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/16/careful-catch-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-fish/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/16/careful-catch-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-fish/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 03:55:45 +0000 admin http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=308
Like most anglers, I love to eat fish. One of my favorite family traditions is fish for breakfast. Occasionally when we have guests visiting, the fishermen in the house get up before everyone else and spend the daybreak hours on the water. If things go as planned, we’re back before the house starts to stir, preparing a delicious breakfast of eggs, grits, fresh tomatoes, homemade biscuits, and freshly caught fish. That being said, I don’t keep most of the fish I catch. By letting them go, I get the same satisfaction out of my fishing experiences while contributing to the sustainability of the sport I love. ]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/16/careful-catch-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-fish/feed/ 1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 02:48:08 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1
It’s sometimes said that good fishermen think like a fish. While no one really knows what fish think, it’s usually possible to predict where they might be located based on climatic conditions and the time of year. Two very important factors to consider when looking for fish in the Chesapeake Bay are water temperature [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/feed/ 1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:21:18 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=66
Following up the previous article on basic vertical jigging techniques, I want to share what I know for kicking it into the next gear. Most of these methods are a natural progression from vertical jigging. Jigging is an extremely productive method for catching Chesapeake Bay rockfish, so it’s something you’ll want to practice and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:44:08 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=55
One of the most effective techniques for catching striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay is vertical jigging with light tackle. It can be done in both deep and shallow water and will produce when all other methods fail. Rockfish in the Bay typically station themselves near underwater structure where they wait to ambush bait-fish. Since [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/feed/ 3