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/2010/07/28/summer-trophies/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/28/summer-trophies/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:18:23 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1985
The world rolls along Unaware of the dance Except for a few Who venture a glance Toward those down below Who’re casting upstream Waltzing the current In search of a dream I wave when they blow Or hold up a fish I know how it feels To look down and wish . . That it was my turn For that perfect cast Close by the piling To raise my rod fast Tune in [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/28/summer-trophies/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/25/thats-why-they-call-it-fishing/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/25/thats-why-they-call-it-fishing/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:25:26 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1955
As the old saying goes, if we caught fish every time we went out, they’d call it catching instead of fishing.  So, I guess my Friday evening/Saturday morning over-nighter to southern Maryland was a fishing trip, because there wasn’t a lot of catching involved.  Striper fishing has been pretty good around the Bay Bridge and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/25/thats-why-they-call-it-fishing/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/19/the-earthquake-fish/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/19/the-earthquake-fish/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:19:51 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1929
Friday morning we had an earthquake.  It wasn’t a very big one, only 3.6 on the Richter Scale.  I didn’t feel it, but apparently some of my fishing buddies found it unsettling.  The epicenter was 3.1 miles underground near Gaithersburg.  Earthquakes are very rare in Maryland.  The last major one occurred in 1758. Some people [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/19/the-earthquake-fish/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/14/thunder-under-the-bridge-video/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/14/thunder-under-the-bridge-video/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:31:37 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1905
With Rhonda Vincent singing “Sweet Summertime” on the satellite radio, it was already 7:00 PM when I pulled into the Matapeake parking area.  Due to a heavy work schedule, I didn’t think I’d get to fish at all tonight, but a welcome window of opportunity opened when rush hour traffic inexplicably parted like the Red Sea [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/14/thunder-under-the-bridge-video/feed/ 11 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/11/a-week-in-july-video-report/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/11/a-week-in-july-video-report/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:44:54 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1895
Video Report ]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/11/a-week-in-july-video-report/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/08/maryland-anglers-log/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/08/maryland-anglers-log/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:33:31 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1878
If you’re reading this website, chances are you pore over everything you can get your hands on about fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.  If you’re like me, you have favorite authors and preferred books or periodicals, and you can’t wait for the next issue to come along.  The work of one of my favorite Chesapeake writers can’t be found in newspaper columns or outdoor magazines, but I’ve [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/08/maryland-anglers-log/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/03/tag-youre-it/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/03/tag-youre-it/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:28:51 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1846
In a recent report I mentioned that I caught a tagged fish.  It wasn’t the first fish with a tag I’ve caught on the Chesapeake – I’ve managed to land two previously – but it was the first time I felt like I knew exactly what to do.  Despite my participation in conservation associations and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/07/03/tag-youre-it/feed/ 1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/26/to-catch-a-sunset/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/26/to-catch-a-sunset/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:30:13 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1816
Only those become weary of angling that bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish. - Raphael Sabatini When I was in the eighth grade I read every book in the Mooresburg, Tennessee Elementary School library.  Granted, it wasn’t a very big collection, but it still stands as a favorite personal accomplishment because I set the [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/26/to-catch-a-sunset/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/20/summertime/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/20/summertime/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:04:29 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1793
Summertime, And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high If I could add a line to George Gershwin’s song, it would be “and the piling bite is on.”  This week marked the start of the summer pattern around the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge.  The migratory fish are long gone, the bluefish are [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/20/summertime/feed/ 12 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/03/the-land-of-giants/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/03/the-land-of-giants/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:00:16 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1717
Certain ancient and medieval maps identify the edges of the known world with a Latin phrase that has piqued the curiosity of explorers for centuries:  “Hic sunt gigantes.”  While you won’t see the words on any Chesapeake charts, they could just as easily be penciled-in:  “Here there be giants.”   From mid-May to mid-June, gigantic Black [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/06/03/the-land-of-giants/feed/ 7