Due to a couple of cancelled appointments, I had a whole day to kill. I've had decent luck on the Wye from the Bennett Point launch and thought I'd give it a go for the first time this season.
Rods in water at 7:15 am, I started catching fish right away shoreline trolling upriver. Several stripers in the first 20 min up to 16 ". I was trolling an X-Rap and a 3/8 ounce white jig with a chartreuse Gulp. ALL action was on the jig. Further up not much later I boated a 22" keeper.
The am striper bite was off by @8:30, so I turned my attention to bottom fishing for perch with peeler. After a couple of piers, I finally found one with some perch. Reeled in an 18" striper bottom fishing under a pier for perch; go figure.
The pilings and bulkheading were loaded with crabs. After a quick bite and nap, I headed back to Sportsman's for a $10 crab net.
I launched again for Round 2 @4:00 pm. I proceeded to have so much fun trying to net crabs I put fishing on the back burner. Besides, I already had a keeper rock.
I have a sit inside yak so trot lining is not an option. But having a net in the yak is handy. After many misses, I finally figured out that the yak has to be moving when you dip, a little like trot lining. Sneaking up slowly doesn't work; their eyesight is just too good. I ended up with 5 big heavy dirty bottom jimmys and with family out of town; more than enough. These crabs were so hard, I had to use the channel lock on the claws to break 'em! Big molt coming shortly.
I barely made if off the water at sunset. Now I wish I had taken a photo of the moon rising over Wye Island. What a gorgeous river! image.jpg. image.jpg
Rods in water at 7:15 am, I started catching fish right away shoreline trolling upriver. Several stripers in the first 20 min up to 16 ". I was trolling an X-Rap and a 3/8 ounce white jig with a chartreuse Gulp. ALL action was on the jig. Further up not much later I boated a 22" keeper.
The am striper bite was off by @8:30, so I turned my attention to bottom fishing for perch with peeler. After a couple of piers, I finally found one with some perch. Reeled in an 18" striper bottom fishing under a pier for perch; go figure.
The pilings and bulkheading were loaded with crabs. After a quick bite and nap, I headed back to Sportsman's for a $10 crab net.
I launched again for Round 2 @4:00 pm. I proceeded to have so much fun trying to net crabs I put fishing on the back burner. Besides, I already had a keeper rock.
I have a sit inside yak so trot lining is not an option. But having a net in the yak is handy. After many misses, I finally figured out that the yak has to be moving when you dip, a little like trot lining. Sneaking up slowly doesn't work; their eyesight is just too good. I ended up with 5 big heavy dirty bottom jimmys and with family out of town; more than enough. These crabs were so hard, I had to use the channel lock on the claws to break 'em! Big molt coming shortly.
I barely made if off the water at sunset. Now I wish I had taken a photo of the moon rising over Wye Island. What a gorgeous river! image.jpg. image.jpg
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