Lower Eastern Shore/CBBT area suggestions

[J.A. Veil]

I am tentatively scheduled to fish the CBBT from a guide's boat on Tues Jan 31. I will spend Mon night in Lynhaven. I am considering taking my kayak with me, leaving Annapolis on Mon morning, and fishing somewhere from Kiptopeke to the CBBT to Lynhaven during Mon afternoon. I fished the Kiptopeke ships once and Lynhaven inlet once, but both times were in the summer. Other than that, I don't know the area well, and have never fished any other locations in that vicinity in a kayak.

I welcome any suggestions. I am unlikely to want to paddle long distances out to open water in the winter time. I would prefer to be with 1-1.5 mile radius of a launch point. Thanks in advance.

[toadfinger]

Pocomoke!

[tufnik]

How about here?

http://www.pierandsurf.com/fishing-f...0-They-re-Back

[Pinch]

Elizabeth River launch @ top rack marina?

[ronaultmtd]

Elizabeth River launch @ top rack marina?

Yep- Elizabeth River Hot Ditch discharge from the VEPCO power plant is a great place to catch all sorts of fish not normally caught this time of year- it is a popular winter "hot spot." The water is warmed cooling the massive steam generators and is discharged into a slough that runs parallel to the main channel of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake near Military Highway and is part of the Inter-Coastal Waterway.

There are some big schools of Striped Bass in the Ocean off Virginia Beach, but they are scattered and not reliably found in any one place- they usually are found chasing the schools of Menhaden, so a power boat is needed to cover a large area of water to find them.

[J.A. Veil]

Thanks for the suggestion of the hot ditch. I have heard of that before. I will spend some time this evening (after bagging some more Severn pickerel this afternoon) researching the location and types of lures and gear to pack.

[Pinch]

hot ditch launch at the yacht club is closed. Top rack is $5 to launch from their dock. Real nice people. MirroLures, gulps on light jigheads.