The Last Cast Payed Off

David Heath and I enjoyed a 6 hour light tackle fishing trip on the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. We launched at Buzz's Marina and headed southeast to the east side of the shipping channel where the Potomac River dumps into the Chesapeake Bay. We started picking up small bunches of stripers, which we call wolfpacks, on the sonar unit in 45 to 55 feet of water where most were locked to the bottom.

No birds were working all morning. The stripers ranged from 17 inches to 26 inches in this location.

Most Productive Lure: Butterfly Jig, 3 ounces, in gold & silver - Tochterman's Fishing Tackle

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Most Productive Technique: Vertically Jigging the Bottom - Open the bail until the lure comes in contact with the bottom. During the drift, jig the lure off are as close to the bottom as possible. 

David wanted to check out the Potomac River after lunch so northwest we headed and started running structures until the sonar unit lit up...

Water Depth 42 Feet

Sonar Bottomed Out on the Top of the Stripers 27 Feet

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Some of the stripers caught on the Potomac were in the upper 20 and low 30 inch class. They had sea lice on them and put up an excellent fight. I almost got spooled one time.

What a Way to End the Trip (read the title)

33" with Plenty of Sea Lice Hanging On

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If you would like to book a trip to fish this area of the Chesapeake Bay please call or TEXT me on 433-690-3164. I will be booking trips from now until the fish leave normally some time in early January.

If you are looking to do a Walk-On Trip, please call Capt. Brady Bounds at 301-904-0471.