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With the closure starting this weekend, I decided to try my luck for a few hours last evening. I launched into the Patapsco at 4pm. Thanks to some intel from a few friends I was aware that the rockfish bite in the Patapsco had been good and also that the people were fishing deeper…both trolling and jigging adjacent to bridge pilings.
I headed towards deeper water and some bridge pilings. I trolled with the heaviest jig heads I have…1/2oz…I had never utilized them before. I caught four stripers on my first pass. I passed back through that area a few times and caught another five stripers. I have a buddy that fishes Rocky Gorge for stipers and he had given me some blade baits. I decided to jig near the bridge pilings and I remembered Walleye Pete’s instructions about proper jigging technique. Much to my surprise, I caught a few more stripers jigging blade baits and BKD’s.
The scenery is not aesthetically pleasing at all, but the fishing was quite good. Approximately 20 – 25 stripers in 2.5 hours was a very pleasant surprise. A few stipers were over 22” and one was 25.5” :--).
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I headed towards deeper water and some bridge pilings. I trolled with the heaviest jig heads I have…1/2oz…I had never utilized them before. I caught four stripers on my first pass. I passed back through that area a few times and caught another five stripers. I have a buddy that fishes Rocky Gorge for stipers and he had given me some blade baits. I decided to jig near the bridge pilings and I remembered Walleye Pete’s instructions about proper jigging technique. Much to my surprise, I caught a few more stripers jigging blade baits and BKD’s.
The scenery is not aesthetically pleasing at all, but the fishing was quite good. Approximately 20 – 25 stripers in 2.5 hours was a very pleasant surprise. A few stipers were over 22” and one was 25.5” :--).
Tight lines
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