Severn River Wednesday morning

[john from md]

I took my new Vibe Skipjack on it's first Severn launch this morning. It was also the first time I have ever used a C-tug. Boy, I should have bought one of these years ago. My Malone never worked great at Jonas Green or at Beverly Triton. The C-tug with the sand wheels made carting a cake walk. The only thing I changed on the C-tug was the strap. I put a 1 inch ratcheting strap on it as the one they supplied just slips.

I tried both sides of the river from the 450 bridge to the 50 bridge and I trolled the channel edges. I only wound up with one seven inch perch which I caught in my first 15 minutes on the water. I figured with an out going tide things would have been hotter but no such luck. I also spoke to several folks fishing from the bridge and the beach and they had nothing either.

[mchottie]

Thanks for the report, any info/recon on the Severn is much appreciated, especially with this weird weather season recently.

[YakCapn]

Wow, the Severn still seems depressing. Maybe I’ll have to rethink giving it another try this weekend.

[john from md]

I never fish the Severn on a weekend anymore. The boat traffic is too thrilling for a man of my age.

[J.A. Veil]

I never fish the Severn on a weekend anymore. The boat traffic is too thrilling for a man of my age.

I agree. If I do get an overwhelming urge to fish in the Severn on a summer weekend, I will tuck into one of the creeks or tidal ponds and fish for perch. Having the luxury of fishing on weekdays is a real treat.

[YakCapn]

Ha, good point! I launch at Jonas Green and if I stay on that side of the river and troll between the bridges it’s not too bad, but it is an adventure if I want to cross over to Weems creek.