Do Fish Swim in Historical Waters? (w/pics)

I picked up Frank and Marcia Stonebarger, from Stockton CA, at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, on the promenade just west of the U.S. Constellation at 6:00am sharp. It was still dark out and the bright red Domino Sugars lit up the water as we headed west on the Patapsco River.

This Sign Has Been Here Since 1920

The air was cool and the water temperature was 78 degrees, just right for some topwater action in the skinnys.  Frank had 3 blowups before this nice striper finally took the fly in historical waters.

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After the sun came up we left the River and headed south on the Chesapeake Bay.  After trying a few structures unsuccessfully, we moved to Love Point where a strong outgoing current was ripping out of the Chester River. This was the 2nd time since I've been guiding where there were no fish on the ledges or up on the Point.  No problem.  We just kept heading south and once we hit the Bay Bridge there were plenty of stripers in the 16 to 17 inch class to be caught on a 3" Half & Half, blue and white, using sinking fly line.  The majority of fish caught throughout the day were stripers with a few nice bluefish mixed in. All and all everyone had a very enjoyable day on the Chesapeake Bay.  

With the days becoming shorter and the night longer, some nice stripers should start moving up the Bay, so don't winterize the boat or put the tackle away. The upcoming months can be the best fishing during the open season. 

I will be at the on Sep 27, 2014 giving Seminars. Please see: http://capttomhughes.com/Seminars/Seminars.htm