http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com Light Tackle Fishing Reports & Information Wed, 16 May 2012 02:28:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/15/low-dee-oh/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/15/low-dee-oh/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:21:03 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5300
We’ve enjoyed a pretty good spring of light-tackle fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.  Water temperatures warmed early, then leveled off through the end of April into May.  Top-water casting is good right now at some places.  Some anglers are even sight-casting surface lures and flies to cruising fish on shallow oyster bars near the mouths [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/15/low-dee-oh/feed/ 16 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/03/coming-events/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/03/coming-events/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:19 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5282
This Friday evening, May 4th at 6:00 PM is the Kent Narrows CCA Banquet and Auction.  The event will take place at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in Grasonville, Maryland.  I will be singing and playing guitar during the dinner hour accompanied by Mr. Joe Evans from Annapolis.  Joe is a well-known fisherman and sports [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/05/03/coming-events/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/04/30/strike-triggers-part-4-taste-smell/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/04/30/strike-triggers-part-4-taste-smell/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 02:45:06 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5217
“I only write when I’m inspired,” wrote William Faulkner.  I’d find that statement comforting if he hadn’t followed it with, “and I’m inspired every morning at 9:00 AM.”  Lately, my every-morning-at-9:00 AM-ritual hasn’t included much writing. Oh, I’ve had plenty to write about, it’s just that I’ve over-committed myself (again) so that every spare waking [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/04/30/strike-triggers-part-4-taste-smell/feed/ 14 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/27/strike-triggers-part-3-sound-and-feel/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/27/strike-triggers-part-3-sound-and-feel/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:40:41 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5179
The third in a series of entries about the senses striped bass use to find their prey, here’s a look at how we can trigger more strikes by understanding how stripers hear and feel. It’s no secret that fish can be either attracted or repelled by sound. One of the biggest mistakes I see from rookie Chesapeake [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/27/strike-triggers-part-3-sound-and-feel/feed/ 27 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/20/strike-triggers-sense-of-sight/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/20/strike-triggers-sense-of-sight/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:12:43 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5076
In the last CLT entry, I wrote about the five reasons why Chesapeake Bay stripers attack a lure: hunger, reaction, competition, territory protection, and curiosity. When fish are hungry, they’re easy to catch. Almost any lure or technique will work on hunger-feeding fish. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the time or resources to constantly run around [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/20/strike-triggers-sense-of-sight/feed/ 24 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/09/speaking-schedule-update/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/09/speaking-schedule-update/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:01:18 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5062
If it’s possible to do a book tour and never travel farther than 60 miles from home, I guess I’m smack in the middle of one.   Keep an eye out for the Chesapeake Light Tackle bus.  Here’s where we will be rolling to in the next week or so.  I hope to see you at [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/09/speaking-schedule-update/feed/ 7 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/05/response-to-the-annapolis-capital/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/05/response-to-the-annapolis-capital/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:00:08 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=5043
This is just a short response to an article in the Sunday edition of the Annapolis Capital.  I’ll preface by saying that I consider the writer, Captain Chris Dollar, a friend.  I also know him to be an excellent fisherman. I was just speaking to a fishing buddy yesterday about how excited I am that [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/03/05/response-to-the-annapolis-capital/feed/ 27 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/28/strike-triggers/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/28/strike-triggers/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:49:36 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4993
Along with sneaking in a couple of catch-and-release fishing trips, I’ve been reading all I can lately about why we catch fish with ease on some days, and why we cant buy a bite at other times. I can’t say I’ve solved that mystery, but I’ve included most of the knowledge I’ve gained in a [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/28/strike-triggers/feed/ 35 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/20/crappie-management/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/20/crappie-management/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:46:01 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4958
Most fishermen do their best to keep up with creel limits, size restrictions, slot ranges, and gear limitations. It’s often very complicated to follow specific regulations, but true sportsmen pride themselves on knowing exactly how they can legally fish and what kinds of fish they are allowed to keep. It’s especially important to know the [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/02/20/crappie-management/feed/ 34 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/25/oysterholism/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/25/oysterholism/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:55:45 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4909
It’s not that hard, right?  You just open your mouth, close your eyes, and throw it back.  At least that’s how a lot of people eat oysters.  I wonder if they really like them, or just the idea of eating them?  I consider myself something of an oysterholic.  There’s only so long I can go [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/25/oysterholism/feed/ 23