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Everyone at the Fisheries Service would like to express our sincerest thank you to all the parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, neighbors and friends who made the time to take our young anglers fishing this past year. The smiling faces below are worth a 1,000 words of gratitude.
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South River Fishing
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: South River
Tags: Spot, White Perch, Spotted Hake
I caught 1 Spot and a bunch of White Perch in the South River Friday night. I also caught this weird fish which I later found out to be a Spotted Hake. I also caught 3 more Spots on Sunday.
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Family Fishing For Striped Bass
Type: Chesapeake
Region:
Location: The Bay
Tags: Striped Bass
Craig Miller right with brother Clinton left show off Craig's monster striper caught 4-23-13 on the Brawler II charter fishing vessel. The monster fish measured in at 43 inches long and 30 inches around !! Craig was fishing with his father, grandfather and brothers.
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Elk River Perch
Type: Tidal
Region: North Eastern
Location: Elk River
Tags: Yellow Perch
I caught this 14.5" Yellow Perch on 4/27/2013 in the Elk River.
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My Second Rockfish This Season
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Middle Bay
Location: East of Thomas Point Lighthouse
Tags: Striped Bass
I caught my second rockfish of the season while fishing on my Dad’s boat with my uncle Anthony on Saturday April 27, 2013. Mu uncle and I caught our fish trolling east of Thomas Point Lighthouse. The rock fish was 40 inches and 29 pounds.
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Citation Rockfish for Youth Angler
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Lower Bay
Location: Chesapeake Bay Ship Channel Buoy 76
Tags: Striped Bass
Matthew caught his first citation sized Striped Bass on 4/27/2013. It was 41.5 inches and caught at the Chesapeake Bay Ship Channel Buoy 76.
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Caught This Rock Fishing With Dad
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Middle Bay
Location: Chesapeake Beach
Tags: Striped Bass
Matthew caught this 44 inch Striped Bass on 4-20-13 near Chesapeake Beach.
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Kids Can Fish
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Middle Bay
Location: East of Thomas Point Lighthouse
Tags: Striped Bass
Matthew, age 10, caught his first Striped Bass of the season on Sunday, April 21, 2013 while out fishing on his Dad’s boat. It was caught east of Thomas Point Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay in 45 feet of water. The fish was 42 inches long and weighed 33 pounds.
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My First Fish
Type: Freshwater
Region: Eastern
Location: Unicorn Lake
Tags: Crappie
I caught my first fish, a 15 inch Crappie at Unicorn Lake.
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Brook Trout in the Mountains
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Washington County Stream
Tags: Brook Trout
First time fishing this stream, and I swear some sections looked exactly like the upper Rapidan in Shenandoah country. Not many stones were coming off like previous days in the Catoctin mountains, but I was able to draw a bunch of strikes on a Humpy, and even landed one or two. After, fishing my way upstream, the stream got narrower, and more and more plunge pools started showing up. I broke out the woolly bugger, and started stripping for some better sized trout. As I was reeling up to move on to the next hole, I lift my rod, and there is a solid 10" brookie. Measured. I have caught brookies longer then this guy, but none as fat. I called it a day, and decided to scout a few tribs, that might be worth a trip.
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My First Fish
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Fountain Rock Park and Nature Center
Tags: Rainbow Trout
Ryan, age 3 caught his first fish a Rainbow Trout on March 2, 2013 at Fountain Rock Park and Nature Center.
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