Winter doesn't want to leave

[ronaultmtd]

Looking like we will have to wait at least another week before there is any hope of warmer spring weather- the long range forecast looks like 10-12 degrees below normal for the next eight to ten days- cabin fever has a lot of us pushing the envelope- fish are there, but the cold keeps them with sluggish appetites and not chasing lures- got to hit them in the mouth to get a bite-

[imagine29028]

annoying as all get out

[gafisherman]

Yep. I'm headed down to Charleston, SC on Saturday, and I am hoping it warms up. Supposed to go out with a guide after reds, trout and maybe flounder. I hope it warms up, so the fish bite.

[ronaultmtd]

Good luck- my trips this year haven't worked out so great weatherwise- I hope you have better luck-

[J.A. Veil]

Sorry to rub it in -- but I arrived in Galveston, TX yesterday afternoon for a conference. My hotel room has a view of the Gulf. Yesterday was the end of spring break, so there were plenty of coeds in bikinis. It was not as scenic as my trips to Ipanema Beach in Rio, but compared to the Maryland weather, it was not too bad.

I won't have any time to fish on this trip, although I visited a local fishing pier yesterday afternoon. They were catching catfish, whiting, and I saw one nice pompano get caught.

[frettr00]

It sucks... I was hoping to get out around mid April, but water temps probably won't be in the 50s until mid-late May at this rate.

[ronaultmtd]

Hooray- It is now officially Spring!

[Shady]

Hooray- It is now officially Spring!

With snow potentially in the forecast tonight, it doesnt seem like mother nature got the memo.

[Paddle4fish]

we need to skin that gopher that said spring was coming early..lol

[chex]

More time to fish the WWDs... if anybody knows of a kayak accessible WWD in the area and is willing to share, PM me the details. I might go try out the one I know of in the Patapsco. The last couple times I went there, I was either unable to find it, or it was off. I hear there are several other WWDs around there.

[sparky1423]

WWDs = Warm water Discharge. I had to use the archives for that one!

[chex]

WWDs = Warm water Discharge. I had to use the archives for that one!

Yep, you got it. People are understandably rather secretive about them, since they can be honey holes during the winter. A popular one is the CCNPP (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant), but it's not easy to kayak and can be downright dangerous, with the fast current and numerous boats that are often there.

[HJS]

The Patapsco WWDs are had a disappointing winter. I had 2 modestly successful trips to the HH-WWD in January. I caught fish but nearly all of them were in the mid teens, topping out at about 18"s. I only caught two that were in the low/mid 20"s. Three more trips during February and all were total royal skunks. Others guys are reporting poor results at other Patapsco WWDs. Although there have been reports of brief, short-lived flare-ups of action but by the next day they are gone and not to be found. So, the Patapsco WWDs have been a total craps shoot this winter.

[Runnin]

No end in site to this endless winter.

[Poolz1]

Here is the latest 8-16 day temp anomaly....Brrrrrr

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Just found this...maybe a lot of you already know about it but I thought I would post it anyway. You can click on any station and view latest observed water temps.

http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/eyesonthebay/index.cfm