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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."
Hiking (Click Here)
South Mountain State Park
Destination: Annapolis Rock (elevation 1700'):
Access Point: Parking lot on Route 40, one-quarter mile east of Greenbrier. Follow blue blazed trail from parking lot to white blazed A.T. Turn right to go north on A.T.
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 2.2 miles
Options for Return: Return by same trail to Route 40
Highlights: Annapolis Rock offers a fine view of Greenbrier Lake and Cumberland Valley to the west. Continue north on A.T. one mile to Black Rock, which also offers a westward view.
Destination: Washington Monument (elevation 1600'):
Access Point: Parking lot on Route 40, one-quarter mile east of Greenbrier. Follow blue blazed trail from parking lot to white blazed A.T. Turn left to go south on A.T. (cross foot bridge over I-70).
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 3 miles
Options for Return: Return by same trail to Route 40 or leave a second car at Washington Monument State Park
Highlights: The first monument to our nation's first president offers views to the east and west
Destination: Weverton Cliffs (elevation 750'):
Access Point: Gathland State Park
Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 6 miles
Options for Return: Return by same trail to Gathland or leave a second car at Weverton Road (an additional mile south of Weverton Cliffs on A.T.)
Highlights: Weverton Cliffs offers a view of the Potomac River and the area surrounding Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Maryland Fishing Report - June 11th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt (Click Here)
Rockfish: There are a lot of nice sized fish being caught north of the bay bridge, and around the bridge itself. Try the sewer pipe, Love Point and up to Tolchester and Rockhall. The mouths of the rivers on the western shore and the Six Foot Knoll and Seven Foot Knoll should be heating up as well. Jigging has been productive, using 3/4-1.5 oz jig heads depending on the current. Live lining is also working well, especially around any kind of structure.
Perch/Spot: Perch and Spot are plentiful in the main bay and in the rivers. They are in deeper water over hard bottom. Try a Chesapeake Sabiki Rig with a 1 oz weight on the bottom and tip it with bloodworm, fish bites, lugworm or grass shrimp. Then just give it a slight bouncing action off of the bottom. They are also starting to move into their summer patterns in the rivers, so fish for them around structure using spinners!
Speckled Trout: The speckled trout bite was great this week from the Little Choptank down to the Honga and in the Tangier Sound around all of the islands. Look for them in shallow water around points, structure and grass flats, but don’t be afraid to move out a bit deeper if you don’t find them in shallow. They do tend to move to secondary ledges in warmer temperatures! Use a 1/4 or 3/16 oz jig head with a 3-4 inch paddletail. Use a steady retrieve with occasional jerks. In heavy grass cover, a lighter weight will help to keep you just above it.
Redfish: Big Bull Reds are still down in Virginia waters but will hopefully be moving into Maryland waters very soon. Using peeler crab or soft crab is a great way to target them! Jigging large plastics works as well. In Maryland waters, we are hearing reports of nice sized Puppy Drum being caught on small paddletails.
Snakehead: The normal Eastern Shore spots around Blackwater are still producing a consistent bite, but we are also getting reports of people catching snakehead in the Western Shore rivers such as the Severn and the Magothy while Perch fishing! Throw a Mepps and you never know what you might catch!
Crabbing: Crabs have moved into the rivers! Running a trotline or pull traps in 4-6 feet of water has been successful, and both western shore and eastern shore rivers have been producing!
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 6/16:
Low tide starting at 3:27 p.m. and again at 4:58 p.m.
High tide starting at 10:01 a.m. and again at 10:53 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Thursday 6/17:
Low tide starting at 4:35 p.m. and again at 5:37 p.m.
High tide starting at 10:52 a.m. and again at 11:48 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Friday 6/18:
Low tide starting at 5:51 p.m. and again at 6:16 p.m.
High tide starting at 11:45 a.m.
Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Saturday 6/19:
Low tide starting at 7:12 a.m. and again at 6:57 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:45 a.m. and again at 12:40 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset: 8:35 p.m.
Sunday 6/20:
Low tide starting at 8:30 a.m. and again at 7:40 p.m.
High tide at 1:42 a.m. and again at 1:37 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset: 8:35 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Bella Hummingbird Nest in La Verne, California..
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.
