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/2009/12/31/catch-release-season/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/12/31/catch-release-season/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:07:36 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1276
Gone are the fair-weather boaters with their blaring radios and boats bristling with broomsticks.  No more planer-board trollers claiming 300 foot right-of- ways, or obnoxious broadcasters insulting everyone with a VHF radio within 50 miles.  Catch & release season is the time of year when the one-man-one-rod concept reigns supreme.  It’s when you can run [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/12/31/catch-release-season/feed/ 10 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/17/closer-to-fine/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/17/closer-to-fine/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:59:14 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=925
Big fish are rare in mid-September, so it’s somewhat surprising that we’re turning up a few.  I’ve had at least one fish over thirty inches long in each of my last six jigging trips to the Bay Bridge. As long as that’s happening, there’s no need to fish anywhere but right here at home.  I [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/17/closer-to-fine/feed/ 3 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 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
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 to this [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/17/riding-the-wave-make-current-work-for-you/feed/ 3 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:21:18 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=66
Following up the previous article on basic vertical jigging techniques, I want to share what I know for kicking it into the next gear. Most of these methods are a natural progression from vertical jigging. Jigging is an extremely productive method for catching Chesapeake Bay rockfish, so it’s something you’ll want to practice and [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/feed/ 2 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:44:08 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=55
One of the most effective techniques for catching striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay is vertical jigging with light tackle. It can be done in both deep and shallow water and will produce when all other methods fail. Rockfish in the Bay typically station themselves near underwater structure where they wait to ambush bait-fish. Since [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/01/31/light-tackle-jigging-the-basics/feed/ 3