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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 Crescent: "The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing."
Birding (Click Here)
Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center
Upper Marlboro is home to one of the most diverse bird populations in Maryland. Over 220 species have been sighted at Merkle NRMA. The park has diverse habitat ranging from lowland forests, open fields and swamp and marshlands, as well as access to the Patuxent River.
Don’t forget to bring your binoculars!
A large bird-viewing area with binoculars and field identification books is located inside of the visitor center and offers many hours of enjoyment.
Maryland Fishing Report - July 2nd, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt (Click Here)
White Perch: White perch are everywhere! Use Chesapeake Sabiki rigs around the bay bridge pilings to jig up large numbers of them! Put a 1/2 oz sinker on the bottom of the rig and bounce it off the bottom. You don’t even need bait! They are also in all of the rivers and are being caught on bloodworms, razor clams and lugworms in deeper water, and on spinners in more shallow water around structure.
Spot: Spot are in deeper water around the bay bridge, Hackett Point and Kent Narrows, just to name a few. Chesapeake Sabiki rigs, lugworms, bloodworms and razor clams work well for spot too!
Speckled Trout: The speckled trout bite slows down a bit in very hot weather, but you can still find them in shallow water around points and grass beds in the early morning hours, or on secondary ledges once the day heats up. The Choptank River has been a hot spot along with, of course, the Tangier Sound. We love to use 3 or 4 inch paddletails on 3/16 , 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig heads, but a number of people are catching them using soft crab or peeler crab as well!
Bluefish: Bluefish are now being caught as far north as the gas docks and the mouth of the Patuxent! We are looking forward to seeing them move up the bay soon. Use metal spoons or jigs, or zman plastic paddletails!
Cobia, Red Drum & Spanish Mackerel: These species seem still be primarily in the very lower part of the bay and in Virginia water, but we expect that after this weekend they will begin to move up!
Crabbing: Crabs are biting on the western shore and the eastern shore! Thompson Creek, the Severn, Magothy and South have all been great! We prefer razor clams, but chicken necks and alewife work well too. If you are struggling with catching mostly undersized crabs, try mixing it up to salted eel!
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 7/7:
Low tide starting at 11:38 a.m. and again at 9:36 p.m.
High tide starting at 4:26 a.m. and again at 4:16 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:48 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Thursday 7/8:
Low tide starting at 12:17 p.m. and again at 10:20 p.m.
High tide starting at 5:03 a.m. and again at 5:06 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:48 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Friday 7/9:
Low tide starting at 12:53 p.m. and again at 11:05 p.m.
High tide starting at 5:38 a.m. and again at 5:53 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:49 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Saturday 7/10:
Low tide starting at 1:28 p.m. and again at 11:51
High tide starting at 6:14 a.m. and again at 6:38 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:49 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Sunday 7/11:
Low tide starting at 2:01 a.m.
High tide at 6:50 a.m. and again at 7:20 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:50 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Tempe Elephant Park in Emangusi, South Africa
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.
