Stackfish: Fishing reports

Tons of schoolies

Amongst the numerous shorts, I managed 1 keeper and 1 would be keeper I had to release since he had the sores that are so common on our Chesapeake stripers.

My buddy @capt.-Jim was fishing in his boat right next to me caught a nice 25 incher.

fishing report photo of Bass, Striped photo taken on 7/20/2018 6:05:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 07/20/2018 6:05 AM

Tide Tendency:Moderate Outgoing

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williamHey Jimmy call me when you get a minute

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JimmyWill do.

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PB Crappie

Jimmy

2 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Crappie

Coming in at 13 inches this is my personal best.

My buddy @claydavis83 caught a 13.5 incher on the lake a few weeks ago, so hopefully this PB won’t stand for long!

fishing report photo of Crappie photo taken on 7/18/2018 9:10:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 07/18/2018 9:10 AM

Fish Length (in):13 inches

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fcsthethirdThat's good eating there.

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Inline bottom Rig

Jimmy

2 monthsLures And Baits

No tangles with this rig, just hang it over the side of the boat and wait for the fish to show.

fishing report photo of Lures And Baits photo taken on 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

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Came up long (enough)

Jimmy

2 monthsRock Hall MD Bass, Striped

I’ve been coming up a little short on my recent Striper trips. Finally today I caught just long enough for a keeper.

I’m trying to learn the tried and true method of chunking bunker for Stripers since the summer has always been tough for my light tackle lure fishing.

My recent attempts chunking with a conventional bottom rig were not that successful, so today I fished a hook with a inline sinker.

This worked well since I could easily tune the depth of my bait to where I was marking fish by reeling out or in.

I fished the whole morning with my trolling motor spot locked for my anchor. I really think that motor spinning attracted them since I outfished my neighbors with conventional bottom rigs by 2-1.

fishing report photo of Bass, Striped photo taken on 7/13/2018 9:17:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 07/13/2018 9:17 AM

Lure/Bait: Inline bottom Rig

Tide Tendency:Moderate Outgoing

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Redear

Jimmy

2 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Sunfish

Nice color on this little Redear!

fishing report photo of Sunfish photo taken on 7/11/2018 9:18:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 07/11/2018 9:18 AM

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Poor day of pan fishing

Jimmy

2 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Bass, Largemouth

I caught about 5 yellow perch and 0 crappie today. All of the yellows where very small.

The bycatch was exciting though, I lost another largie at least this size at the boat.

fishing report photo of Bass, Largemouth photo taken on 7/11/2018 9:23:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 07/11/2018 9:23 AM

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Personal Best

Jimmy

2 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Perch, Yellow

Coming in at 12.5 inches this is the biggest yellow perch I recall catching, the largest since adult fishing for sure.

She was caught on a slow retrieve of a white keitech swimbait.

fishing report photo of Perch, Yellow photo taken on 6/28/2018 11:04:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 06/28/2018 11:04 AM

Fish Length (in):12.5 inches

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Winter Blues

Jimmy

3 monthsOriental NC Trout, Speckled Sea

The nicer of two specs I caught today, unfortunately they are closed until the 15th of June due to a winter fish kill.

fishing report photo of Trout, Speckled Sea photo taken on 6/9/2018 7:13:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 06/09/2018 7:13 AM

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RongYou fish Oriental North Carolina much the big red drums usually come in here at end of September

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JimmyI don’t get down as often as I’d like. I’ve never fished for the big Reds but I know of action. Do you fish ONC often?& #x0d; & #x0d; Welcome to Stack!& #x0d;

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A Crappie Day

Jimmy

4 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Crappie

I didn’t find much action today at Loch Raven, one crappie for the day. At least it was a nice one.

fishing report photo of Crappie photo taken on 5/24/2018 2:45:00 PM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 05/24/2018 14:45 PM

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williamNice fat one Jim

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Tons of Pickerel

Jimmy

4 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Pickerel, Chain

I’m finding lots of chainies along the shore at Loch Raven. This guy was the largest of the day.

fishing report photo of Pickerel, Chain photo taken on 5/11/2018 4:29:00 PM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 05/11/2018 16:29 PM

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Only Bass of the Day

Jimmy

4 monthsLoch Raven Reservoir MD Bass, Largemouth

This little guy was hanging close too shore and couldn’t resist my yellow spinner.

fishing report photo of Bass, Largemouth photo taken on 5/11/2018 5:36:00 PM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 05/11/2018 17:36 PM

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Finally a Fish

Jimmy

6 monthsOriental NC Bass, Striped

Finally a fish! I've been fishing all winter but not catching!

I took my yak to a local creek today and wasn't hooking up. I kept noticing splashes so close to the bank I figured they were frogs. Finally a splash within casting distance landed this short striper. Go figure!

fishing report photo of Bass, Striped photo taken on 3/20/2018 4:34:00 PM contributed by Jimmy

Catch Date: 03/20/2018 16:34 PM

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williamGreat start Jimmy. I’ll be back in action next weekend

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williamHey Jimmy

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williamI will be down Avon staying April 5-7 with 2 other Stackfish members Barry and Sned from New Jersey we love for you to come through if you can

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JimmyI'd love to but I won't be down that way until June at the earliest.

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Grilled Striper

Jimmy

10 monthsTowson MD Cuisine

We're experimenting with various ways to cook Striper this fall. Up tonight is a 21 inch Striper cooked on the Weber.

This gutted and headed fish was stuffed with lemon, thyme, oregano and salt. It also had a good rubdown with olive oil and salt.

After a good searing on both sides it was removed from direct and cooked to 130 degrees in its thickest part on the grill.

The fish and its skin were moist and delicious! The only issue was a little under cooking in its thickest part on the vertebrae. Next time we'll go 140 degrees on a fish this size.

fishing report photo of Cuisine photo taken on 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

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Nothing Better

Jimmy

10 monthsChesapeake Bay MD Moments

A full moon rise over the Chesapeake at dusk in the fall with the call of loons echoing across the water. Nothing beats that!

fishing report photo of Moments photo taken on 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM contributed by Jimmy

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My $6900 fishing lure

Jimmy

10 monthsFort Howard MD Bass, Striped

It was a beautiful day for chasing birds on the Chesapeake but for some reason the fish were not schooling today. The birds were scattered with a single quick dive here and there and then back to flight searching for the next fish.

Since it was such a calm day, I figured a topwater lure was the best fish whistle I had, so I started throwing it. I started to get some strikes by dinks so I just drifted and casted. Finally I got a larger short right at the boat. I kept working and finally got this nice 21 inch fish with about 6 feet of line out. I then started getting more and more strikes at the boat.

So I was wrong, topwater was not my best fishing lure today. The best fishing lure I have is a little expensive, it's called a Grady White 192 lol