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/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:35:56 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3995
Share Tweet No man, after catching a big fish, goes home through an alley. – Ancient Chinese Proverb Maybe you’ve heard someone recite another old saying about “the three stages of a fisherman’s life.”  It goes something like this:  The first stage is when the angler’s main objective is to catch as many fish as [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/feed/ 14 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/23/breakerspart2/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/23/breakerspart2/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:11:06 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3928
Share Tweet It’s summer and you live in the land of pleasant living.  I hope you’re enjoying it.  If your idea of fun is sitting in the hot sun, live-lining, soaking bait, or trolling, this entry isn’t for you. But if you like blasting through the spray on a fast boat, swerving around hairpin turns, [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/23/breakerspart2/feed/ 14 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/19/gimme-a-breaker-part-1/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/19/gimme-a-breaker-part-1/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:45:05 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3879
Share Tweet Have you been to the mouth of Eastern Bay looking for breakers lately?  Find any? It will eventually get better, but so far they’ve been few and far between. If you think there are fewer breaking rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay this summer, you’re right.  I believe it’s due to several factors including [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/07/19/gimme-a-breaker-part-1/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/05/01/listening-for-laughter/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/05/01/listening-for-laughter/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 02:24:30 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3415
Share Tweet Radios blaring, airplanes buzzing, stereos thumping, outboards droning, helicopters whirring, sirens wailing - Wow!  I spent a lot of my time on the water this weekend just listening. Boat shows, trolling tournaments, and sailing regattas made the main stem of the Chesapeake very noisy.  The Bay is fully awake from her winter slumber and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/05/01/listening-for-laughter/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
Share Tweet 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 [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/11/breakers-on-the-west-side-oyster-bars/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/11/breakers-on-the-west-side-oyster-bars/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:41:08 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=473
Share Tweet Looks like we’re settled in to a pretty typical summer pattern of breaking fish over hard bottoms.  The action around the mouth of Eastern Bay has slowed somewhat, but there’s plenty of fish on the west side from Thomas Point Light all the way down Cove Point.  I haven’t seen any huge schools [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/11/breakers-on-the-west-side-oyster-bars/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/23/mid-may-in-the-mid-bay/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/23/mid-may-in-the-mid-bay/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 23:36:49 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=174
Share Tweet Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of summer for many Chesapeake boaters, but it means a slow-down in fishing for those of us who have been out all along. All the boat traffic on the Bay can put the fish in hiding, but it’s a tough time of year no matter what. Many [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/23/mid-may-in-the-mid-bay/feed/ 0