http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com Light Tackle Fishing Reports & Information Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/05/09/seven-bridges-road/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/05/09/seven-bridges-road/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 01:19:23 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1627
When I first learned I would be moving to the Bay Bridge region of Maryland I read as many books as I could hoping to learn as much as possible about area fishing spots. A recurring theme in everything I read was, there is good fishing around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I remember my son [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/05/09/seven-bridges-road/feed/ 10 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/04/19/vampire-weekend/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/04/19/vampire-weekend/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:27:35 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1539
I admit it, I dread the opening day of rockfish kill season like a vampire dreads a tossed salad.  In my book, it’s the beginning of the end of good fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.  With one stroke of the clock our tranquil miles of open-Bay solitude are overrun by frantic hoards of  frenzied fishermen. [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/04/19/vampire-weekend/feed/ 13 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/18/wind-warning/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/18/wind-warning/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:20:06 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1048
When I wished for more unsettled weather last week, I might have asked for too much.  Back-to-back Nor’easters slammed the Chesapeake region over the weekend drenching us with several inches of rain and even light snow in the upper reaches of the Bay.  Winds have been sustained at 25 knots with stronger gusts since Friday.  [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/18/wind-warning/feed/ 5 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/14/found-the-peanuts/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/14/found-the-peanuts/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:51:35 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1028
In my last fishing report I whined that I ran all over the mid-Bay last weekend, but could only find baitfish that was either too big or too small.  Today, I feel like I’m telling a “Goldilocks” story by reporting that I’ve found some bait that is JUST RIGHT.  Better yet, it’s very close to [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/10/14/found-the-peanuts/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
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 of fish [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/11/breakers-on-the-west-side-oyster-bars/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/05/a-few-sparks-for-the-fourth/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/05/a-few-sparks-for-the-fourth/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:11:11 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=435
The period around the Independence Day holiday is typically pretty tough fishing.  There’s a lot more boats on the Bay than usual, and the fish lay low until things simmer down.  I got out twice this past week.  My first evening was spent with a friend from the TidalFish board, Mark.  I knew Mark to [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/05/a-few-sparks-for-the-fourth/feed/ 0 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/02/bridges-breakers/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/02/bridges-breakers/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:48:34 +0000 admin http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=340
Tuesday was easily the best evening of my four fishing trips over the past six days. We had a flood incoming in the early afternoon, then kept outgoing current for over 5 hours past the predicted low. Outgoing has been the ticket in the area. Found some fish in the old haunts and also some [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/02/bridges-breakers/feed/ 0 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
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