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« on: October 28, 2009, 07:45:51 pm » |
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Hey guys,
Eric, Steve, and I were able to hit up Gravelly Point today and hook into some decent stripers. Never thought a little 14 inch striper could put up such a fight. If you are planning on going out to gravelly, bring your 8 weight. There are some rod benders out there.
Colin
P.S. Dan thanks for getting me setup on them. Now I just need to hook into a 20+ incher...
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Robby Lepczyk
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 07:55:26 pm » |
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"on the road of life, there are drivers, and then there are people looking for river access."
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 08:36:45 pm » |
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Colin, That's awesome! I have picnic'd there many times watching the planes takeoff/land and have seen some fisher-persons. Never thought about taking a fly rod, but guess I should change that! May I inquire as to what flies you were using? This will give me an opportunity to put that VA license to use!  Thanks for the info and the post! Steve F. |
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colinf94404
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 05:28:09 am » |
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 09:35:57 am » |
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Nice! I work about 5 minutes from there and might have to go check it out. You just fish from the break wall?
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 02:45:33 pm » |
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Yeah, you see they are mostly concentrated against the far bank where the outgoing tide is hitting. This is part of the airport or so it appears, because the fence is on the far bank. If you could get to the other side it would be ideal, but I am still not sure if it is illegal to stand on the airport bank. Nowadays who knows you might even get shot with airport security! Expect alot of crap while you are stripping(algae, debris, brocken sticks). A stripping basket would really help out here....
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009, 04:58:47 pm » |
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Now I just need to hook into a 20+ incher...
Glad you guys had a great time. Stripers are definitely a great fish on the fly (and tasty too). But, set your sights a little higher - a good fish is 36"+ and weighs in the double digits. Good news is it is that time of year and you boys look ready. |
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 05:52:29 pm » |
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Hugh, WOW!!! 36+ incher, I cant even imagine a fight like that. I think I might be laying down the trout rod for a little while to get bent. That sounds awesome. Gravelly is tight casting quarters. Is Fort McHenry easier to cast? Are you just fishing the edges of the fort at outgoing tide? Thanks Hugh Colin |
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 07:03:45 pm » |
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Fort McHenry is a national monument, you cannot fish from the peninsula, if you could, yes there would be a lot of room to backcast. What I said was I used to fish around the fort - but from a boat. However, there are many great areas of the bay that can be fished from shore. My top fifty choices would not include the harbor...or anywhere close to there. If you live in the city and want to walk out of the door to fish that is one thing, but a 30 min - 1 hour drive can be much more rewarding. I would suggest that you purchase an nav chart and look at depths. Stripers tend to congregate around benthic irregularities and dropoffs. Look for deep water near shore and mouths of tidal creeks to start, and you will learn from there. As far as tides go, stripers do wait for bait to scatter off shoals in an ebb tide, but I have found that a flood tide provides an equal opportunity to land big fish. As long as the tide is moving - so are the bait.
The migration of striped bass is a little behind schedule this year due to whatever. Normally, coastal fishing would be picking up by now but there is no real sign yet, so bay fishing will continue to be at the summer level until probably thanksgiving, but hopefully sooner. Rockfish do not leave the bay until they approach three years old, so you will catch your 12-18" ers until then.
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2009, 07:21:23 pm » |
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I have never heard of a great fishing for stripers at Gravelly Point, but that does not mean they run up there from time to time. Good bass fishing though around 14 st. bridge, but that is widely known.
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2009, 07:26:18 pm » |
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Hugh, WOW!!! 36+ incher, I cant even imagine a fight like that. I think I might be laying down the trout rod for a little while to get bent. That sounds awesome. Gravelly is tight casting quarters. Is Fort McHenry easier to cast? Are you just fishing the edges of the fort at outgoing tide? Thanks Hugh Colin more like 30 pounds or maybe 40 , the world record is something like 76 pounds |
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"on the road of life, there are drivers, and then there are people looking for river access."
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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2009, 08:14:03 am » |
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Fort McHenry is a national monument, you cannot fish from the peninsula, if you could, yes there would be a lot of room to backcast. What I said was I used to fish around the fort - but from a boat. However, there are many great areas of the bay that can be fished from shore. My top fifty choices would not include the harbor...or anywhere close to there. If you live in the city and want to walk out of the door to fish that is one thing, but a 30 min - 1 hour drive can be much more rewarding. I would suggest that you purchase an nav chart and look at depths. Stripers tend to congregate around benthic irregularities and dropoffs. Look for deep water near shore and mouths of tidal creeks to start, and you will learn from there. As far as tides go, stripers do wait for bait to scatter off shoals in an ebb tide, but I have found that a flood tide provides an equal opportunity to land big fish. As long as the tide is moving - so are the bait.
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Hugh, Thanks for the info. Being broke and jobless might make a boat out of the question. I am kinda stuck to fishing from shores. Yea, gravelly is a good example of the tidal concentration that you are referring to(mouths of tidal creeks). Colin |
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« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2010, 11:05:50 pm » |
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The fishes will soon get acquainted with you colin  |
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