THE YACK REPORT… VERY RARE CATCH IN THE BOHEMIA RIVER.

Wow! Yesterday a customer came into the shop to buy his  second batch of Bloodworms in 2 days, we chatted a while and then… Mr. Dan Porch reported catching a 16 1/2″ BLACK DRUM while fishing Bloodworms from shore on the Bohemia River. Wow! I never would have expected to hear that… Congrats on a…

THE YACK REPORT… GOOD FISHING CONTINUES…

I only got out twice last week and the fishing was good enough to make me wish I had gone more often. Thursday night(10-20-2016) the Chester river produced several nice Rockfish for Ange Harclerode, Dan Kilroy and myself. We caught fish many different ways including “Top-water spook type lures”, paddle-tail swim baits, X-Raps, metal jigging…

THE YACK REPORT… FALL FISHING IN FULL SWING!

The recent drop in water temperatures has really improved the Rockfish and White Perch bite! Even managing an illness I managed to get out on the river 5 times since my last report. Each trip produced good fishing in several different rivers. The reports from customers are very good too, with reports coming in from…

The YACK REPORT… Upper Bay Crabs and Stripers

The last few weeks my friends have had some hard decisions to make, the biggest of which is whether to crab or fish. The Crabbing has been as good as it gets and is holding up well… I think we’ll have good crabbing until Halloween based on the amount of Crab we have now. John…

+THE YACK REPORT: EXOTIC SPECIES…

Even though fishing is getting better close to home, I had my mind on some exotic species that live farther down the bay. Last Saturday,  I went on a fish/camp trip to Buzz’s Marina in Ridge,Maryland with my friends Jesse Rossmann and Brian Pelisek. This is one of my favorite places on Earth to fish/camp…

THE YACK REPORT: UPPER BAY ROCKFISH!

I spent 2 days on the water this week both trips were short 4 or 5 hour trips. Both days we were targeting Striped Bass by jigging under birds and both days we caught some very nice late summer Rockfish to 25″ My friend Jesse Rossmann just got a new Parker 21SE and had been…

THE YACK REPORT: SUMMER CRAB and FISH REPORT

Crabbing in the Elk and Bohemia Rivers has been very good most of the summer. With Chicken necks the preferred bait. The Chester River is producing well also and here Razor Clams have been the better choice of bait. The best crabbing of the season is yet to come and with the numbers of crab…

Taking The Kids Fishing

Thirty some years ago I took my sons fishing often. Usually these were after work or on the rare weekend when work did not keep me away from the house. Sunday, I had the pleasure of taking my youngest son John, his wife Yuki and their 2 children Aiden and Allison Perch fishing. This was…

Yack Report: Stripers Are Still Here!

I met Phil Kerchner last spring at one of my Yellow Perch talks, a few days later I gave him the “firty centy tour” of the Cecil county’s best “truck fishing”… I showed him some of my best spots in several different rivers. Today he returned the favor and gave Ange Harclerode and I, a…

April Fishing in the Upper Bay

April 2016 had some excellent fishing! The cold rainy weather has kept the fish here longer than usual. Many of our migratory fish like Shad and Stripers came to the upper bay area early and stayed late thanks to the cooler weather. Our best fishing occurs when the waters are cooler. In fact the warmer…