fishing allure

took off a little early this week to get in a little more fishing, but i need more tools.

i think the wife would like these hot pink lures: but the fish? i dont know...what kind of sea creature are they supposed to represent?

the weekend catch

the fish are in the bay!

it is lucky i am learning to love eating rockfish, cuz i cant stop catching them!

lately, i have been hauling in my limit-and more-of healthy striped bass every time i go out...this beauty was number three, so back to the bay he went!

nice bass!

i didnt catch anything on saturday. but sunday:sunday i had a monster on the hook! then the line broke...i swear: it was much bigger than this one! anyway, that guy won the mssa tournament with this nice 41+ pound striper.

can not wait for trophy striper season?

i cannot wait for trophy striped bass season to begin this saturday in the chesapeake bay! apparently, nine other people really could not wait and got busted after surveillance by dnr while fishing in the choptank river, a designated striper spawning area. having been sited myself (in season), i feel for the fishermen and fisherwoman who were charged because the fines are hefty and the marine police dont play, so know the regulations (they are different for virginia and maryland) and respect the fish!

rockfishing

we slaughtered 'em yesterday on the debra christine.

young rock

the maryland department of natural resources just released their 2010 annual report on striped bass in the bay...and the news isnt bad!

diamond jim: still on the loose

you have less than a week to catch diamond jim or one of his 599 tagged impersonators, so get out there to the fishing hot spots and catch something! diamond jim is worth $25,000 and the imposters are worth $500 a piece. if you dont catch the big money ones, at least you will have dinner.

maryland fishing challenge

i wish i could find
diamond jim:

he is out there somewhere.

playing hook-y

a lot of people called in sick, or took off or didnt show up today because i counted about 60 boats out there on the horizon...you cant really make them out from my photo from the crappy iphone camera, but trust me: they are there, between point lookout and smith point...wish i were too.