https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgCaptain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star has seen some pretty good fishing the past few days and today he saw some of the best tog fishing he’s seen in the past few years.Tautog 1/29/23 An Old Timey Bite..Underway pitch black; Dr Gary dropped blocks just as a hint of color rose to our east…. Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgWe’re in the middle of a little window of weather opportunity right now before some wind and cold next week and Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star is in the middle of taking full advantage of it.A steady slow grind.. Time sun came up we were well on our way. Spencer from OC had dropped… Read more »

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 »