https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWindy and chilly in and around the water today, but Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star caught a couple of good ones on his trip to the rip.A few dandies.. and Bam!Dogone washing machine off there most of today. Challenging. Kevin from Lewes DE did the deed on our half stacks – too choppy to… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgAt the Chesapeake Bay Boat Show this past weekend one of the questions I got the most was, “what’s being caught down there right now?”  Well the answer I give folks is “tautog in the ocean and maybe some throwback rockfish action at the route 90 bridge….but you’re most likely not going to catch any… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgI got a couple of texts today saying, “Hey, I heard the first flounder of the season was caught?”  Uhhhhhh, not really.  Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides Charters did put angler Jerry on the first flounder that has been caught in 2023 today, but the non-award, highly coveted, bragging rights “first flounder of the… Read more »

I’m having a great weekend up at the Timonium Fairgrounds for the Chesapeake Bay Boat Show and meeting some really great folks!  My seminar this morning was well attended and there were lots of great questions from interested anglers.  Thank you!!  The show has one day left tomorrow with hours from 9 am until 5… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe’ve now reached the time of year where fishing trips and fishing reports are going to be fewer and farther between.  Mother Nature gets a little moody in the winter time and oh how the wind can blow.  Thankfully some of the fleet will be going year round so I’ll drop reports whenever I get… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWell Captain Kane Bounds and crew have done it again!!  Captain Kane already holds the IGFA all tackle world record for tautog and today he added to his already impossible resume by adding what could be another world record.  The IGFA does not distinguish between men and women when it comes to all tackle world… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe’ve had some rain and even a few snow flurries move into the area, but today was actually a very nice early January day.  The sun was shining early on, temps were in the mid to upper 40s and winds were very, very light.  It was a nice day to get out and bend a… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgLooks like we’ve got some more wind coming through the weekend with a maybe fishing day here or there.  That made it nice that some got out today.I, along with many, saw a new one today when it comes to tautog fishing.  I’ll let Captain Monty of the Morning Star take it from here…..Art that’s… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe had a weather transition day today as the ocean calmed down from yesterday’s wind.  The day ended up quite nice with warm temps and sunny skies, but there was still some fog to contend with over the ocean.  Not to worry, tog don’t mind fog.Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides was out on the… Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgRain and wind have arrived to areas in and around Ocean City so the tautog and rockfish will get a break for a few days.  The good news is that the rockfish are still to our north and should move this way and water temps are still high enough that tautog should be comfortable for… Read more »