Wow...I haven't posted in a while.
Basically 2016 sucked. I didn't fish much. I had a few skunks, which is really rare. I did only a few smallmouth trips and they were okay. I ran into high water on one of them and did some risky wading to no avail. I will never do that again because it made me quite nervous.
I did a long sailing trip on the Chesapeake Bay. The trip was well over 200 nautical miles and I went down to Deltaville. I didn't get much fishing done because I was combating bad weather too. One day I went around Stingray Point and I hit high winds and waves over 5 feet. I did a little fly fishing but I got a skunk.
This summer it seemed like any time I had off I ran into rain. The river was high, muddy, or not good for fishing. I worked a ton too and got overtime that I really didn't want.
I think my best trip was a shad trip. I did pretty good and then I ran into an issue on my favorite stretch of water with the Water Authority. I think that I documented that on here. Anyway, I think that issue is resolved well and, after speaking with their management, I have a very clear idea on where you can fish on the Occoquan.
This fall was a bust. I tried the Occoquan a few times for stripers but the water in the river wasn't moving right. Bad, but I quickly get defeated and frustrated if I get there and there is no movement at the back of the river. I really should start going and fishing the bridge pilings hard but I have never had much luck there and they get a ton of fishing pressure.
The exciting news is that I am going to pull the trigger in 2017 and buy a new Kayak. No more fishing from the inflatable!! I think that I may be getting a Ride Sea Ghost 130. It seems like a pretty good bang for the buck and it gets good reviews. It looks like a good fishing platform.
I think that I will make a resolution to do more fishing in 2017. Between sailing and fishing I need to spend more time doing this. These are the best stress relievers I have found.
I would like to fish the Shenandoah River, a few trips into the Rappahannock, and of course, my home waters, the Occoquan. I wouldn't mind doing some exploring at Point Lookout State Park, Rudee Inlet, and Kiptopeake State Park.
I think that I would like to find some people to fish with this year. It is hard to do this with my crazy schedule since I tend to be off on week days and right now I am working nights, but we shall see. If anyone else out there with a Yak would be interested in doing some fishing drop me a line!
-- Basically 2016 sucked. I didn't fish much. I had a few skunks, which is really rare. I did only a few smallmouth trips and they were okay. I ran into high water on one of them and did some risky wading to no avail. I will never do that again because it made me quite nervous.
I did a long sailing trip on the Chesapeake Bay. The trip was well over 200 nautical miles and I went down to Deltaville. I didn't get much fishing done because I was combating bad weather too. One day I went around Stingray Point and I hit high winds and waves over 5 feet. I did a little fly fishing but I got a skunk.
This summer it seemed like any time I had off I ran into rain. The river was high, muddy, or not good for fishing. I worked a ton too and got overtime that I really didn't want.
I think my best trip was a shad trip. I did pretty good and then I ran into an issue on my favorite stretch of water with the Water Authority. I think that I documented that on here. Anyway, I think that issue is resolved well and, after speaking with their management, I have a very clear idea on where you can fish on the Occoquan.
This fall was a bust. I tried the Occoquan a few times for stripers but the water in the river wasn't moving right. Bad, but I quickly get defeated and frustrated if I get there and there is no movement at the back of the river. I really should start going and fishing the bridge pilings hard but I have never had much luck there and they get a ton of fishing pressure.
The exciting news is that I am going to pull the trigger in 2017 and buy a new Kayak. No more fishing from the inflatable!! I think that I may be getting a Ride Sea Ghost 130. It seems like a pretty good bang for the buck and it gets good reviews. It looks like a good fishing platform.
I think that I will make a resolution to do more fishing in 2017. Between sailing and fishing I need to spend more time doing this. These are the best stress relievers I have found.
I would like to fish the Shenandoah River, a few trips into the Rappahannock, and of course, my home waters, the Occoquan. I wouldn't mind doing some exploring at Point Lookout State Park, Rudee Inlet, and Kiptopeake State Park.
I think that I would like to find some people to fish with this year. It is hard to do this with my crazy schedule since I tend to be off on week days and right now I am working nights, but we shall see. If anyone else out there with a Yak would be interested in doing some fishing drop me a line!
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