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Weather (Click Here)
Before you hit the trails or set up camp, make sure to take a second glance at the weather for this weekend!
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
First Quarter: "When half of the Moon's disc is illuminated, we call it the first quarter Moon. This name comes from the fact that the Moon is now one-quarter of the way through the lunar month. From Earth, we are now looking at the sunlit side of the Moon from off to the side."
Maryland Fishing Report - November 4th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt of Anglers Sports Center (Click Here)
Rockfish: Fishing is great all over the bay right now in terms of numbers, but a little bit tough in terms of size. Chasing birds and breaking fish and casting jig heads with straight tail plastics, paddletails or curly tails is a sure way to catch large numbers of fish, however many of them will be undersized. If you are willing to spend some time catching (and safely releasing) shorts, you will get a couple of keepers in the mix, typically up to the mid 20s, with some in the low 30s! Most of the bigger fish still seem to be coming from closer to the Bay Bridge. Try Love Point, the rock piles, the sewer pipe and the mouths of the Chester, Patapsco and Magothy Rivers. Shallow water fishing with topwater, jerk baits or paddletails is also still producing. Try Thomas Point (either the shoal or right around the lighthouse), The Six Foot and Seven Foot Knolls and points and shoreline inside of all of the rivers. Live lining spot around structure is actually still working extremely well which is surprising this late in the season! As long as it’s working, we’ll continue to have live spot available!!
Pickerel: Pickerel fishing is really heating up in all of the rivers and the eastern shore ponds! Pickerel become more active in this cold weather and can be caught in a variety of ways including jerk baits, rat-L-traps, paddletails and minnows! Look for them in shallow water creek and along shorelines and structure.
Snakehead: The water has cooled down some which means that snakehead are slightly less active. They can definitely still be caught though, especially on sunny afternoons when the shallow water warms up. Try paddletails or chatterbaits in both Eastern shore tributaries of Blackwater Refuge and the creeks of the Western Shore rivers! Minnows also work especially well in colder weather.
Perch: Now that the water has cooled down, it’s time to look in deeper water for white perch. Look for hard bottom and oyster beds in the rivers and in the main bay! Chesapeake Sabiki rigs tipped with bloodworms or razor clams work well, as do metal jigs! Metal jigs are especially effective for finding those bigger sized perch! We have also had reports of yellow perch showing up in many of the rivers!
This Weekend's Tide Predictions (Click Here)
Keep an eye on this weekend’s tide schedule. These are the predicted tides for the Western Shore of the Chesapeake from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Wednesday 11/10:
Low tide starting at 4:22 a.m. and again at 2:59 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:15 a.m. and again at 10:06 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:44 a.m.
Sunset: 4:56 p.m.
Thursday 11/11:
Low tide starting at 5:19 a.m. and again at 4:16 p.m.
High tide starting at 10:21 a.m. and again at 11:10 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:45 a.m.
Sunset: 4:55 p.m.
Friday 11/12:
Low tide starting at 6:13 a.m. and again at 5:35 p.m.
High tide starting at 11:30 a.m.
Sunrise: 6:46 a.m.
Sunset: 4:54 p.m.
Saturday 11/13:
Low tide starting at 7:02 a.m. and again at 6:50 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:12 a.m. and again at 12:37 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:47 a.m.
Sunset: 4:53 p.m.
Sunday 11/14:
Low tide at 7:46 a.m. and again at 7:57 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:08 a.m. and again at 1:39 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:48 a.m.
Sunset: 4:52 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Sloth Preschool at Toucan Rescue Ranch in Costa Rica.
Beach Cam
In the winter months we all long for the beach. Take a look at whats going on at your favorite East Coast beaches right now.
