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#1 Dec-30-24 12:50PM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1345

Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

Fall started slow for me on account of the unseasonably warm weather, but really came on strong in the last month. My target, and 95% of my catch, is speckled trout but I also got some reds and very few stripers. Since November I've been catching most fish on my homemade lures and am getting some jigging soft plastics too. The absence of schoolie stripers from their usual shallow water haunts is concerning. This is the third straight Fall where I've caught fewer than 5 in an entire season. That used to be an average day even when I wasn't targeting them.

But in positive news, there are a lot of very large specks in the mid to lower bay right now. We just have to hope for no severe cold snaps so they make it through the winter.

https://i.postimg.cc/bvXF06GS/PXL-20241012-133201813.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/8ChXZhWK/PXL-20241012-175729581.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/HWSZvWcg/PXL-20241012-130443145.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kXBj0rKt/PXL-20241012-105337456-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/zvPxypZB/PXL-20241019-182832063.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/dVrBt3G5/PXL-20241214-144447509.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cH4Mmc2z/PXL-20241214-125636013.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/85m3zhzJ/PXL-20241228-173011579.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/YSgZJccx/PXL-20241228-180613376.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/m2DqT1fk/PXL-20241214-144656945-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/L54WYnJy/PXL-20241207-155129942.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/K83HMXYy/PXL-20241207-150157211.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/6QNY4ySd/PXL-20241207-145824596.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/qRwbT412/PXL-20241207-155251593-2.jpg


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#2 Dec-30-24 1:36PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 16274

Re: Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

Man, I love those yellow teethy mouths! Well done and thanks for shinning some light to the Forum.


Time to go fishin' again!

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#3 Dec-30-24 4:18PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 3449

Re: Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

Some amazing specks there!  That one looks like Nosferatu!  Great post. 

Unfortunately, looks like we will get a very cold snap the second week in January.  Hope they make it.


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#4 Dec-31-24 2:50PM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1345

Re: Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

drxfish wrote:

Some amazing specks there!  That one looks like Nosferatu!  Great post. 

Unfortunately, looks like we will get a very cold snap the second week in January.  Hope they make it.

Next week's weather isn't promising sad . When water temps stay below 40 for 3 consecutive days the trout start to die. Hoping the forecast bumps up a couple degrees.


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#5 Jan-02-25 3:57AM

Redfish12
Northern Snakehead
From: Severna Park, MD
Registered: Jun-25-10
Posts: 521
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Re: Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

That’s a massive spec you have there! Are those glide baits your homemade lures? If so, that is an awesome paint job!

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#6 Jan-02-25 1:30PM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1345

Re: Chesapeake shallows Oct-Dec 2024

Yeah those are mine. Thank you.


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