http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703615104575329083077337418.html Check out this story on the Wall Street Journal before deciding to take a trip on a small ship. Imagine being told the ship you are on which is docked overnight has to turn off the air conditioning due to local laws? How about the chair hogs conducting warfare against the chair hogs in [...]
By Steve and Chelley Scala Outdoor Life Writers THE CHESAPEAKE It’s time to ROCK, or so says all who are testing the pre-season waters of Maryland’s Tidewater in search of recently arrived big striped bass. Excitement and anticipation are high as those in the know are measuring the options for hooking up with some [...]
ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Md. (SPECIAL) — A serious disturbance in the Gregorian Fault which lies underneath the Potomac River and affects an island attached to the mainland of St. Mary’s County only by a bridge is once again showing signs of shifting. Not since 1989 when the island actually broke loose from the mainland, causing [...]
By Cap’n Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE While cruising by car on a weekday lunch trip through Solomons, I saw a boatload of happy anglers from the Miss Susie cleaning their catch. Each one had a trophy rockfish for a picture and fine family dining. Though today a catch like this is a regular occurrence with [...]
By Cap’n Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE A few years ago, the “Hooked on Fishing” youth program hosted an all day fishing derby at the Point Lookout State Fishing Pier in May. Though the camaraderie and picnic was wonderful, the kids only landed a couple fish. I recommended to the Community Services Director who hosted the [...]
Catch cats year round with no limit in Patuxent south of Rt. 214 Bridge By Cap’n Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE BENEDICT — One of the most cooperative fish to catch that swims in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay is the catfish. The Patuxent River divides Calvert County from Charles and St. Mary’s Counties. From [...]
By Cap’n Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE Carl Stewart was one of my favorite fishing buddies who has moved on to that great fishing hole in the sky. He was my father-in-law as well. I thought his daughter also harbored the same passion for fishing, but it only lasted till we got married. That is another [...]
When the weather starts warming up, I get the bug to start up the Harley and enjoy the open road. I know that I am not alone because warm weather brings invites to poker runs, weekend get-a-ways and just local rides. All of it is a good time; you just have to decide which one [...]
By Jack Rue Special Correspondent for THE CHESAPEAKE (Editor’s Note: Jack Rue has been a longtime resident of St. Mary’s County. We asked him to tell us how the beginnings of Lexington Park as the business hub of the county took form. — This was Jack Rue’s first column in The Chesapeake and was [...]
Boating has never been less expensive to get into in decades as it is now and a cruise through the internet will show literally thousands of boats to choose from, with lots of fine boats available for a fraction of their value. By Kenneth C. Rossignol THE CHESAPEAKE For boaters in the Southern Maryland region [...]