The sleepy Severn woke up

[supfisher01]

Had a chance to cast a couple lures before my last job today and finally hooked up to my first Severn pickerel of 2017. Not a monster but feels good to find signs of life back in my home river. It figures, all the times I've been out paddling on the Severn this year, I caught this guy off of one of my community's piers.

[J.A. Veil]

Nice work Steve. I had not caught a pickerel in the Severn since early December and stopped trying for a while. A week ago I made a short exploratory visit to one Severn tributary and caught a few pickerel. I have not had time to look in other locations. I hope this signals their return.

[supfisher01]

Nice work Steve. I had not caught a pickerel in the Severn since early December and stopped trying for a while. A week ago I made a short exploratory visit to one Severn tributary and caught a few pickerel. I have not had time to look in other locations. I hope this signals their return.

Thanks, John, and congrats to you with your catches as well. I also hope this is a sign and not a fluke.

[Mark]

Good news.

[FishMoken]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I've only been out two times as scouting trips but didn't have a bite, nibble, or anything. I thought it was just me. Glad you got something, gives me some hope. Still trying to figure out that fishery and its seasonal patterns.


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[supfisher01]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I've only been out two times as scouting trips but didn't have a bite, nibble, or anything. I thought it was just me. Glad you got something, gives me some hope. Still trying to figure out that fishery and its seasonal patterns.


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Thanks!

Yeah, the fish have been extremely elusive this year. Hoping it only gets better from here on out. I will be launching tomorrow morning for a couple of hours to see if there are anymore signs of life in other parts of the river. I hope to deliver a report that doesn't involve a skunk.

[J. Rentch]

I hit a couple local creeks off the Severn yesterday, didn't catch any but had a couple follows. So,maybe you are correct. Hope so!

[Mark]

The encouraging news by the few catches and follows recently reported here is that the picks are there. I was concerned about a die-off. Why they've had lockjaw all winter is a mystery.

[harlanbud]

Great to see!!