Fresh Stevensville Fishing Reports

As we turn the page on another month in the calendar, March brings us new hope that spring will soon arrive, and an awakening of anglers will soon venture out of months of hibernation on the Chesapeake Bay. For those of us that are dedicated anglers, we have kept our sanity by pursuing Chesapeake Bay pan fish (Yellow & White Perch) this winter during unusually seasonable temperatures. Though, the migration and spawning of these fish are coming to a finally in our local rivers in Creeks this month. Chain Pickerel, Crappie, and Hickory Shad (or Poor Man’s Tarpon) are a fan favorite to pursue after the migration of Perch. These fish can be targeted in local creeks by using small shad darts dressed with small twister tails, small spoons mimicking flashes of minnows, or with small flies. The technique and lure presentation is similar to this past months Perch fishing and provide an abundance of activity if executed properly. For the remainder of March, our focus turns to Preparation of our Vessel, in the mist of the Super Bowl of the Chesapeake Bay, the Opening of Striped Bass Season. Each sheet of sandpaper used, layer of paint applied, and upgrade to mechanism from year prior, is all for the betterment of angler experience and safety aboard The Marylander. Our motivation is to create a memorable experience that was better than the last and our preparation for success is relentless during the month of March. It is our hope that the future season is plentiful and the new changes in regulations announced create positive change to our fishery. Not only are we as anglers in a state of preparation, it is with great optimism that the changes to our regulations this past off season will prepare us for future success on the Chesapeake Bay.

Striped bass fishing at its finest and it's only going to get better. Let's get a trip booked so we can have your picture here as well. This year less stuff a striper along with the turkey

Late summer fishing at its finest. Stripers, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel are really abundant which has made some fantastic fishing days. Come take a relax day on the chesapeake bay

What a weekend it was. Saturday morning Wendy treated her husband to a birthday half day fishing trip with us. We met at 6:30 and left for the fishing grounds. After a short ride we arrived and found birds working already. I put out our 4 rod spread and it was game on for the entire trip. They caught and released many Spanish Mackerel up to 25 inches, Rockfish and a few blues. Wendy had a citation sized Spanish Mack at 24 1/2 and Charles had 1 at 25. Absolutely fun! All Mack’s and Rock were released at their choice. After a quick cleanup and equipment check it was time for another trip. Rachel, Marat, Lennon, Mikayla joined me for half day in the PM. It too was a birthday present for Marat. A quick ride back to right where I left off. Put our spread out and game on. Spanish Mackerel galore. For the next 4 hours they were busy catching rock and Spanish Mackerel up to 25 inches. Marat had the citation size for the afternoon with a 25 inch Spanish. They keep 15 Mack’s for the dinner table everything else was released. Sunday I had the pleasure of hosting Brian and his son Wyatt for a full day trip. Again we met at 6:30 and off we went.Once again when we arrived birds were already working some. We put our rods out and sure enough game on. Spanish Mackerel in the boat! Brian and Wyatt caught many Mack’s while keeping some larger ones for the dinner table and releasing all others. They also had a couple bluefish and numerous small rock. Both had citation size Mack’s at 24 and 24 1/4. Each trip was very successful while the hot lure of the day was different. Saturday they loved the pink #HardHeadCustomBaits spoon. Sunday they loved the silver #HuntingtonDrone spoon. While others did produce they were the best each day. I always try to keep a mixture because you never know what they want. We still have some dates available for Sept.

This summer striped bass fishing is some of the best i have seen in the past 10 years. Daily limits of really nice sized fish up to 32inches. Lets make your trip a meorable one for 2019.

Live Baiting for school size Striped Bass is as good as it gets. Fishing structure has been the name of the game. If you are looking to get into some good fishing give me a call