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/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:35:56 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3995
Share Tweet No man, after catching a big fish, goes home through an alley. – Ancient Chinese Proverb Maybe you’ve heard someone recite another old saying about “the three stages of a fisherman’s life.”  It goes something like this:  The first stage is when the angler’s main objective is to catch as many fish as [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/08/04/gimme-a-breaker-part-iii-bigguns/feed/ 14 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:50:51 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3732
Share Tweet Have you heard?  Light tackle casting is producing big fish lately on the Chesapeake Bay.  Some lucky anglers are catching fish over 30-inches on almost every trip. Sometimes they get three or four. Most of the fish I’m catching are coming off cover like rocks or bridge pilings, but some have been hooked [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/06/28/wanna-get-lucky/feed/ 23 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/2011/04/22/sensitivity-training/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/04/22/sensitivity-training/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:17:38 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=3369
Share Tweet According to Wikipedia, sensitivity training is a method of behavioral modification that makes people more aware of their prejudices. Lately, I feel like I should be a little more sensitive.  No, I don’t think I need to nicer to the trollers or more chivalrous to the ladies. I’m doing pretty good with those [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2011/04/22/sensitivity-training/feed/ 17 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/11/07/cracking-the-whip/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/11/07/cracking-the-whip/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:12:29 +0000 Shawn http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=2474
Share Tweet What has been will be again, What has been done will be done again; There is nothing new under the sun -Ecclesiastes 1:9 Since Candy Thomson published an article about my favorite jigging technique in today’s Baltimore Sun, I thought I might talk about it a little more.  First, thanks to Candy for [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2010/11/07/cracking-the-whip/feed/ 22 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/28/smoky-mountain-rain/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/28/smoky-mountain-rain/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:15:41 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=967
Share Tweet There are a lot of things that get in the way of fishing, but rain should not be one of them.  Some of my most productive days on the water have been when skies are drizzly and gray or even when it’s pouring.  In the Chesapeake, where fishing pressure has a significant impact [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/28/smoky-mountain-rain/feed/ 5 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
Share Tweet 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 [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/09/17/closer-to-fine/feed/ 3 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:35:37 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=563
Share Tweet I mentioned in an earlier “How-To” article that I would write about interesting jigging situations when I encountered them.  We’re in the middle of some amazing summer fishing.  I’ve been chasing breakers over hard bottoms on both sides of the Bay.  This is a typical Chesapeake hot-weather pattern which will usually last and even intensify [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/23/tip-bigger-fish-in-the-summer-blitzes/feed/ 4 http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/15/hopskotch-across-the-bay/ http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/15/hopskotch-across-the-bay/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:32:54 +0000 Shawn http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=503
Share Tweet Just when I thought the western shore was going to turn into the Summer striped bass hotspot, the fish showed up back over on the east side last night.  Tim & Mike joined me on Crockett’s Reel for a 5:30 PM launch from Shipping Creek on Kent Island.  We buzzed the Eastern Bay [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/07/15/hopskotch-across-the-bay/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
Share Tweet 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 [...]]]> http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/02/01/light-tackle-jigging-tricks-tips/feed/ 4