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/2010/03/09/thunder-road/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/03/09/thunder-road/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:30:11 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1387
If the tail slaps of big rockfish can be compared to the rumble of a Chesapeake storm, I spent this past weekend riding on thunder road.   We’re seeing the first signs of spring on the Bay resulting in some fun fishing. The good times this weekend were especially sweet because I just took delivery of [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/03/09/thunder-road/feed/ 11 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/01/29/wintering-over/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/01/29/wintering-over/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:52:06 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=1324
I’ve mentioned in previous reports that there are an extraordinary number of striped bass in the Bay this winter.  It’s never been unusual to find a few big fish here and there during cold weather, but each year there seem to be more nice fish wintering over.   I’ve managed a couple of trips this week with very [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/01/29/wintering-over/feed/ 17 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/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:55:47 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=749
I can’t remember when I first learned to make fishing lures, but it seems like I’ve always made them. Some of my earliest childhood memories include the times my brothers and I spent with our father in his garage workshop in the hills of Tennessee.  There were always lures lying around in various stages of creation.   [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/26/hooked-on-lure-making/feed/ 10 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