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/2012/01/09/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
Share Tweet 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. [...]]]> 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
Share Tweet “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 [...]]]> 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
Share Tweet 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 [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/12/23/visions-of-sugar-plums/feed/ 17 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:55:08 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4211
Share Tweet We interrupt this hurricane blog to bring you a fishing report.  Yes, this IS a website dedicated to light tackle fishing, and on most Sunday evenings, that’s what I do.  I spent most of the day singing the lumberjack song with chainsaw in hand, cutting up the trees and limbs that fell in [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/27/hurricane-hike-the-wind-builds/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/27/hurricane-hike-the-wind-builds/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:57:00 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4166
Share Tweet The Bay Bridge is now closed due to sustained winds of 62 miles-per-hour and gusts from 72 to 80 miles-per hour.  That was at 7:30 PM and the wind continues to build. We’ve lost a few big limbs from trees around the house, and we can hear trees coming down back behind our [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/27/hurricane-hike-the-wind-builds/feed/ 3 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/12/recipe-for-success/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/12/recipe-for-success/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:39:37 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3801
Share Tweet Mmm, July on Kent Island: when the water is savory and smooth and salted with all manner of boats, when tourists flock to the Eastern Shore beaches and bridge traffic backs up for miles while drivers peek over the rail for a glimpse of the sparkling spectacle that is summertime on the Chesapeake Bay.  [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/12/recipe-for-success/feed/ 20 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/05/independence-day-weekend/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/05/independence-day-weekend/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:39:37 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3768
Share Tweet Okay, so this entry might be a little heavy on the fireworks and light on the rockfish.  That’s because I’m not too good at fishing in crowds, so I spent most of last weekend doing chores around the house.  That’s not to say I didn’t get some time in on the water.  In [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/05/independence-day-weekend/feed/ 15 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:50:51 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3732
Share Tweet Have you heard?  Light tackle casting is producing big fish lately on the Chesapeake Bay.  Some lucky anglers are catching fish over 30-inches on almost every trip. Sometimes they get three or four. Most of the fish I’m catching are coming off cover like rocks or bridge pilings, but some have been hooked [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/feed/ 23 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:23:05 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3694
Share Tweet I recently found some old pictures of myself in diapers, standing beside a small wooden boat parked in front of a Tennessee farmhouse. Towering above me was my father, and at my bare feet was a nice stringer of fat largemouth bass.  Did I catch them?  Probably not, but like any good fisherman, [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/feed/ 5 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/19/minnesota-field-trip-and-a-cruise-to-rock-hall/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/19/minnesota-field-trip-and-a-cruise-to-rock-hall/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:42:29 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3672
Share Tweet I’ve been off the Bay for well over a week due to some work commitments that took me north to Minneapolis, Minnesota.  When this destination was first announced, some of my colleagues were disappointed because of the location.  Not me.  There aren’t many places I’d rather be because I know how much fun [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/19/minnesota-field-trip-and-a-cruise-to-rock-hall/feed/ 2