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/2011/03/19/spring-freshet/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/03/19/spring-freshet/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:39:27 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3150
Share Tweet If you’ve looked down at the water flowing beneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge recently you’ve surely noticed that it’s the color of butterscotch syrup. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the flow over the Conowingo Dam on March 12 was the highest since Tropical Storm Ivan in 2004.  Water clarity is [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/03/19/spring-freshet/feed/ 9 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/26/fall-turnover/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/26/fall-turnover/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:18:26 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2415
Share Tweet Savvy Chesapeake anglers recognize an event that happens every fall that has significant impact on light tackle fishing. In summer months, the waters in most areas of the Chesapeake Bay stratify so that it is cooler, denser, and saltier down deep, but lighter and fresher near the surface.  In the fall, as temperatures cool and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/26/fall-turnover/feed/ 16 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/14/think-patterns-not-places/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/14/think-patterns-not-places/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:08:06 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2326
Share Tweet Since I’ve been reporting bigger migratory fish on my recent trips, I’ve been overwhelmed with questions about where the fish are.  My apologies if  I’ve yet to return a call or answer an email, but the absolute truth is  - I don’t know. These big fish are moving around very quickly and they haven’t been at the [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/14/think-patterns-not-places/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/13/get-em-in-the-grass-video/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/13/get-em-in-the-grass-video/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:45:10 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2213
Share Tweet Fall is coming fast to the Chesapeake region bringing changing patterns in fish behavior.  This is the time when resident Bay rockfish move shallow and start feeding heavily in order to put on winter weight.  While there are still active fish in the open waters over the oyster bars and around the mid-Bay islands, the real [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/13/get-em-in-the-grass-video/feed/ 7 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/03/top-water-sunsets/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/03/top-water-sunsets/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:40 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2161
Share Tweet I’ve collected a number of sunset photos over the past eight or nine days.   As water temperatures begin to fall, stripers are moving into shallower water where they can find cover while chasing bait.  I’ve been setting our drifts over humps in the 4 to 5 foot range in the flats around Kent, [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/09/03/top-water-sunsets/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 02:30:46 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=144
Share Tweet Have you ever wondered why fish seem to turn on and off at different times during the day? If you’re like me you’ve probably gone for hours without catching a fish, hardly even getting a strike. Then, click, just like turning on a light switch every cast results in a fish. Fishermen refer [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/feed/ 5