Finding a home for boneless fish filets is seldom a problem but disposing of fish carcasses can be a challenge. Most of us do not live on the water where it is easy to feed the crabs. On a recent fishing expedition, Randy Guy gathered up all the striped bass backbones left over from the [...]
Together, we took turns doing the one armed sidestroke dragging the gaff and hooked gag grouper against the current about 300 yards back to the boat.
Given this is the first time Cross-Bow will be allowed during the regular Bow season, it should be a phenomenal season, and I am already hearing from other hunters that the deer population is pretty high this year. So how do you best prepare for the season? We all have stories of the “One” that [...]
By Rich Johnson THE CHESAPEAKE I attended the 13th Annual Skate Tournament that was just held on June 27 at the Sea Breeze Restaurant off Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville on the Patuxent River. Now I have been in Saint Mary’s since 1987 and this is the first time I heard about it. This event was [...]
Finally, the cooler weather is causing fish to school and feed hard to fatten up for the coming winter. Capt. Greg Buckner on the Miss Susie in Solomons is trolling to catch mixed bags of bluefish, rockfish, and Spanish mackerel from the Bay. September and October are two of my favorite months to fish. Almost [...]
Tackle busting red drum were a real surprise for Southern Maryland anglers this summer and there may be some still around to test your endurance in September.
In addition to the milk crates full of Indian artifacts that he had collected from various sites in the Zekiah Swamp were boxes of whale bones, sharks teeth, and fossilized shells
Ironically, I have swum with many barracudas and sharks.
PINEY POINT (Special) — In spite of warnings from the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the O’Malley Administration has failed to act to secure and safeguard St. George’s Island from drifting away from the mainland at the same time that the local politicians have been conducting secret negotiations with the Mattaponi Indian tribe to use the [...]
The Best Boating Deal in Maryland One of the best deals in the State of Maryland is the exemption of registration for canoes, kayaks, skiffs, and sailboats that are 16 feet long or less. As long as the vessel is not motorized, you do not have to deal with the hassle and cost of registering [...]