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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)
Full Moon: "When we see the full sunlit face of the Moon, we call it a full Moon. It rises almost exactly as the Sun sets and sets just as the Sun rises the next day. The Moon has now completed one half of the lunar month."
Hiking (Click Here)
Tuckahoe State Park, Queen Anne
Tuckahoe State Park boasts excellent hiking, biking and equestrian opportunities. Trails that wander through the park include the Tuckahoe Valley Trail, a self-guided Natural Trail, the Physical Fitness Trail and the Lake Trail. The Maryland Park Service does not rent horses, and only provides the trails as a means of recreation.
Tuckahoe offers mountain bikes for rent at the park during the spring, summer and fall. Contact the park for current service charges, available days and times.
Maryland Fishing Report - June 18th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt (Click Here)
Speckled Trout: The speckled trout bite in the mid bay is really starting to heat up which is exciting! You can catch them along shorelines and grass flats as far north as the Choptank River and Chesapeake Beach. Use 3-4 inch paddletails on 3/16, 1/4 or 5/8 oz jig heads and add Shredder Crab Pro-Cure. A steady retrieve with an occasional jerk should entice them!
Rockfish: The rockfish bite continues to be concentrated north of the bridge up to Tolchester and Rockhall. There are a lot of boats up there so please be courteous. There are a lot of big up there fish too though so there’s plenty for everyone! There is a good bite around the Bay Bridge as well, but the fish are much smaller in size, the same is true as your head south towards Chesapeake Beach. Jigging and live lining spot seem to be the most productive methods right now.
Perch: Perch seem to be mostly in the rivers right now, and can be caught over hard bottom or in shallow water around shoreline and structure. Typical spinners such as perch pounders and rooster tails work well in shallow water, while you’ll want to use a top and bottom rig or a Chesapeake Sabiki rig. Perch are also being caught around the bay bridge. You can jig for them there using small jig heads and plastics, like Bust ‘Em Baits stingers!
Spot: They are also catching a lot of spot around the Bay Bridge and Hackett Point! A bottom rig or a Chesapeake Sabiki will work well for them too! Try Bloodworms, Lugworms or fish bites as bait!
Cobia: Now is typically the time of year when cobia make their way from Virginia waters into Maryland waters. Try launching out of Solomons or Point Lookout try chumming, or keep live eels or bucktails on the boat and search for them to sight cast to!
Redfish: Big bull reds should start moving up around the same time as Cobia, and there are puppy drum to be caught while trout fishing or perch fishing as far north as the South River.
Snakehead: There are some nice snakehead being caught around the Blackwater area, and really all over the Eastern Shore. One of our employees recently caught one a Tuckahoe start park.. be on the lookout for his video coming soon! The bite still seems to be primarily sub-surface, on chatterbaits and swimbaits. Minnows are always a good option too!
Crabbing: Crabbing has been fantastic this week! The Magothy River is starting to pick up along with Whitehall Bay and all of rivers south like the Severn, South & Wye Rivers and Thompson Creek. Trotline and pull traps are both working well, and razor clams see to be the bait of choice. No boat? No problem! You can easily catch a dozen crabs handlining from a local pier using chicken necks or razor clams in a bait bag.
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 6/23:
Low tide starting at 11:46 p.m. and again at 10:05 p.m.
High tide starting at 4:28 a.m. and again at 4:33 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:41 a.m.
Sunset: 8:35 p.m.
Thursday 6/24:
Low tide starting at 12:40 p.m. and again at 11:00 p.m.
High tide starting at 5:21 a.m. and again at 5:32 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:41 a.m.
Sunset: 8:35 p.m.
Friday 6/25:
Low tide starting at 1:30 p.m. and again at 11:58 p.m.
High tide starting at 6:14 a.m. and again at 6:29 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:42 a.m.
Sunset: 8:36 p.m.
Saturday 6/26:
Low tide starting at 2:18 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:06 a.m. and again at 7:25 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:42 a.m.
Sunset: 8:36 p.m.
Sunday 6/27:
Low tide starting at 12:58 a.m. and again at 3:04 p.m.
High tide at 7:58 a.m. and again at 8:21 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:42 a.m.
Sunset: 8:36 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Big Cat Rescue Cam in Tampa, Florida.
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.
