If you enjoy catching nice striped bass while fly or light tackle fishing December 3 through December 7 is the time to be at the CBBT in VA. The largest striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay are available during this time of year, giving you the opportunity to catch that ‘once in a lifetime’ striper [...]
Rockfish Fishing
Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass in Severe Trouble?
Last year, there was a near-record high in the number of young striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay. Now, there’s a new record low. According to the Washington Post, in the 59 years that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been surveying striped bass in the Bay, this is the lowest number ever of [...]
Does this Video Unlock the Secret to Catching Rockfish and Halibut?
John Beath, a fishing tackle inventor, sent cameras and UV light to the bottom off Alaska’s coast to study the habits of feeding rockfish and halibut with his baits. He reported that rockfish on the bottom are much more likely to feed on the upswing, when the lure leaves bottom after touching down, and fish [...]
Halibut on a Six-Weight Fly Rod from Alaska’s Kodiak Island?
A six-weight fly rod is good for a lot of things: big trout, medium-sized stripers, largemouth bass in thick cover and maybe even salmon, if you’re the sporting type. What it typically can’t hold up to, is halibut this big. A man known only as TWells submitted this photo to Moldy Chum, of a surprise [...]
16-Year-Old Catches and Releases 375-Pound Halibut
Kate Curtis is no stranger to hauling in trophies. One time she landed a 50-inch tiger muskie. This time, on family vacation in Alaska, they headed out for a fishing trip. And while her family was catching smaller rockfish, Kate’s rod bent over again. What was on the other end was an 88-inch, 375-pound halibut, [...]
Stripers – They’re Everywhere, They’re Everywhere!
Throughout last week there were catchable striped bass in the Upper & Middle Chesapeake Bay and this week could be the same, or better. During the morning trip, Jim Mohler wanted his Garmin 3010C GPS/Plotter/Sonar unit set-up, along with a guided trip using light spinning tackle. Before leaving the dock I removed all the old Tracks, removed [...]
Big Mikes fishing charters
Big Mikes fishing charters gets them again. Fishing on the Seabiscuit at the channel Island and ended up with 26 nice White Seabass, a dozen big Barracuda and over 100 rockfish and big red snappers. Come join big mikes for a trip of a lifetime, and book your charters early.
Catching Striped Bass in the Early Evening
Doug, Tim, and I were excited as we left Catonsville, MD to go striper fishing with light spinning tackle. We discussed our strategy on where the fish might be located as we headed down Rt. 97 heading to Sandy Point State Park.The current and wind were both heading south, keeping the waves under 1 foot [...]
The Black Drum Have Arrived in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay
Tim Campbell and I enjoy catching black drum. Since the winter was so mild we decided to fish for them a week early. Last Friday we launched out of Rod N’ Reel West ($10.00 launch fee) in Chesapeake Beach, MD and to headed southeast to the Stone Rock just outside the Choptank River on the eastern shoreline of the [...]
Channel Islands Fishing
Fishing on the Seabiscuit and headed for Santa Rosa Island. We could not find any squid but the fish really wanted to bite. The weather was great and we ended up with full limits of reds, some nice rockfish and full limits of some really nice lingcod. As soon as the wind quits it is [...]
