http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com Light Tackle Fishing Reports & Information Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:55:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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/ 18 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/18/virginia-coast-stripers-video-report/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/18/virginia-coast-stripers-video-report/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:53:35 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4878
Last December, I caught up with my friend Gaylon Thompson at one of my light tackle seminars in Severna Park, Maryland.  During the few minutes we had to talk, we wondered if we might be able to get in a fishing trip in early 2012.  I was very excited when Rich Jenkins called me last [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/18/virginia-coast-stripers-video-report/feed/ 25 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/14/2012-speaking-schedule/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/14/2012-speaking-schedule/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:39:01 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4869
I’ll get a fishing report up by the first of the week, but I need to do a little housekeeping first. Here’s where I’ll be the rest of this winter and spring. I’ll update this entry with more links and additional dates when they come available: January 21 – Marty’s Sporting Goods, Edgewater, Maryland:  A [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/14/2012-speaking-schedule/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/09/a-good-start/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/09/a-good-start/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:12:56 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4831
If the next 51 weeks of 2012 go as well as the first one, this promises to be a very good year for light tackle fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. I’ve fished four times and caught a Diamond Jim qualifying citation fish on each trip including three rockfish in the mid 40-inch range. I’m chalking [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/09/a-good-start/feed/ 12 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/02/the-right-stuff/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/02/the-right-stuff/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:14:44 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4787
“One last drift,” I called up. My son was casting from the bow while I piloted the boat. It was getting dark and we had New Year’s Eve dinner plans in Annapolis, so we had to go. The better fish were holding in a warm water pyconocline; a spot no bigger than a pickup truck [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2012/01/02/the-right-stuff/feed/ 21 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/23/visions-of-sugar-plums/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/23/visions-of-sugar-plums/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:00:13 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4759
December brings my favorite day of the year. A day I look forward to so much that I can’t sleep. When that joyful morning arrives, I’m usually up before dawn, caught up in the magic of this time of year. If you’re like me, I know you’re looking forward to it too, and you’ve probably [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/23/visions-of-sugar-plums/feed/ 17 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/15/fair-weekend-at-the-bridge-tunnel/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/15/fair-weekend-at-the-bridge-tunnel/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:11:16 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4735
I’ve just spent an extra long, extra fun weekend at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT). Connecting the Delmarva Peninsula with Norfolk and Virginia Beach, the CBBT is 23 miles of high-current structure that is prime habitat for striped bass. Rich Jenkins and I trailered my Judge 27 center console Thunder Road down Rt 13 [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/15/fair-weekend-at-the-bridge-tunnel/feed/ 25 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/07/re-creational-fishermen/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/07/re-creational-fishermen/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:27:10 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4689
Thanks to everyone who made it to the re-creation of the Annapolis chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) at the Boatyard Bar & Grill last night. There was a big turnout and we had a lot of fun. As I was driving to the meeting, I considered the concept of re-creating something as significant [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/07/re-creational-fishermen/feed/ 12 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/24/chesapeake-light-tackle-the-book/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/24/chesapeake-light-tackle-the-book/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:25:11 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4632
On December 6, I will unofficially release my book, Chesapeake Light Tackle – A Introduction to Light Tackle Fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.  I’m very excited.  The challenge, of course, will be selling it. Since many brick and mortar bookstores are closing, and big national chains like Borders are going under, you may be wondering [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/24/chesapeake-light-tackle-the-book/feed/ 39 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/16/falling-short/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/16/falling-short/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:36:30 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4609
So far, it’s been a disappointing fall for Chesapeake Bay striper fishing.  There are a few fish to be caught, but it usually takes a lot of time and fuel dollars to find them.  I spent a few minutes last night going over my logs from the past four years.  This November’s fishing has been [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/16/falling-short/feed/ 22