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/2011/11/16/falling-short/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/16/falling-short/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:36:30 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4609
Share Tweet So far, it’s been a disappointing fall for Chesapeake Bay striper fishing.  There are a few fish to be caught, but it usually takes a lot of time and fuel dollars to find them.  I spent a few minutes last night going over my logs from the past four years.  This November’s fishing [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/11/16/falling-short/feed/ 22 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:23:05 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3694
Share Tweet I recently found some old pictures of myself in diapers, standing beside a small wooden boat parked in front of a Tennessee farmhouse. Towering above me was my father, and at my bare feet was a nice stringer of fat largemouth bass.  Did I catch them?  Probably not, but like any good fisherman, [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/21/name-that-fish-fathers-day-weekend/feed/ 5 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/06/needs-salt/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/06/needs-salt/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:50:41 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3617
Share Tweet Channel catfish at Hackett’s Bar, carp at the Bay Bridge, snakeheads in St. Jerome’s Creek, and very few stripers in their usual haunts around Kent Island – what’s up with all this late-spring craziness in the Chesapeake Bay?  Most fishermen are blaming salt, or more specifically, a lack thereof.  Very wet weather in [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/06/needs-salt/feed/ 13 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/2010/12/31/across-the-glass/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/12/31/across-the-glass/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 02:18:02 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2753
Share Tweet It’s been a windy December, so rough lately that it’s been hard to get out and fish. After yet another strong nor’easter blew through this week, the wind finally came down. Hoping for some cold weather catch & release action, my son Daniel and I broke the ice Wednesday and launched Thunder Road [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/12/31/across-the-glass/feed/ 5 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/2010/10/20/uncertainty/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/20/uncertainty/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:56:10 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2392
Share Tweet Like most Chesapeake Bay fishermen, my passion for fishing comes with a cost. I’m not speaking of tangibles like the money we put into gasoline, fishing lures, or repairing broken rods. That’s to be expected. The cost for the Chesapeake angler is worrying that the fish we love to catch may soon disappear.  This week the Maryland Department of [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/10/20/uncertainty/feed/ 11 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/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 02:48:08 +0000 admin http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1
Share Tweet It’s sometimes said that good fishermen think like a fish. While no one really knows what fish think, it’s usually possible to predict where they might be located based on climatic conditions and the time of year. Two very important factors to consider when looking for fish in the Chesapeake Bay are water [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-of-water-temperature-salinity/feed/ 2