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Ingram Bay Marina
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This is your current "FISHING REPORT" for the Maryland and Virginia Chesapeake Bay . We offer daily fishing charters and cruises aboard the "Liquid Assets II".
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The Fishing Line
By: Capt. Billy Pipkin
July 15, 2008
TUESDAY JULY 15th UPDATE:
I cooked up some freshly caught snapper blues this morning for breakfast.
We poached them and served with bacon, eggs, buttered toast and a tall glass of orange juice.
Check out my recipe page for more ways to cook em'...
Water temperatures are pushing the 80 degree envelope in the bay waters. Migration has been moving at a swift pace and fishing is strong at this time.
BLUEFISH, which have been growing exponentially over the past two weeks, are now available with more consistency. Blues up to 4 pounds are feeding between the Northern Neck reef and Buoy 62. I have been having great success while chumming by using a long shank hook with 30 pound test mono leaders. There will be a few cutoffs, yet that combination entices more bites. I suggest chumming lightly and stay away from a crowd of boats. Overfeeding will shut them down quickly.
In Maryland waters, the best results can be found on the S.W. Middle Grounds where similarly sized bluefish remain strong. Both of these locations lend themselves well to bottom fishing while chumming. Large croaker are frequently caught with cut bait beneath the chum.
Trolling for bluefish has become as sure as the morning sunrise. Locations yielding good action by mid-week are east of Buoy 62 during both the morning and evening hours, Windmill Point bar, The #1 Buoy off of the Great Wicomico, Buoy 68 and the flats surrounding the “Hannibal” target ship off Smith Island. Clark and Drone spoons are both working well when trolled behind a planer. In many cases there are mackerel in the mix.
SPANISH MACKEREL have come on strong from Gwynn’s Island up to Smith Point. The edge of the shipping channel due east of Ingram Bay has been particularly good this week. Sizes range from a modest 16 inches up to the monster mackerel caught by Rob Haentze of Wicomico Church which stretched the tape beyond 30 inches.
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SPADE FISH are continuing to bite in the mid and lower bay this week. Sizes have dropped off slightly, yet the numbers are still available. The Cell, Wolftrap Light and other structures have been holding these tasty hard fighting fish. In fact, I was chumming for bluefish along the channel edge the other day and saw a few spades darting in my chum line. Although I wasn’t prepared for them, I rigged a small hook with some clam flavored fish bites. I had one interested in my offering but with real clam I could have had a real good time.
BOTTOM FISHING continues to pick up steam. I suspect that with the moon waxing, the bite will steadily improve over the next week. Evening fishing evening fishing is still going well in the shallow water locations of creeks, and other areas holding structure where SPOT, CROAKER, SPECKLED TROUT and some small PUPPY DRUM are yanking at the lines.
Bloodworms, squid, shrimp, chicken breasts and soft crab are all producing results. Your choice of bait will reflect how fat of a wallet you have. Personally, I am not sold on the high dollar baits. I’ve seen some pretty fish take an ordinary night crawler on a simple bottom rig.
FLOUNDER fishing has been strong in the lower bay near the bridge tunnel. Locally, the best catches remain in the vicinity of the Buoy 42 and Cell area. This week has proven a very successful time in landing large flatties.
I overheard a child aboard the charter boat vocalizing his thoughts. He was not catching as many fish as the older folks and said, “I can’t catch any fish!” I tried to explain to him that your doubts directly affect your reality. He may not have fully understood the concept, but Ralph Marston said it best; “Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.”
Keep a positive attitude both on and off the water. Until next week…Fair winds.
We are now booking for
CHUMMING / TROLLING
Bluefish/ Rockfish/ Mackerel
BOTTOM FISHING
Croaker/ Spot/ Flounder
Current season
July - August- September
Out of Ingram Bay Marina
Call (804) 580-7292
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