Last Charter of 2014

Earlier this week, Nathan & I ran our final trip of 2014 with Gregg Palmer.  As you can see (thanks to my new GoPro) we had an absolutely beautiful day to wind up our season.

Days as pretty as this one are not so common this late in December, but this one was certainly welcome.

We ran down the bay looking for signs of life, but this late in the season the fish have been harder and harder to find.  We put out our trolling gear out and started straining water.

Luckily, we were in the right place at the right time as a school of fish came together close to us and we has them to ourselves for a while.  Luckily, we were able to pull some legal size fish out of the many shorts that we caught.

I would like to thank everyone who fished with us during 2014.  I had a great year and had opportunities to fish with great people.  Fortunately, we had good fishing this year.  From the trophy Rock Fish this spring, to the Cobia, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel his summer and the good number of Rock Fish this fall the fishing was great, and I have high hopes for 2015.  

In the next few weeks, I plan to do some Duck hunting, some maintenance on the Three Sons and then it will be time to get caught up on my HoneyDo list before it is time to get ready to fish again next spring.  

Take care of yourselves.  

Curran Trip

For the second year, Mark Curran, his family and friends took a fishing trip with me.  Fortunately, we had a beautiful day after having nearly an entire week of BAD weather. 

We left the dock as soon as the group arrived, and headed down the bay to a location that had produced fish for the past few days.  When we arrived, there were no birds working on places of fish  like we have been seeing in the past couple weeks, so we had to find the fish on our own.  Nathan & I got our trolling spread out and we started straining water.  Within an hour or so, I stumbled on a small place of fish, and we managed to pull a few fish out.  Unfortunately, this school of fish fell apart fairly quickly, so I picked up and started looking. 

Luckily, I ran into a good looking group of birds working the water.  We got our lines out again and started working.  Fortunately we managed to pull some more keepers out of the water before it was time to go home. 

We certainly had to work hard for the fish that we caught today, but it was an enjoyable day for sure.

Thanks again Mark for setting up the trip & I look forward to doing it again.

!!!!!THIS FALL HAS BEEN GREAT SO FAR!!!!!

Unfortunately, I have been WAY behind on my fishing reports lately, but I am happy to say that fishing has been AWESOME this fall.  Unlike last year, I am happy to say that the Chesapeake Bay is FULL of Striped Bass right now!

Over the past few weeks I have had GREAT trips with GREAT people, and I can honestly say that I am having a lot of fun doing this.

 With the exception of one trip, we have had good weather, and fish catches have been consistently good for us.  Fortunately, the bay is full of "peanut" sized menhaden which is the perfect food for Rock Fish. These fish are really "strapping on the feed bag" and eating everything in site so that they fatten up for the upcoming winter. 

I wish that this fishing would last all year, but unfortunately we only have a few more weeks left. 

If you are interested in fishing this season, please contact me soon to get on the schedule!