upper chesapeake fish report

What you catch them on?

Haven't been out there in years. My parents used to keep their boat at Titan Marina. Not sure what it's called now.

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Haven't been out there in years. My parents used to keep their boat at Titan Marina. Not sure what it's called now.

I believe it's called "Triton" marina....

Yeah that's it. Been longer than I thought

Do you get concerned fishing for stripers in an area that is supposed to be a closed fishery?

I'm paranoid but have had some pictures of striper in Maryland sent to me these past couple weeks. One of which as right off the bank in the area you are talking about and another from Deer Creek in the Susquehanna. The Maryland striper fisheries map says both those areas were catch and release until the end of February and are currently supposed to be closed until June. I looked that up when I got a picture Monday from the bank of the Elk river. This paranoia and changing rules is the main reason I've never fished for stripers. I have also been stopped/hassled several times bass fishing on the Sasfrass. The DNR always makes a beeline towards me when they see an out of state registered boat. This fact has also made me more paranoid in Maryland.

I personally never keep anything but I predominately fish for largemouth. That being said I catch the hell out of stripers some days both in the Sass and the susky. What can you do? I've considered tossing one or two in the livewell in the past but like you said the rules are real goofy. Certain times of year if you catch one you are supposed to leave the area and stop catching them. Screw that, if I'm catching anything I tend to stay put.... Stripers on light tackle is a god time. Then there are specific areas that are off limits at specific times and some places, up in the susky, north of the 95 bridge have slot limits and length requirements. It really is a convoluted mess shit show. I'm sticking to the green and the brown fish...purposely anyway.

I always buy the boat license. They see that and they don't have to check everyone on board for a license. I think they look for easier prey.

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Stripers action is hot on the Susky Flats, a buddy got into them yesterday, three inch Tony Asceta spoon with yellow feathers using an aggressive retrieve...... he released over 25 fish up to 38" I know where I will be this weekend.....

I was out on the susky yesterday bass fishing. Wind was ignorant, the flats had white caps.....

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They were in a 23'center console, stripers were piled up off of boy scout beach down towards Turkey Point. I'll be up the Elk on Sunday, I got pretty reliable reports of stripers, yellow and white perch and of course the big channel cats at the Elk/Canal split

If you expect to use fresh bunker pick it up tomorrow. We tried three bait stores last Sunday and no fresh bunker to be found. Also the main bait store I go to doesn't get bunker in on Sunday's and I assume that's the norm.

This happened to us last year too on a couple occasions. If you want fresh bunker for Sunday it's in your best interest to pick it up Saturday.

Nice! Was that the same as the pics you posted on FB?

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