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Volume 23, Number 9
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April 2014
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THIS ISSUE COMPLIMENTS OF
• Spring Chumming Refresher
• The Jig is Up for Bass
• The Cruelest Month
• Turkey Hunter Checklist
• “Troutabout”
April 2014
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“Hooked on Fishing”
Spring Chumming
Refresher
There’s
no doubt
about it:
By Lenny Rudow trolling
is
the number-one way of catching the largest
number of striped bass during the
spring trophy season. There’s also
no doubt that many of us can’t stand
dragging dozens of lines through the
water with broom-stick rods and ropelike line. We hate having 20 ounces
of lead smother the fight right out of
the fish, and we most certainly don’t
look forward to hours on end of driving aimlessly back and forth across
the bay. Don’t even get me started on
weaving the boat and planer boards
through hundreds of other boats and
planer boards.
Fortunately, despite conventional
wisdom, you can catch spring trophies
on light tackle. Lures will work in a
few very specific spots during limited
time frames, but one under-utilized
style of spring trophy light tackle
fishing is chumming. Go to a common
fishing area in the mid-bay and you’ll
usually see one boat chumming for
every 10 or 20 that’s trolling. Why?
Because, as the first sentence read,
trolling is the best way to produce
numbers—if, that is, you try chumming with standard-issue fall tactics.
Spring chumming is completely (if
subtly) different, and you have to
adjust accordingly if you want to
score big.
Data Delivery
Catch records going back to the first
trophy season after the moratorium
re-opened, including each and every
trophy striper caught by my boat, my
father’s and my brother’s, proves one
very important fact: 75-percent of
the trophies caught with when spring
chumming bit during the last one and a
half hours of the tidal cycle. 15-percent
of the remaining fish were caught in
the first hour of the next tidal cycle,
and the remaining 10 percent bit at
sunrise or sunset, which as most of
you already know is almost always
a time of active feeding for the fish.
This has remained true across the
board, season to season, regardless of
weather patterns, water temperature
and clarity, and variations in the basic
technique. Overall the incoming tide
beats out the outgoing by a slight
margin, but both can be productive,
and in any given year one or the other
may be more or less productive for
stretches of weeks or even a month
at a time.
Of course, variables like rainfall
and water clarity do make the technique more or less effective when
considering the overall number of fish
caught during any given time frame.
More rainfall in the spring commonly
translates into fewer trophies caught.
Clarity helps but is not imperative, and
in extremely cloudy water, chumming
is often more effective than trolling.
But that 90 minute window of time
has been the hot bite, from season to
season. And when it coincides with
sunrise or sunset, you have the very
best opportunity to hunt these big fish
on light gear. For this type of fishing,
timing truly is everything.
Tactical Advantage
So, just what’s different about
spring chumming? First off, location.
These fish aren’t usually oriented to
structure, they’re migrating. So set up
for spring chumming on a mud flat,
in 28’ to 40’ of water. The mud flats
off Love Point north-west of the LP
buoy, the flats east of Hackett’s Bar,
and the flats east of Franklin Manor
are all prime examples of productive
spots. Secondly, the vast majority of
your fish will take motionless baits set
dead on the bottom. Though trollers
and fall chummers may get the majority of their fish near the surface or at
mid-depth, spring chummers do not.
(Lines set higher in the water column
usually get throw-backs at this time
of year, if they get bit at all). Thirdly,
since the fish you’ll be catching are
deep, you need to set your chum deep.
This 46-incher was caught the second day of trophy season last year, at
Love Point, in 36' of water.
Add some lead to your chum bucket
and sink it to the bottom, then raise it
a foot or two and cleat it off. Warning:
when you get a big fish on the line,
pull the chum bucket immediately or
you risk a fish-losing tangle. Fourth,
frozen bait doesn’t cut it. A fistsized hunk of fresh-cut bunker is the
number-one producer, with soft crab
becoming very effective sometime
around mid-May.
TIP: add the bunker guts to your
hook, along with your bunker chunk.
Thread it through the tough “gizzard”
so it doesn’t fall off. You WILL get
more bites.
Tackle is more or less a matter
of personal preference; on my boat,
you’ll find 15- to 17-pound class rods
and BaitRunner reels spooled with
monofilament, only. Braid allows the
fish to feel too much resistance, and
with this style of fishing, results in lots
of mouthed and rejected baits. And
don’t set the line then sit the rod in a
holder—even with a BaitRunner the
fish can feel resistance when it gives
a good tug, and if they feel resistance
they usually drop the bait and cruise.
A better method is to set the line, then
fish with the reel in freespool (or the
bail open) and your finger holding the
line, on a hair-trigger. As soon as you
feel a nudge, feed the fish line. Let it
run for a five-count, before tightening up and setting the hook. Use the
BaitRunner function only when you
need to cut bait, or grab a bite to eat.
Terminal tackle consists of an egg
sinker or fishfinder rig (again, so the
fish doesn’t feel resistance), four feet
of 30-pound test leader, and an 8/0
Octopus-style hook. Some guys swear
by circle hooks and while I do depend
on them for certain types of fishing,
in my experience, when spring chumming they result in too many missed
fish. One caveat—you will gut-hook
many fish with a five-count. In past
years this never presented an issue,
as the vast majority (over 95-percent)
of the fish caught chumming were
keepers. Last season in particular,
however, throw-backs showed up very
early and we caught more than in all
past years combined in the first couple
weeks. If you encounter throw-backs
it’s incumbent upon you to switch to
a faster hook-set, and prevent guthooking these fish.
If you apply these spring tactics,
are you likely to out-catch the trollers? These days, I have to say no. For
whatever reason, spring chumming
was more effective back in the 90’s.
We would regularly match or out-fish
the trollers in the same areas back then,
with six or eight person limit catches
being common. But in the past 10 years
or so, a “good” day of spring chumming has only produced a handful of
fish. Personally, however, I’d rather
take a single trophy on 15-pound gear
with little or no weight, than box a
half-dozen fish on broomsticks and
rope. If you feel the same way, give
spring chumming a try this season.
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In This Issue...
Faith of Our Fathers
Volume 23, Number 9
April 2014
FISHING
Spring Chumming Refresher
by Lenny Rudow
Page 3
The Jig is Up for Bass
by Tim Sherman
Page 6
Simple but Effective…Grass Shrimp Jigs by Jim Gronaw Page 12
HUNTING
“Troutabout” by Grant Soukup
Page 18
The Cruelest Month by Steve Huettner
Page 21
As the Apostle Paul was saying goodbye to the church at Ephesus, he left with them an admonition. The admonition was the motto
of his life. He said, “Remember the words of Jesus, that it is more
blessed to give than to receive.”
All of us have something that motivates us – something that
drives us. For this man, it was truth.
Life is so short, and in just a few years many who read these
lines will be gone. We will leave behind all that we have, and we will
take all that we are. It has been said that “we make a living by what
we get out of life, but we make a life by what we give back to life.”
Human nature wants to tell us that’s not true. We came into
life with a prism of greed and selfishness. Covetousness has become
the sin of the day. The motto for many in our society is get all you
can, can all you get, and sit on the lid and poison the rest.
We in America have a “me” problem. We are concerned with
self first, others second. We somehow feel that material gain is the
way to happiness. However, the way to happiness is stumbled upon on
the road to service.
The Bible is correct. It really is more blessed to give than to
receive. Giving is more than our money. People need more than our
money. We are to give understanding. We’re to give acceptance, and
most important, we’re to give love. Take time to put this motto in your
life. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
This was the faith of our fathers and I trust it is your.
This was the faith of our fathers, and I trust that it is yours.
Chestertown Baptist Church
Pastor Mel Brindley
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April 2014
Wild Turkey Facts
Imagine going on a turkey hunt only to find there are
no wild turkeys! It sounds far fetched, but in the early
1930s this grand game bird was on the verge of extinction. But today, thanks to hunters and wildlife restoration
programs, the wild turkey is abundant and thriving in
its homeland.
Wild turkeys are native to North America and there
are five subspecies: Eastern, Osceola (Florida), Rio
Grande, Merriam’s and Gould’s.All five range throughout
different parts of the continent. The eastern is the most
common and ranges the entire eastern half of the United
States. The Osceola (Florida) is only found on the Florida
peninsula, while the Rio Grande ranges through Texas
and up into Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Rios are
also found in parts of the northwestern states. The Merriam’s subspecies ranges along the Rocky Mountains
and the neighboring prairies of Wyoming, Montana and
South Dakota. And you can find Gould’s throughout the
central portion of Mexico into the southernmost parts of
New Mexico and Arizona.
Eastern Neck National
Wildlife Refuge announces
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Between 5,000 and 6,000 feathers cover the body of
an adult turkey in patterns called feather tracts. A turkey’s
feathers provide a variety of survival functions – they
keep him warm and dry, allow him to fly, feel and show
off for the opposite sex. The head and upper part of the
neck are featherless, but if you look close, you can see
little bumps of skin on the bare area.
Two major characteristics distinguish males from females: spurs and beards. Both sexes have long, powerful
legs covered with scales and are born with a small button
spur on the back of the leg. Soon after birth, a male’s spur
starts growing pointed and curved and can grow to about
two inches. Most hen’s spurs do not grow. Gobblers also
have beards, which are tufts of filaments, or modified
feathers, growing out from the chest. Beards can grow
to an average of 9 inches (though they can grow much
longer). It must also be noted that 10 to 20 percent of
hens have beards.
Wild turkeys have excellent vision during the day but
don’t see as well at night. They are also very mobile.
Turkeys can run at speeds up to 25 mph, and they can
fly up to 55 mph.
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“Tackle Box Tim”
The Jig is Up for Bass
By Tim Sherman
Poll as many bass fishermen as you
like and I’ll bet you that the majority
use jigs quite regularly. Many folks
unfamiliar with bass fishing may
even ask, “What exactly is a jig?” The
generic answer is: a jig is a hook with
painted lead molded as a head and a
rubber or silicone skirt of a matching
color dressed to hide the hook. As bass
fishing and tackle have evolved through
the years, so, too, have jig designs and
specific techniques for which they are
used.
There is no better source for information about jigs and jig fishing than Mike
Acord. He is co-owner of Susquehanna
Fishing Tackle with father, George
Sr., and brother, George Jr. He is a
guide on the Susquehanna River and
champion tournament angler. So, yeah,
Mike knows his way around the topic
of bass jigs.
When most bass folks think of
jig fishing, they think of the short
distance, stealth techniques of flipping and pitching. These tactics are
pinpoint casting to close targets that
are typically dense natured cover.
Acord says that the best jig for flipping
has a smooth tapered head with a line
tie positioned at the nose. Some manufacturers even integrate the line tie into
the molded lead at the nose. This allows
the jig to slip through the cover. This
jig will also have a heavy snag guard
and thick wire 4/0 to 5/0 hook. All of
these stout features are designed to pull
big bass from the gnarliest cover where
that hawg can hide.
Mike prefers the Boogerman Jig with
its long skirt. There are times when the
extra length yields a better bite, though
he will trim it back to make it more
compact. He prefers a big chunk-style
trailer to tempt big bass looking for a
sizable meal.
Underwater grasses are often the
thickest form of cover. There are times
when a flipping jig will fail to cleanly
push through the mats. Acord favors
the punch jig for matted vegetation.
There are some punch jigs similar to
flipping jigs, but Mike prefers the style
that keeps things lined up. It’s more of
a system than a jig.
The punch jig starts with a heavy
bullet style sinker with a collar that
holds the skirt. These weights can be
as heavy as 2 ounces. Line is threaded
through the weight and snelled to heavy
straight shank hook. The snell knot is
important. Other knots will wear against
the underside of the weight and eventually break. Some anglers will thread
a beaver of craw-style trailer onto the
hook, while others prefer the new-tothe-market skirts that have claws or
other appendages molded within.
Contrasting the thick cover that
requires flipping jigs, more open water
calls for a casting jig. With casting
jigs you are definitely covering more
territory. Mike says that many folks
overlook gravel and “do nothing” banks
where a jig hopped along the bottom
often scores. There are a couple designs
for casting jigs. The first is similar to
the flipping jig with the difference being
a lighter hook. The other style is more
like the original Arkie Jig with a more
curved bottom. Most of either style has
a line tie positioned at the top front of
the head, which provides more action
when hopping it along the bottom.
The most recent style jig that anglers
find favor with is the swim jig. The
head of a swim jig is most often slim
and pointed. Some resemble a minnow
head. Acord says that the weed guard
and the hook are lighter because you
will not be using it around heavy cover.
However, the hook is a little longer to
accommodate longer trailers such as big
craw baits or swim baits. Mike prefers
using a bulky Zoom Horny Toad as a
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trailer when he casts a swim jig.
When you are working around the
cracks and crevices of rocks, no jig is
better for the task than a football jig. The
football jig played a big part in Dave
Mansue winning the BASS Northern
Open in April 2009 at the top end of
Chesapeake Bay. He fished the lure in
deep submerged rocks in the Susquehanna River.
The name “football jigs” is derived
from the football style lead head that lies
perpendicular to the hook shank. Acord
says that the football jig is also good
for working around standing timber. Its
wide stance allows it to tumble down
through the limbs. Mike pairs football
jigs with trailers that have wide claws,
because he wants the football jig to best
resemble a crawfish.
The smallest of all jigs is the finesse
jig. Its qualities are that it is light in
weight and has a thinned out skirt for
a small profile. You will find them
in weights from 1/16 to 5/16-ounce.
There are two types of skirts: full skirt
with thin strands or a skirt with stubby
strands that poke up above the collar.
Much like the football jig, the finesse jig
should resemble a crawfish and should
be teamed with a smaller craw-style
trailer like the Netbait Tiny Paca Chunk.
Acord says that their use is much
different than the larger jigs cast in
power fishing modes. He believes
they are the perfect jig for when bass
feel pressured -- either from Mother
Nature or anglers. He uses a slightly
larger trailer in the Strike King Rage
Chunk. Its wide chamfered claws allow a light jig to fall slowly to give
bass an extended look. Mike also casts
finesse jigs for smallmouth bass. As a
guide on Pennsylvania’s portion of the
Susquehanna, he ties on finesse jigs
for his clients because he knows that’s
smallies prefer the bait’s compact size
over larger jigs.
The next time you hear a bass angler
boost about catching scores of bass on
a jig, ask him or her for clarification.
In today’s bass fishing world, generic
terms need expansion to educate us,
which in turn, helps grow the sport.
There are jigs for several bass fishing
techniques, so choose wisely at the
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April 2014
Prepare Your
Turkey for the
Taxidermist
From field to freezer to fan, caring
for your trophy is important if you
want a turkey display your friends will
go wild over. So we consulted awardwinning taxidermist Cally Morris, who
shared pointers on how he prepares
birds in the field for a trip to his shop
in Green Castle, Mo. Morris and his
team at Hazel Creek Taxidermy make
works of art out of 900 to 1,000 wild
turkeys each year.
Bringing the bird from the field
Field care starts immediately after
you shoot the bird.
Treat the turkey delicately. Grab
the turkey by the legs or handle its
body. Never grab it by the head or
drag it to the ground. Keep the feathers from getting bent or dirty. When
transporting the turkey, lay it on its
belly, not its back.
When you're ready to package
the gobbler for shipping, lay it on its
back. Keep as much blood as possible
from dripping on the feathers. Blood
that spatters should be washed off
immediately.
Preparing the bird for freezing and
transport
If the head is bleeding, put paper
towels in the turkey's mouth. Click
here to see how.
Roll the head in paper towels. Fold
towels over the head and tape them
closed. Click here to see how.
Tuck the head inside the wing.
Fold the wings tightly against the
turkey's body. Click here to see how.
Cut a piece of cardboard to fit over
the tail feathers and feet. Do not tie
the feet and feathers together for any
reason inside the cardboard. *This is
one of the most important steps because kinked tail feathers are difficult
to repair. Click here to see how.
Put the turkey headfirst inside a
large garbage bag. Roll the bag over in
a teardrop shape, handling the turkey
by only its legs or main body. Tape the
bag. Click here to see how.
Fit the cardboard around the tail
feathers and feet. Tape or staple the
cardboard into position. Click here
to see how.
Lay the turkey in the freezer on
its side. In 36 to 48 hours, the turkey
will be frozen solid and ready to ship.
Take the turkey from the freezer
and wrap it in bubble wrap.
Place the turkey headfirst in a box.
The turkey should fit tightly to prevent
a lot of movement. You can usually
find a box at a grocery store or moving company. If there are old labels
on the box, tear them off, or mark
through them with a black marker.
Click here to see how.
Shipping Tips
Always ship your turkey to the
taxidermist on Monday if possible.
Never on a Thursday. When you send
it later in the week, there’s a chance
your turkey could get misdirected and
sent to a terminal over the weekend,
causing it to thaw and ruining your
prize. A wild turkey takes about two
days to thaw completely.
When you ship the turkey, expect
to pay for packing supplies and shipping costs.
Ship only to a street address.
Include in the box your name, address and phone number, and be ready
to discuss the pose of your mount.
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Silver Spring Man Found
Guilty of Poaching 228
Undersized Striped Bass
A Silver Spring man was found
guilty last month in Annapolis District
Court of possessing 228 undersized
striped bass.
Hervin O. Nunez-Aleman, 34,
pleaded guilty to a single violation.
He was fined $2,000 and placed on
unsupervised probation.
An officer with the Maryland Natural Resources Police was on patrol at
Sandy Point State Park on August 31
at 1:30 a.m., when he stopped a boat
returning to the marina.
After receiving permission
from NunezAleman, the
boat owner, to
check the coolers
aboard the 14foot recreational
vessel, the officer
found 228 striped
bass under the legal minimum of 18
inches. The officer also found about 30
pounds of white perch in the coolers.
None of the four people on the boat
had a fishing license.
The trial of a fishing companion,
Amaya Chicas, is set for April 18 in
Annapolis District Court. The district
courts in Anne Arundel County par-
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April 2014
Angler catches new
potential world
record redear sunfish
in Arizona
Phoeniz, Ariz. — A pending world
record fish was caught from Lake
Havasu in Arizona last month. Hector
Brito’s redear sunfish weighed 5.78
pounds, according to the Arizona
Game and Fish Department.
Redear sunfish in the lake likely are
benefitting from the invasive quagga
mussels as a food source, the department reports. Brito caught the redear
sunfish at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 and
brought it to Bass Tackle Master in
Lake Havasu City, where John Galbraith weighed it at 5.78 pounds on
an Arizona Game and Fish-certified
scale. It was 17 inches long.
Brito caught the massive panfish
with a drop-shot rig that included
a No. 8 Aberdeen gold hook and a
nightcrawler. The record awaits certification by the International Game
Fish Association.
The previous record, held by Bob
Lawler, was 5.55 pounds and was
caught in 2011. Redear sunfish have
grown to trophy size in Lake Havasu.
Redear sunfish in the 2-pound range
and larger are regularly caught in this
19,300-acre impoundment on the
Colorado River, formed by
Parker Dam,
according to
the Game and
Fish Department.
“ ( B r i to) said he
thought it was
a catfish,” Galbraith said. “I
Enormous Hog Killed in North Carolina
Hunter Terrell Harris took the hog
around 2 a.m. on Saturday, according
to WGHP. The hog reportedly destroyed 10 acres of chuffa, and a trail
camera captured photos of the boar
two nights in a row prior to the hunt.
Harris needed several buddies and a
winch to load the massive animal onto
a trailer. The following day the group
processed the hog, which weighed
more than 500 pounds according to
Harris’ wife.
Feral hogs are regulated by the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission in six counties that form
the western-most tip of the state. The
Commission also reports the average
wild hog weighs less than 180 pounds.
Another huge boar was taken roughly
200 miles away in the eastern part of
the state.
don’t know what the genetic potential
is for redear. But this record fish was
not even a spawning fish. There’s some
out there that are in the mid-6 (pound
range) easy.”
Galbraith said the redears have
been getting exceptionally large during the past four years, when the lake
has been infested with the invasive
quagga mussels.
Crawdads eat quagga mussels,
which could be another reason for
the enlarged redear, as well as smallmouth bass.
“Redear, we assume, eat quaggas,
although this hasn’t been proved,” the
Game and Fish Department release
says. “These sunfish meander along
the bottom of lakebeds seeking and
cracking open snails and other shelled
creatures with its thick, pharyngeal
teeth and hard, movable plates in its
throat that allow it to crunch exoskeletons.
Excellent ruling in
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Boone v. Wilmington
Housing Authority,
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cannot preclude possession of firearms in common areas. It noted that
many of those common areas are what
would in ordinary houses be part of
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that the government here was acting
as a landlord and not as a sovereign.
"With the Common Area Provision in force under penalty of eviction, reasonable, law-abiding adults
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living areas when the intervention of
society on their behalf may be too late
to prevent an injury."
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Riley Stafford with a 9 pt Buck.
Eddie Sullivan and the kids had a great outing on youth hunt today in February with limit of geese. A big
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Benjamin Haley with a 5 pt Buck.
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April 2014
Maryland Reported Antlered and Antlerless Deer Harvest for the 2012-‐2013 & 2013-‐2014 Hunting Seasons Antlered Antlerless Total County ’12-‐’13 ’13-‐’14 % ’12-‐’13 ’13-‐’14 % ’12-‐’13 ’13-‐’14 % Change Change Change Allegany 1,795 2,021 12.6 1,280 1,615 26.2 3,075 3,636 18.2 Anne 855 1,032 20.7 1,927 2,462 27.8 2,782 3,494 25.6 Arundel Baltimore 1,820 1,787 -‐1.8 4,171 4,549 9.1 5,991 6,336 5.8 Calvert 558 752 34.8 1,180 1,689 43.1 1,738 2,441 40.4 Caroline whitetail 620 728 17.4 1,740 1,795 3.2 2,360 2,523 6.9 sika 2 1 * 3 2 * 5 3 * Carroll 1,946 1,946 0.0 3,633 3,969 9.2 5,579 5,915 6.0 Cecil 1,094 1,100 0.5 2,201 2,512 14.1 3,295 3,612 9.6 Charles 1,166 1,466 25.7 2,437 3,040 24.7 3,603 4,506 25.1 Dorchester whitetail 832 907 9.0 1,876 1,852 -‐1.3 2,708 2,759 1.9 sika 1,073 1,058 -‐1.4 1,226 1,497 22.1 2,299 2,555 11.1 Frederick 2,660 2,738 2.9 4,974 5,302 6.6 7,634 8,040 5.3 Garrett 2,324 2,133 -‐8.2 1,811 1,735 -‐4.2 4,135 3,868 -‐6.5 Harford 1,101 1,085 -‐1.5 2,473 2,677 8.2 3,574 3,762 5.3 Aberdeen 164 178 8.5 410 414 1.0 574 592 3.1 Prv. Grds. Howard 830 878 5.8 1,961 2,221 13.3 2,791 3,099 11.0 Kent 1,132 1,148 1.4 2,333 2,232 -‐4.3 3,465 3,380 -‐2.5 Montgomery 1,746 1,705 -‐2.3 3,852 4,184 8.6 5,598 5,889 5.2 Prince 861 1,018 18.2 1,670 2,219 32.9 2,531 3,237 27.9 George’s Queen 1,091 1,201 10.1 2,585 2,657 2.8 3,676 3,858 5.0 Anne’s Saint Mary’s 934 1,116 19.5 1,748 2,487 42.3 2,682 3,603 34.3 Somerset whitetail 656 679 3.5 1,547 1,754 13.4 2,203 2,433 10.4 sika 2 4 * 2 6 * 4 10 * Talbot 821 872 6.2 1,937 2,036 5.1 2,758 2,908 5.4 Washington 2,480 2,673 7.8 3,282 3,703 12.8 5,762 6,376 10.7 Wicomico whitetail 868 878 1.2 2,234 2,301 3.0 3,102 3,179 2.5 sika 29 36 24.1 24 40 66.7 53 76 43.4 Worcester whitetail 1,012 957 -‐5.4 2,501 2,759 10.3 3,513 3,716 5.8 sika 21 17 -‐19.0 30 40 33.3 51 57 11.8 Total 30,493 32,114 5.3 57,048 63,749 11.7 87,541 95,863 9.5 11
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SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE…
GRASS SHRIMP JIGS
By Jim Gronaw
I am sure that most anglers today
have a favorite bait, lure or presentation that has put many, many fish
in the boat for them over the years.
To the bass angler, it could be a
favorite plastic worm or trailer that
keeps the fish coming. For the trout
fisherman, perhaps a particular wet
fly that just knocks ‘em out. And for
the avid ice-fisherman, I imagine a
particular spoon is the main ticket
to tasty walleye and perch fillets.
Over the past 15 years, I have
experimented with tying hair jigs
of various sizes for bass and panfish, often with admirable results
and mixed in have been some real
winners and some real duds as well.
Jig tying, unlike fly tying, is not
quite as precise and complicated as
trying to imitate the tiny creatures
that trout feed on. A basic gameplan would have a simple body/
tail/ collar or head combination to
try and resemble various species
of minnows, crayfish or, as I have
found lately, grass shrimp.
Grass shrimp are exactly that…
small 1 to 1.5 inch long translucent
shrimp that inhabit many of our East
Coast and tidal tributary waters
as well as some inland environs
and are found around grassy areas
of the shorelines and weedbeds.
Known more specifically as the
daggerblade grass shrimp, they
are a huge food source for not just
panfish species like crappies and
bluegills, but serve as a high number
forage for bass, anadromous white
and yellow perch and other species
as well. Where they are naturally
found, they can be tremendous
‘tipping’ bait for small jigs or work
very well on a small # 8 Aberdeen
hook by themselves.
In the spring, Chesapeake area
baitshops sell them in boxed containers and they are a hot item for
spring fishing. The biggest problem
with the delicate grass shrimp is
that they are fragile and tend to die
quickly once the temperature warm
up to 70 degrees or more, making
them tough to keep alive, and thus
effective, on those increasingly
warm spring days when we are all
hoping for sun and fun. It was out
of this desire to keep them alive,
and to see if they could be a year
round hit, that led me to tying the
most simple, but effective, of jig
patterns…the grass shrimp jig.
Colors for the grass shrimp vary
slightly from one estuary to the
next, but patterns from white to
beige to olive or pink tend to cover
most of the bases. I use a simple, unpainted ball head jig of 1/32 ounce
with either a nickel or gold plated
head and hook. Hook size can be #6
or #8. Body material can be either
12
White River Sparkle Braid or core
braid of various brands. Lighter
colored dubbing makes a good body
wrap as well. Tail material can be
either craft hair, marabou, or…more
recently, I have experimented with
filament legs made from spinnerbait
skirts from bass lures. All work, but
sometimes fish show a preference
for one pattern or another. I have
This bull gill fell for a tipped GS
jig.
made them in olive, beige, silver,
white and pink hues. Pink and olive seem to be the fan favorite so
far, especially in the dark waters
of Dixie and in local ponds in the
Mid-Atlantic. You do not have to
be an expert jig or fly tier to make
and imitate these very simple but
effective lures. A basic tying vise,
sparkle braid and chennel and
various tail material like bucktail,
crafthair, flashabou, or marabou
will serve you well.
He reported to me back in July
that he had caught over 400 fish,
mostly bluegills, on a single 1/32
ounce pink grass shrimp jig that I
had tied, to include cats over 10
pounds, bowfin up to 10 and several
3 to 4 pound largemouths along the
way. Finally, a big cattie snapped
the gold hook after a ton of fish. That
is unbelievable! His best colors
were pink, but silver and olive took
a ton of fish as well. And just for
variety, to date I have taken these
species on the grass shrimp jigs…
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
bluegill, crappie white and yellow
perch, carp, channel catfish, white
and hickory shad, trout, pickerel
and other sunfish species to include
fliers, redbreasts, red ear sunfish
and rock bass. They are indeed
versatile, proving the abundance
of the daggerblade grass shrimp in
most of our waters.
Tipping these jigs can enhance
their effectiveness, but some days
they do damage fished just plain
on a hot bite. He fishes them below
bobbers in and around cypress,
overhangs, boat slips, seawalls
and any tapering banks that have
grassy or wooded area nearby. I
have never caught 400 fish on any
single lure I have ever owned. But
it is cool to hear that someone has
had that much success with a small
piece of lead made to resemble a
tiny but very abundant species of
forage. For more info on how-to and
success rates these lures have been
for many anglers, check out www.
bigbluegill.com and read Abneys’
amazing chronicles of his fishing
under his blog…
’The Phenomena of the Color
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me…it’s a ‘eye-opener’.
Tipped GS jigs led to this
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a follow-up fish fry!
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Maryland’s Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results Announced
Albino
Catfish
Tim Linton, caught this Albino Catfish on live
nightcrawler last month. The Catfish fought
very hard and he thought it was a snapping
turtle. The Catfish was released shortly after.
Photo Courtesy of MD DNR Anglers Log
Each winter, aerial
survey teams of pilots and
biologists from The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and the
Maryland Department of
Natural Resources make visual
estimates of ducks, swans and
geese along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. This year the teams
witnessed more than 905,000
waterfowl, 22 percent higher
than those observed in January
2013 (739,600).
Biologists attribute the
higher count to the fact many species flocked to Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay
due to severe winter conditions to the north. Additionally, large areas of the Bay and tributaries were ice covered during the survey period, concentrating waterfowl in ice-free, open
waters where they were more easily counted.
The survey estimates for mallards, black ducks and canvasbacks were the highest they have been since the mid-1970s. Overall, dabbling ducks were more abundant this
time around (128,000) compared to last winter (72,800). There were nearly twice as many
diving ducks this survey (190,300) over last year (98,100). The canvasback count (68,400)
was the highest since the mid-1960s, and far greater than the January 2013 estimate
(18,400).
Survey teams also observed large numbers of wintering Canada geese (512,100)
along the upper Chesapeake Bay. The extensive snow and ice in northern latitudes pushed
large numbers of geese south to the Chesapeake from their normal wintering areas in southern Ontario and the Finger Lakes region of New York.
The Midwinter Waterfowl Survey has been conducted annually throughout the
United States since the early 1950s. The Maryland survey results (see chart below) are ultimately pooled with other states’ results to provide a measure of the distribution and population size of waterfowl wintering in the Atlantic Flyway, as well as information on long-term
trends. The final Midwinter Waterfowl Survey numbers for other Atlantic flyway states may
be viewed here.
January Midwinter Waterfowl Survey for Maryland, 2010 – 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 34,200 55,100 57,400 33,100 22,500 23,000 27,700 22,500 2,000 6,400 5,000 7,400 300 200 1,400 500 600 600 3,700 6,300 100 100 200 1,700 500 1,200 1,200 1,300 60,100 86,600 96,600 72,800 2014 75,900 39,300 4,000 800 3,900 100 4,000 128,000 Long-‐tailed Duck 3,400 26,400 43,500 900 600 13,700 13,400 102,000 900 200 4,700 46,100 37,100 1,600 300 7,800 17,500 115,100 200 300 4,500 14,300 69,200 1,300 900 19,800 15,300 125,300 5,100 800 16,700 18,400 27,500 1,900 800 15,600 17,200 98,100 2,000 600 15,900 68,400 47,100 1,600 1,500 21,800 34,000 190,300 7,600 200 Mergansers Total Ducks Brant Snow Goose Canada Goose 10,600 173,700 1,000 78,600 519,500 7,800 210,000 1,500 28,200 397,700 2,800 230,600 500 43,400 342,600 2,000 175,500 1,500 83,300 462,000 6,200 332,400 600 44,200 512,100 Tundra Swan 14,000 14,400 16,600 17,300 16,100 651,800 633,700 739,600 905,500 Species Mallard Black Duck Gadwall Widgeon G-‐W Teal Shoveler Pintail Total Dabblers Redhead Canvasback Scaup Ring-‐neck Goldeneye Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Total Divers Scoters Total Waterfowl 787,100 April 2014
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Feisty Catfish Cakes
YIELD: 6 Servings
Thank you to Sally K.
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You can also make these delicious
cakes an appetizer. This recipe
makes about 14 bite-size catfish
cakes.
The Outdoor Enthusiast's
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Fish & Game with Style
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Ingredients
1 lb. catfish fillets
1 medium onion chopped
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tbs. mayonaise add more if they need to stick together better
2 tsp. Feisty Fish Rub Sportsman's Table Item #MG105
2 1/2 cups coarsely crushed round butter crackers
1 egg
1 tbs. canola oil or your desired amount for frying
Instructions
Place catfish in a saucepan with enough water to cover.
Bring to a boil and then simmer until fish flakes easily with
a fork. Drain off water and pat dry. Mash up with a fork and
place in a bowl. Add chopped onion, mustard, mayo, Feisty
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Heat enough canola oil to a depth of 1/4 inches. Form mixture into small patties for appetizers or larger ones for entree
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oil until golden brown and then flip and fry until golden
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Sometimes a certain book becomes so important
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Sometimes a certain book becomes so important in its field that it is considered to be the bible of the subject. So it is with Dale P. Clemens’s Advanced
Custom Rod Building, the book that sent American fishermen back to their
workshops. Noting practically and philosophically that a rod is an “extension
of the angler’s hand,” Clemens encourages every fisherman to have a rod that
is customized for his or her grip and casting style.
Clemens explains all of the general principles necessary for making tackle
that is superior to anything off the rack, and provides exhaustive figures, illustrations, and tables for the experienced custom builder who wants to fish
the perfect rod for his own hand. He shares invaluable advice on how to build
rods of every kind, from ultra-light to heavy surf, how to choose (and make)
the best blanks, seats, handles, grips, and guides, and how to finish and seal
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“Montana Grant”
“Troutabout”
By Grant Soukup
Trout season is here again! There
is something special about trout fishing. Trout live in beautiful places and
are great fighters. If you enjoy eating
fish, trout are also wonderful for the
table.
Maryland is a place where trout
fishing ranges from the Eastern Shore
to the mountains of Western Maryland.
You can trout fish in an urban setting
, fish a limestone stream or explore
remote brook trout streams in Garrett
County. Our local Trout waters are generally clean and healthy watersheds.
Most stocked waters are easily accessible and located near public parks.
If you prefer to Catch and Release,
there are many regulated and protected
waters for this purpose. Trout can be
caught and released multiple times.
Some Trout waters are reserved for
kids or senior citizens.
Curt Soukup with a Big Brown
from the N. Fork of the Potomac
River.
Trout Opening Days mean waters
crowded with fish and fishermen. For
some Trout Fishing Purists it’s about
Peace, Privacy and Prudeness. For
others it’s about Fishing , Friends and
Fun! After all, it’s just fishing. Don’t be
intimidated by other fishermen. Show
respect to get respect. Good manners
go a long way toward avoiding an
argument and making new fishing
buddies. Experienced Trout fishermen
are often willing to teach and share
information.
Many “Anglers” are just “Tanglers”. Most trout fishermen just go
through the motions of “Fishing”. Very
few actually go “Catching”. 10% of the
trout fishermen catch 90% of the trout.
This is true in Maryland, Montana
and everywhere else I have observed
trout fishermen. With experience and
patience, your success will improve.
Trout fishing is a perfect opportunity to teach a kid or friend how to fish.
The gift of trout fishing is shared every
season for years to come. The greatest
Trout Fishermen are the ones that can
teach others how to be true Sportsmen.
Filling our trout fishing ranks with
ethical and honest sportsmen protects
and preserves our resource.
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Gear and licenses are relatively
cheap. For me, it’s like giving money
to the church. The fees pay for access and conservation of our natural
resources. At the end of the day, you
enjoy the outdoors with family and
friends and take home a healthy dinner
on the cheap.
The Maryland Department of
Natural Resources publishes a list of
all Designated Trout Waters and the
stocking schedule. Search Maryland
DNR to discover the website. You
can purchase your license on-line and
retrieve list of trout streams, stocking
schedules and maps for the fishing Hot
Spots near to you. Opening days and
closures are clearly identified. There is
also a Trout Fishing Log site where you
can post photos of your special catch.
Maryland has an excellent stocking program. Several species of trout
are raised and distributed throughout
Maryland’s waterways each spring and
fall. Rainbow trout are the primary
“stockers”, but you can also catch
Brown, Brook, Cutthroat and Golden
trout in our state. The Golden trout
or “Paliminos”, are actually a hybrid
rainbow trout. They grow big, strong
and are wonderful to catch. It is always
harder to catch a fish that you can easily see. The only true “Native” trout
in our state are the “Brookies”. Most
stocked trout are about a foot in length
but larger “PIGS” are also distributed
throughout the states Trout Waters. 1012 lb. monster trout are more common
than you think.
Trout fishing involves minimal
tackle. I suggest using a 5-6 foot light
action rod with a small ultra- light reel.
You can purchase combo kits ready to
go at many local fishing shops. Load
your reel with 2-6 lb. test line. The
lighter lines require some experience
to use. Kids would do better with
heavier lines. Try using colored lines
such as Berkley Trilene Solar Green
or Golden Stren. Seeing your fishing
line is a huge advantage when casting
and seeing light bites. Tie an 18 inch
tippet of clear line to the colored line
so that the trout can’t see the line.
Drift your bait so it appears to not be
attached to a line. Use minimal weight
or a small bobber.
Use small size #8-12 hooks when
bait fishing for trout. Worms, corn,
cheese and Power Bait are popular
choices for catching trout. Small spinners such as Panther Martins, Rooster
Tails, Joe Flies and Blue Foxes are
great choices. Fly Fishermen can enjoy
all seasons of flies. Whether using dry
flies during spring hatches, terrestrials during hotter days or streamers
and nymphs when fishing deep, fly
fishing is a wonderful celebration of
trout fishing.
Trout Fishing is a great activity
for everyone. Even Soccer Moms can
load up the minivan and haul a bank
full of kids to the pond or stream. Fishing is about rules, limits and problem
solving. It is also just plain FUN!
We need to train the next generation
of fishermen. Kids that love to hunt,
fish and enjoy the outdoors choose
to stay out of trouble. Fishing takes
them away from the TV video games
and being bored so they can enjoy the
great outdoors with friends. I have
never met a fisherman that did not
smile when catching a trout. Kids also
tend to scream and yell in excitement.
Opening Days can be crowded.
Golden Trout from Deer Creek on
opening day
Think about the crowds as a Big Trout
Fishing Party. What a great way to
celebrate something good, fun and safe
together. Most fishermen are pretty
friendly and will share knowledge and
tips as long as you show manners and
respect. Once the crowds clear, you can
still find an abundance of trout to catch.
Tailgating when trout fishing is a
perfect way to enjoy the days catch.
Some fresh buns, trout fillets and tartar
sauce makes a super sandwich. Mac n
Cheese or potato salad adds to the meal.
For dessert, throw in some Berger
Cookies and enjoy. You can also kick
it up a notch to make the Tailgate
buddies and new friends are also a
great source of information. The one
important thing is to present your fly,
lure or bait as if it is not attached to
a fishing line. Think about a natural
drift where your bait or fly is not being
dragged by the current. Hunt for trout
using good Polaroid Sunglasses. You
will find them near structure such as
trees, rocks and deeper safer pools.
Learn how to use your gear properly
and tie a decent knot. After decades
of guiding “Expert Fishermen”, I am
still amazed how many “fishermen”
are dressed head to toe in the best
gear but don’t have a clue of how to
use it correctly. Sharpen your hooks
and your skills whenever you can.
Birthday and holiday gifts are easy
to find for a trout fisherman. There
is always a new lure, hat or gear that
they can enjoy. Don’t forget that trout
fishing is supposed to be Fun.
Many of our trout waters are near
other fun destinations. You can Trout
fish along Antietam Creek and then
tour the Albert Powell Trout Hatchery or Antietam Battlefield. Hunting
Creek, near Thurmont, is near Camp
David and some great hiking trails to
Wolf or Chimney rocks. The Gunpowder River in Baltimore County, are
bordered by miles of hiking and biking
trails. Garrett County offers miles of
remote streams and rivers to explore
near Harpers Ferry. Plan your day to
include other activities and adventures.
Heather Soukup and Montana Grant, 20 in Brown from a small stream.
diner even more gourmet. Trout taste
best fresh from the water with good
company and stories of the day.
Trout catching comes down to your
skill with your gear and knowledge
of the sport. Learn to be a Student
of Trout Fishing. There are a ton of
books, videos and websites that you
can explore. Try my website at www.
montanagrantfishing.com for current
stories, tips and recipes. Your fishing
Whether you are sitting along a cool
flowing stream or boating in a lake,
Trout fishing is peaceful and relaxing.
You will never be a perfect Trout Fisherman. There is always something new
to learn, visit or share. If you encounter
a crowded opening day, join the party,
celebrate our sport and have fun. It’s
just what Trout is About!
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Coastal
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By Capt. Mark Sampson
My first boat
was an 8’ plastic dingy that looked more like a
bathtub than the fishing machine a nine-year-old
imagined it to be. My second boat was a 14’ skiff,
then I moved to a 19’ center consol, after that I took
a quantum leap to the 40’ sportfishing boat I now
use to run my offshore fishing charters.
I guess I’ve fit right into the mold for the typical
fisherman who works his way up from little - to
big boat. But after many years of making a living
in the boating business (before I started chartering
I was in the marina business including boat sales
and service) I’ve come to know one thing for sure,
contrary to popular buying trends, bigger is NOT
always better.
What happened to a friend of mine (I’ll call him
Jack) a few years ago demonstrates my point. His
story is certainly not unique and should be taken
into consideration by anyone thinking of moving
up to a larger boat.
Jack owned one of the popular walk-around
cuddy cabin type boats. It was 22 feet long and
powered by a single outboard. Jack had a condo
with a dock on the bay and kept his boat tied up
behind his place. Every weekend he enjoyed time
with friends and family out on the boat – usually
fishing, but sometimes clamming, crabbing, skiing,
or just cruising the bay for the shear joy of being
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on the water.
Most of Jack’s fishing was directed at inshore
opportunities like flounder, trout, rockfish, and
bluefish. But when the weather was right and the
fishing good Jack would run his boat offshore for
tuna, dolphin, sharks, marlin, king mackerel or
whatever was biting at the time. For safety sake,
Jack stuck to a policy of not going any more than
40 miles out. Big fish or little fish, it didn’t really
matter, the main thing was, Jack just liked to fish.
For three years Jack had a lot of fun times with his
boat, but then he began to think that the grass might
be a little greener in a bigger boat. He remembered
the times when he was offshore and the wind and
seas kicked up making the ride home a long, wet,
and bumpy ordeal. He also started thinking about
the windy weekends when he had to abort his offshore plans altogether and stay within the sheltered
bay waters. One fall Jack started thinking about a
bigger boat and what it might be able to do for his
fishing career.
It didn’t take much time before Jack had himself
convinced that a 28 - 32 foot sportfishing boat was
just what he needed. He figured that, aside from a
boat that could safely and more comfortably take
larger seas and worse weather, a larger boat would
also have more storage space for his ever growing
assortment of tackle, it could carry more passengers,
and the larger cabin would offer decent overnight
accommodations if his family ever decided to take
extended cruises.
Jack eventually found a 31-footer with twin
inboard motors. He settled on the boat in the early
spring and was one proud captain as he motored it
up the bay towards his condominium for the first
time. Unfortunately, the tide wasn’t quite full and
as soon as he left the main channel and headed for
his dock he ran aground.
In his old boat he could
easily tilt the motor up
and push his way off a
sandbar. But when an inboard boat of this size gets
stuck it usually requires
a tow. Jack called the local boat towing company
who (for a fee) came out
and pulled him back into
deeper water.
Jack waited for high
tide and eventually made
it to his condo only to find
that the boat was too long
and wide to properly fit in his slip. He knew that
even if he had the pilings moved to enlarge the slip,
he would still only be able to come and go when
the tide was high. Instead Jack decided to rent a
slip down at one of the local marinas.
Jack wasn’t very happy about paying for a slip
when he had one in his own back yard, and he hated
the inconvenience of having to drive downtown, find
a place to park, then carry all his stuff from vehicle
to vessel and back again every time he wanted to
use or work on the boat.
As the spring turned to summer Jack began to
look very forward to running his new boat offshore.
Usually by then he would have already fished a
dozen or more times, but he quickly realized that the
new boat was too large to drift for flounder through
the narrow channels of the bay or for maneuvering
around the inlet jetties while casting for bluefish
and stripers.
Jack missed bay fishing, especially the trips when
his wife and two young children would go along.
The four of them would often take a break from
fishing and pull the boat up on Assateague Island
to eat lunch and look for shells. The new rig was
way too much boat for beaching.
Jack said that one morning he noticed the water
skis leaning against the back wall of the shed. “I
realized skiing was out too.” Jack also came to
recognize that the new boat was so much to handle
(and clean) that he wouldn’t likely be making many
of the little “hop in and go” kind of cruises he and
his family were accustomed to in the past, and the
boat was definitely too big for him to run solo.
As the season progressed Jack finally managed
to get offshore and actually had some very good
fishing days. He quickly learned, however, that just
having a larger boat didn’t mean he would no longer
be affected by the weather. Strong winds and rough
seas would occasionally still keep him inside the
inlet. Only now when Jack couldn’t get offshore he
knew that he couldn’t fish the bay either. Poor Jack!
I think the final blow came in September when
Jack hit a log with one of his propellers. The damaged prop vibrated so bad it had to be taken off and
sent to a prop shop to be reconditioned. Jack knew
with his old boat he could simply tilt up the motor
and remove the prop. But now he was faced with
either hiring a diver to go under the boat and take
it off, or have the entire boat hauled out on a travellift at one of the local boat yards. Either alternative
was going to take a lot more time and money than
Jack cared to spend and it was then that he decided
to sell the boat.
Jack now has a 20-foot outboard and couldn’t be
happier. He fishes more than ever, trailers his boat to
the Chesapeake Bay in the spring, and even pulled
it down to Florida for a few weeks last winter.
Jack confessed that he never stopped to think
about the downside of owning a big boat before
buying the one he did, and that he never realized
how fun and versatile a small boat was until he was
without one.
Owning a boat of any size requires a fair measure
of time, effort, and money on behalf of the boat
owner. The larger the boat – the more attention it
requires. When someone makes the jump from a
twenty-some foot outboard to decent size inboard
boat they had better be ready for a substantial jump
in the amount of maintenance and money it will
require to keep that boat in safe and reliable operating condition. They must also realize that, while
moving up to a big boat will allow them a few more
creature comforts offshore, they will also be giving
up so much of the versatility they’ve probably been
taking for granted in their small boat.
For those who need and can take full advantage
of them, big sportfishing boats are marvelous machines to own and a joy to operate. I wouldn’t be
without mine, but then need it to run the offshore
charters I make my living from. Weekend fishermen and recreational boaters should really consider
whether the advantages of moving up to a big boat
is worth giving up so many of the activities they
currently enjoy.
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but that’s mostly just an excuse
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The Cruelest Month
you to do.
Trout fisherman anxiously await
sixty degree weather. Immediately
the opening of season checking
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stocking schedules, and hoping
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covered in shrink wrap with the
when you are busy shoveling snow.
memories from last season trapped
For those that like to wet a line
underneath. The bay is covered
(both fresh and saltwater) March
in ice, debris from winter storms
can feel like you are caught in some
(offshore duck blinds seem to
time warp where you are running
be floating everywhere), and the
but not getting anywhere. I know
Chesapeake is the color of cowboy
my license says when I can start
coffee. If by some chance your boat
fishing but it doesn’t seem that
is not wrapped up like a mummy
opening day is getting any closer.
you might try and sneak out for a
There are some true diehard
few hours since the weather is gofishermen that will hope for a nice
ing to be fine, just to see if the fish
day or two to wet a line perhaps for
are in the bay yet. Hopefully you
yellow perch or jigging the warm
remembered to drain your gas as we
“The last word”
By Steve Huettner
Beware the Ides of March was
the soothsayers warning to Julius
Caesar in the play written by William Shakespeare. While I’m quite
sure old Bill was not a hunter or
fisherman, he was dead on about the
month of March; it is the cruelest
month of the year. For the hunter
and fisherman, March seems to
last forever, well past its allotted
31 days.
As I sit typing this story I come
to the realization that March is a
month that is a tease. It is month
that is cruel and brutal for those
who enjoy the outdoors. March
toys with your emotions like the girl
you had a crush on in high school
but she considered you a friend.
For many hunters, the end of
hunting season usually ceases at
the end of January (although a few
diehards hunt rabbit, squirrel and
snow geese). Come March just
about everything is closed and the
hunter starts to go through a bit of
a withdrawal. Phone calls from
hunting buddies dry up, texting
photos of trophies cease, the endless checking of weather apps slows
down, and the ever growing to do
list at the home increases in size,
scope, and expense.
March will toy with the hunter by
giving you a glorious day of sun and
all know how much ethanol in gas
loves carburetors. After breaking
skim ice to get out and looking for
your lures (it only took an hour) you
head out only to have your hopes
dashed by a quick moving front
that brings wind, rain, and sleet to
what was supposed to be a sunny
and fifty degrees with light wind.
By the time you make it home (what
was I thinking) you look like Yukon
Cornelius from Rudolph the red
nosed reindeer.
Honestly, if a hunter or fisherman
were to take the month of March to
court, I am confident that a judge
what find March constitutes cruel
and unusual punishment. So as you
read this, the calendar will have
turned and April will be the month
to enjoy. All I can say to March is
goodbye and good riddance.
9 yr old Ryan Whittington
finally scores after a few disappointing trips to the woods.
Perseverance does pay off.
Now Booking for
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April 2014
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Mail your classified to [email protected] - Sell your boat, gun dog, truck, equipment or anything in the garage!
FOR SALE
Crab/Fishing Guide License Call
Captain Bill (410)479-9362 LvMsg.
Benelli super black eagle almost new in box - $999.00 - 410761-6381
GHG Lesser Canadas - 1 dozen
new - with Field Bag $300 - 860262-4055
Reefer Truck - 15 foot insulated
side door and rear roll up door with
3 phase cooling system $1100.00 301 643 1615
15 HP MERCURY OUTBOARD ,
new never used two stroke standard shaft length asking $ 1,300
call 410-591-3439
Pick-up Truck Camper Bed, stove,
refrigerator, water, heater. Good
condition. Asking price $3000. 410255-0720. Ask for Herb.
2003 Carolina Classic 28ft Volvo
300s Diesel 900hrs, Tower, 5KW
Generator, Air Conditioning,
$100,000 contact Ronnie Hall 443510-0792
99 Legacy Sea-Era 23 ft. W/A, 150
H. P. Johnson, Fully Equiped and
trailer.$11,300.00....... Call Frank for
more information 443-223-0156
1994 Gradywhite Sailfish 272
sportbridge Twin Yamaha 200hp
low compression in 1 motor rebuild
or repower $10500 OBO John 410827-8722
Used commercial Sporting clay
traps. Call 410-758-1824 for details.
MISC.
TRAPPING MARSH OR PONDS
FOR MUSKRAT AND BEAVER.
RENT, OR TRAP ON HALVES.
KENT OR CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND CALL 443-988-8810
For Sale 15.4 acre wooded lot
Caroline co. md updated perk
Great turkey and deer hunting ask-
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ing 119,900.00 443-962-7416
For Sale: Excellent Hunting Property in Kent County, MD $650,000
For more info call 443-480-0058
Waterfowl Hunters **Attention**:
snow goose decoys 4 sale, large
spread. Land and water rig plus
trailer to haul. Call (302) 632-0188
for more details and to make an
offer!
120 ac. established Trophy Deer
Farm in Tolchester, ChestertownKent county,Md. Cabin w/electric
& 40 ft. storage container;
Food plots, enclosed-box stands &
ladder stands, with feeders; Under
QDM for 8 yrs.; $ 800,000.00 Call
410-245-7578
Now Open: New Archery Service
Center 20 yard indoor range, dart
system, and 30 target 3D course.
Call our archery tech Andrew at
410-758-1824
Hunting lease available-Eastern
Shore Virginia, Northampton County, seaside, 300 acres, waterfowl,
deer, turkey, dock access to Barrier
Islands. 202-359-5818.
Hunting camp bordering Oswayo
Creek for lease. Excellent trout
fishing, turkey, bear, deer. ATV
trails nearby, minutes from state
park 410-357-5458 kprice794@
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bers. Visit our website www.rockhallgunningclub.com
Illinois deer & turkey hunting in
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incl. www.McKeeCreekWhitetails.
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Private hunting club Memberships
available. 1200 acres Talbot, QA
Counties. Deer, turkey & waterfowl.
Impoundments, ponds, offshore and
shore blinds, and flooded timber.
410-708-9851.
GOOSE PIT FOR LEASE, Church
Hill, 443-282-4141
Outfitters, guides, gun clubs, and
hunt clubs – looking for affordable
and accurate insurance? Call Kiser
Commercial Agency for a quick
quote at 410-439-8110 or 800-4335473.
Waterfowl Hunt Club Membership available in 10 member Kent
County club. 5 blinds and 5 pits,
Guest privileges, Lodging and more.
Contact [email protected]
410-703-3018
Hunting Club Membership – Equity membership for 10 person hunt
club available on Asquith Island,
Dorchester County. Great duck,
whitetail, sika hunting. 250+ acres,
lodge, impoundments, woods,
marsh, 6 deer towers, deer stands,
shore blinds, boat ramp. $74,500.
Reduced to $69,950 deckrod@
yahoo.com, 703-462-2360
Farm For Sale 303 acres Chaptico,
MD 5 bedroom main house, 2 tenant houses, pond, 3 tobacco barns.
$1,250,000 Chris Holland, Addison
Herring, Inc. 301-627-4655
Eastern Shore,Virginia; building lot
along Occonannock creek,Exmore.
5 miutes to public boat ramp.35k;
possible owner financing. (717)6323864
Dorchester county on tedious
creek 29 acres great sika and
waterfowl. Two story house can be
renovated. $149,900.00
410490-0084
FOR LEASE EXCLUSIVE DEER
HUNTING RIGHTS 77ac. farm in
Northern Caroline Co.MD 3 hunters max. call Jim 410-482-6716
Waterfront Farm
for Sale by Owner
Eastern Shore,Dorchester County
MD, 330 acres, great deer, turkey,
waterfowl hunting. Call 410-9434620.
Mountain retreat/hunting lodge
top of mountain in Western Maryland (Cumberland). Sleeps 10. 7
Acres & several out buildings. Call
410-760-2474. $199,000
24 acres on Mattawoman Creek
and Old Federal Railroad. Woods
fields and water $99000.00 or OBO.
- 301 643 1615
Waterfront home for sale
3 bedroom 2 bath rancher with
canal access to the Big Choptank
river. Call Edward 410.330.1600
Now Offering Towing & Roll Back Service
Waterfowl hunting club in Kent
Co, MD is looking for new mem-
April 2014
NWTF—
Turkey
Hunter’s
Checklist
While you will not need every
item on this list to kill a turkey,
any given situation can make
you wish you had packed your
bag a little more completely.
The following turkey hunter’s
checklist will help you prepare
for the most rugged to the simplest of adventures.
3rd Annual Northern Queen Anne’s County Catfish Tournament
6:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Opens at 5:00 AM - Check Ins begin at 12:00 at Deep Landing
Adults 25.00 Per Person - Kids 15 and under $15.00 Per Person
Price Includes 1 Rod Per Person - Each Person can use up to 2 more rods for $5.00 Each
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Equipment:
❑ Shotgun
❑ Turkey loads
❑ Turkey choke tube
❑ Patterning targets
❑ Camo blind — where legal
❑ Seat, cushioned stool
❑ Shotgun sling
❑ Turkey decoys
❑ Camera
❑ Lo Boy Lite Chair
❑ Monopod gun rest
❑ ThermaCELL
❑ Compass
❑ Maps
❑ Knife
❑ Ratchet cutters
❑ Insect repellent
❑ Flashlight
❑ Trail ribbon
❑ Binoculars
❑ Camo tape
❑ Cooler
❑ Water bottle
❑ First aid kit
Clothes:
❑ Camo gloves
❑ Camo facenet
❑ Camo paint
❑ Camo make-up
❑ Camo shirt
❑ Camo pants
❑ Camo jacket
❑ Camo turkey vest or pack
❑ Camo cap
❑ Camo socks
❑ Camo undershirts
❑ Waterproof/snakeproof boots
❑ Rain suit
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