Friday fishing

[ronaultmtd]

Going fishing in the a.m. headed down to PLO- gonna go after flounder, croaker and fish for trophy stripers...been working hard - now I am going to play hard-

[Redfish12]

Good luck Ron! That drop from 25/26-32/33 is a great spot to bounce some gulp...

[frettr00]

Good luck Ron, let us know if the Croaker are in full force. I'll be heading to the Potomac for my first catfish/bass run of the year.

[Capt Brady Bounds]

The Seven Rockpiles of Cornfield Harbor

PLO has some great structure not the least of which are rockpiles in Cornfield Harbor. Hard bottom with stones varying from fist sized to volkswagon sized boulders , some oyster shell in there too. Croakers, seatrout, and a bunch of other species are frequently found on those hard bottoms.

Draw a imaginary line from the PLO light (four legged marker) to Cornfield Pt. Within 100yds to the north of that line there are five of those piles, laid out in an arc, convexed to the north side , and corresponding to the 18' to 32' dropoff also associated with that line. Start finding them by getting on the line and using the entrance to PLO harbor as a cross-range, that point of intersection is a great place to start. In fact I'd save that waypoint, or old school, drop a marker nearby, and start a searching grid from there.

[mmanolis2001]

PLO has some great structure not the least of which are rockpiles in Cornfield Harbor. Hard bottom with stones varying from fist sized to volkswagon sized boulders , some oyster shell in there too. Croakers, seatrout, and a bunch of other species are frequently found on those hard bottoms.

Draw a imaginary line from the PLO light (four legged marker) to Cornfield Pt. Within 100yds to the north of that line there are five of those piles, laid out in an arc, convexed to the north side , and corresponding to the 18' to 32' dropoff also associated with that line. Start finding them by getting on the line and using the entrance to PLO harbor as a cross-range, that point of intersection is a great place to start. In fact I'd save that waypoint, or old school, drop a marker nearby, and start a searching grid from there.

This is great info. I stumbled upon one of the piles last year and it held nice croaker. I tried to mark it on my GPS but missed the ball. Spent some time looking for it again but could not find it. Now I know the general area to look.

Thanks

[Capt Brady Bounds]

Your bill is in the mail !

[ronaultmtd]

Bill and I fished seven hours at PLO today- he had two shorts biggest was 20 inches- I used 70 pounds of chum, fresh spots and menhaden- we fished hard but nada- had two hits, no runs and no one left on base- We fished the east side of the 1st buoy on the Maryland side of the PLO channel in 40 feet of water. I monitored channel 68 on the VHF and heard just two reported fish over 28 inches caught all day- everyone was remarking at the slow fishing day- the weather was beautiful- calm water-