There is no denying the weather has not been very inviting for fishermen sitting in a boat or watching a surf stick on the beach. The weatherman promises us better weather conditions by this coming weekend. Die-hard fishermen caught flounder in the back bay areas of Ocean City and Assateague Island this week some were of noteworthy size. Tautog are being caught in and around the Ocean City Inlet from the jetties, bulkheads and the Oceanic Pier. More and more striped bass are being caught around the inlet area usually in the evening hours on swimming shad lures or bucktails.
The surf water temperature has dropped to about 52-degrees this week. The kingfish seemed to take a hike to somewhere or maybe they they’re just too chilly to feed. Surf fishermen soaking fresh menhaden baits did catch a mix of dogfish and skates with a few really nice striped bass tossed in this week. Those who tried clams on their bottom rigs came up with a few medium sized black drum.
The boats that were able to run out to the inshore wreck sites this week found a mix of sea bass and tautog. Many of the sea bass were undersized but enough met the minimum size. The tautog tended to be on the large size which brought a lot of smiles around the rails.
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Real-time water information for selected points in the Coastal Bay
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A Couple of Closing Notes...
Don't hesitate to e-mail your recent
fishing/crabbing photos and trip information. Send your photos via E-mail by the
following Monday in order to be included in the next update. The file should be
in .jpg format with the longest side sized at 600 pixels. Please keep the file
size under one megabyte if possible. The photo should clearly depict the angler(s), fish, and ethical
handling practices. For information on ethical angling practices please
reference the Catch and Release information located at URL:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/articles/catch_release.html
Include the following information:
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Date
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Angler(s)
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Location
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Important Note:
If anyone in your picture is under 18
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photo release
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