Oregon Coast guy here

[Vince Martino]

Longtime lurker here. I'm in town for about a week and I'm wondering if anyone can help me out with some info. I grew up in the Baltimore area but I live out in Oregon and do most of my fishing There and in California. I have my kayak and I would love to get on some stripers for old times sake. Any recommendations for waters? my parents live close to the gunpowder and bush rivers. Are either of those systems good for stripers right now? Live bait or artificials? I have a bunch of bass gear with me. Any help would be appreciated. Tight lines.

[DonV]

I don't have much experience with the Bush or Gunpowder but everything down here lower is producing. 3/8 ounce jighead and a four or five inch white paddletail with your bass gear will do the trick. Ft Armistead, Ft Smallwood, Jonas Green on the Severn have all been good fishing and in general the fish are going a little deeper 10- 20' down.

[fishinggod]

all i fish with is my freshwater bass gear so you will be just fine with what ya got I'm sure.

[dhawk]

dont know those areas i have been fishing around the key bridge and the power plant and the stripers are there ft armistad is a good launch point. I pesonaly have been using 4" paddle tails on different weight jigs, xraps and rattle traps trolling

[mi327]

If you live close to the Bush and Gun Powder river, I would head north up to the Susquehanna River should only be a 15 minute or so drive. You can launch out of Tydings Park, and fish the Flats, or Launch out of Lapidum and fish up river into the rocks. Paddletails Rattle Traps, Xraps and poppers should work there as well. You may want to rig up a tube or spinnerbait as well and get some bass.

[Fishinfool]

If you are used to freshwater, just make sure to hose down your reels and rods right when you get off the water to get the salt out of them. I usually carry a gallon jug of water to hit them once, and then again with the hose when get home. The salt will lock up your reels and corrode your hooks and guides in a heartbeat.

[Donsail68]

If you are used to freshwater, just make sure to hose down your reels and rods right when you get off the water to get the salt out of them. I usually carry a gallon jug of water to hit them once, and then again with the hose when get home. The salt will lock up your reels and corrode your hooks and guides in a heartbeat.

a gallon jug of water... good idea never thought of that.

[J.A. Veil]

a gallon jug of water... good idea never thought of that.

I've seen some guys who typically fish in full strength seawater who carry a garden sprayer filled with fresh water. They can quickly spray down their rods and reels and the metal components on their kayaks as soon as they come off the water. With our brackish salinity here, it is not so critical.

[kevinfry]

hey buddy, welcome.....I grew up in Depoe Bay, OR.....kayak fishing mecca these days

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