November Freshwater question

[Bayvalley1]

I've heard the Stripers have moved South in the Bay and are getting scarce. How is the freshwater fishing doing now? Particularly interested in Bass and SnakeHead. I am still new to MD and learning the fishing patterns here. Thx

[YakMan1731]

From what I've been reading and seeing, the bass bite is solid right now, with moving baits seeming to be popular. Snakeheads are still being caught in numbers, but deeper and with slow retrieves (swimbaits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits) being the go to.Take this all with a grain of salt, of course, but that's my two cents.

[Mark]

I think some could argue that stripers have been scarce in the Mid-Bay area all season. So perhaps there haven't been as many to move south anyway.

Being on Kent Island you're certainly closer to them than I have been here on the western shore. The majority of stripers I've caught this year have been on your side of the bridge.

Also, what we've seemed to miss this fall are stripers concentrations in the creeks looking to fatten up for the winter. This year has simply not been as productive for that kind of fishing as past years. At least that has been the case for me.

Regarding freshwater, I would suggest your location is also a good one for Eastern Shore ponds. There are several to choose from in MD and many in DE. To be honest, I think those in DE hold more and larger fish. At this time of year you can certainly do well catching large pickerel and crappie. Bass will bite too but pickerel are likely to be more active and willing.

You might want to check out Joe Bruce's blog.

https://joebruceflyfishing.wordpress.com/

Don't let the title of his blog fool you. He fishes conventional tackle too and he fishes from a kayak. Eastern Shore ponds are a favorite destination of his.

Regarding snakeheads, I've never thought of them as a cool water fish but I may have to change my view. See this article from May of this year:

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/ne...fcad450e7.html

Evidently snakeheads are more tolerant of cooler water than many anglers first thought.

[Bayvalley1]

I think some could argue that stripers have been scarce in the Mid-Bay area all season. So perhaps there haven't been as many to move south anyway.

Being on Kent Island you're certainly closer to them than I have been here on the western shore. The majority of stripers I've caught this year have been on your side of the bridge.

Also, what we've seemed to miss this fall are stripers concentrations in the creeks looking to fatten up for the winter. This year has simply not been as productive for that kind of fishing as past years. At least that has been the case for me.

Regarding freshwater, I would suggest your location is also a good one for Eastern Shore ponds. There are several to choose from in MD and many in DE. To be honest, I think those in DE hold more and larger fish. At this time of year you can certainly do well catching large pickerel and crappie. Bass will bite too but pickerel are likely to be more active and willing.

You might want to check out Joe Bruce's blog.

https://joebruceflyfishing.wordpress.com/

Don't let the title of his blog fool you. He fishes conventional tackle too and he fishes from a kayak. Eastern Shore ponds are a favorite destination of his.

Regarding snakeheads, I've never thought of them as a cool water fish but I may have to change my view. See this article from May of this year:

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/ne...fcad450e7.html

Evidently snakeheads are more tolerant of cooler water than many anglers first thought.

Good stuff. Thx for the links.