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/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:55:08 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4211
Share Tweet We interrupt this hurricane blog to bring you a fishing report.  Yes, this IS a website dedicated to light tackle fishing, and on most Sunday evenings, that’s what I do.  I spent most of the day singing the lumberjack song with chainsaw in hand, cutting up the trees and limbs that fell in [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/28/we-interrupt-this-hurricane-blog/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/22/fish-tunes/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/22/fish-tunes/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:02:31 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=4071
Share Tweet In my book, fishing and music go together like blue crabs and Old Bay seasoning.  It’s hard for me to imagine one without the other. I’ve been singing, playing, and writing music for as long as I’ve been fishing. Here’s a shot of me with my best friend Curtis Seals from back around [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/22/fish-tunes/feed/ 6 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/12/16/a-year-of-light-tackle-thunder/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/12/16/a-year-of-light-tackle-thunder/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:09:41 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2710
Share Tweet I recently discussed light tackle with some fishing buddies over a bottle of Tennessee’s finest. We all agreed that casting artificial lures on the Chesapeake Bay has the potential to catch as many big fish as any other method. I believe the chances for a trophy striper are better for those who know [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/12/16/a-year-of-light-tackle-thunder/feed/ 37 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/08/21/speaking-spanish/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/08/21/speaking-spanish/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:22:53 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2118
Share Tweet Acelerar, usted está tambaleando demasiado maldito lento. That’s Spanish for “Speed up, you’re reeling too damn slow.”  Spanish Mackerel, the fastest fish in the Chesapeake have arrived in good numbers.  They’re only in Maryland waters for about a month, but their arrival is something to celebrate.Fishing for Spanish is one of my favorite [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/08/21/speaking-spanish/feed/ 7 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/04/862/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/04/862/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:22:34 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=862
Share Tweet While I haven’t seen any Spanish mackerel flying around the Eastern Bay recently, I was fortunate enough to find a school farther south tonight.  I fished onboard Fishadler II with Mark, launching out of Queen Anne Marina on Kent Island.  It’s a full moon which usually means increased current, but we haven’t had [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/04/862/feed/ 5 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/17/the-land-of-pleasant-living/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/17/the-land-of-pleasant-living/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:35:28 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=704
Share Tweet “There is but one entrance by Sea in this County, and that is at the mouth of a very goodly Bay, 18 or 20 myles broad…. Within is a country that may have the prerogative over the most pleasant place ever knowne, for large and pleasant navigable Rivers. Heaven and earth never agreed [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/17/the-land-of-pleasant-living/feed/ 8 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/14/casting-for-spanish-mackerel/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/14/casting-for-spanish-mackerel/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:59:54 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=677
Share Tweet “Too slow!” That’s the two words you’re most likely to hear on Crockett’s Reel these days.  It means someone onboard has accidentally hooked up a rockfish or a bluefish.  When casting for macs with light spinning gear, the second most successful cast is one that doesn’t catch a thing.  Mac casting is one [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/14/casting-for-spanish-mackerel/feed/ 5 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/06/top-secret-weapon-revealed/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/06/top-secret-weapon-revealed/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:58:59 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=627
Share Tweet Last summer I did a lot of fishing with my friend Bill.  We worked over the breaking fish south of Kent Island pretty good then, but we haven’t had a chance to get out this summer.  Fortunately, the stars aligned this evening so we could go fishing.  We launched about 6:00 PM at [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/08/06/top-secret-weapon-revealed/feed/ 4