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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)
Waning Gibbous: "During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows thinner each night. We call this waning. Its shape is still gibbous at this point, but grows a little thinner each night."
Maryland Fishing Report - January 14th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt of Anglers Sports Center (Click Here)
Rockfish: If you’re willing to make the trip and brave the cold, the lower bay is still producing outstanding catch and release striped bass fishing. Big fish up to 50 inches, along with plenty of upper twenty and thirty inch fish, can still be caught from Chesapeake Beach down into Virginia waters. Fish are in very deep water, typically from 40 to 60 or even 70 feet. Your best bet will be to look for either birds, or marks on your fish finder and jig for them, although trolling and live eels can work too. For jigging, you’ll want to use at least a 1 oz jig head to get down into deep water, and bigger baits such as 10″ BKDs, 7 or 8 inch Zman Streakz XLs or Bust ‘Em Baits Fat Boys. Closer to our Annapolis area, there are definitely still fish at the Bay Bridge pilings or in the Patapsco near the Key Bridge. You can jig for them the same way that you would in the southern bay. The size and numbers of fish won’t be quite as impressive, but it could still make for a fun day of catch and release fishing!
Pickerel: The challenge with pickerel this week has been that the eastern shore ponds that are typically so productive are iced over! So, we’re headed into the rivers instead where we still have some moving water! Both eastern shore and western shore rivers are producing. Try the Magothy, Severn, Patapsco, Upper Choptank or Tuckahoe Creek, or if you are willing to make the trip, head down to the Pocomoke! Live minnows work very well in these cold water temperatures, as does slowly working a jerk bait or a paddletail.
Perch: There are numerous reports of both white perch and yellow perch being caught in the upper Magothy, Choptank and Tuckahoe Creek, as well as up around Havre De Grace. This is a great time of year to fish a minnow under a bobber or on a shad dart, or try small feather jigs! Preserved meal worms or wax worms are also a highly underrated bait for perch this time of year!
Catfish: If you are looking for something fun to do while staying local, catfish are the way to go! You can catch them from shore in any of the western shore rivers right now! We have freshly frozen alewife in stock which works great for catfish. You can also use powerbait catfish bait!
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 1/19:
Low tide starting at 12:32 a.m. and again at 11:30 p.m.
High tide starting at 5:47 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:21 a.m.
Sunset: 5:12 p.m.
Thursday 1/20:
Low tide starting at 1:15 a.m. and again at 12:13 p.m.
High tide starting at 6:28 a.m. and again at 7:05 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset: 5:14 p.m.
Friday 1/21:
Low tide starting at 1:47 a.m. and again at 12:58 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:10 a.m. and again at 7:42 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset: 5:14 p.m.
Saturday 1/22:
Low tide starting at 2:19 a.m. and again at 1:47 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:56 a.m. and again at 8:22 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset: 5:16 p.m.
Sunday 1/23:
Low tide at 2:52 a.m. and again at 2:45 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:47 a.m. and again at 9:03 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:19 a.m.
Sunset: 5:17 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to take a look at the Bella Hummingbird's Nest
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.
