Pt Lookout - May 20 - stripes and spots

[J.A. Veil]

I launched from Cornfield Harbor at Pt Lookout State Park about noon today. I headed out the inlet and turned left going toward the point. It was a beautiful calm day at that hour. The water was clean with at least 5 ft visibility. I could see rays swimming all over the place. Many anglers think of them as pests, but I find them mysterious and beautiful when in their natural environment.

I trolled 4 medium spinning rods -- all with different sizes and colors of plastic on jigheads. It took a while for the first bite, but eventually I got a small striper. From then until 3:00, I picked up about a dozen more stripers up to 19". Most of my bites came by the metal pilings near the point and on the river side of the sandspit that comes off the point.

By 3:00, the wind had picked up noticeably. I no longer could comfortably keep 4 lines straight while trolling into the wind. I headed back into the harbor and trolled around there. I caught several more small stripers and then had a surprise -- a 16" redfish that hit a chartreuse Gulp swimming mullet. That is my largest Maryland redfish to date, and is my first red of 2013.

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I got off the water at 4:15. Just as I finished loading the kayak onto the roof of the van, the rain started. Tomorrow I fish with Capt Walleye Pete in the shallows of the lower eastern shore.

[camelbird]

Nice work on the red, John. Glad to see that they are still around

[Shady]

Nice report and good luck with Pete tomorrow although I know you won't need it on that boat.

[moc]

Good look with Pete on Tuesday. I thought of going on that walkon trip but work got in the way. The Thurs and next Monday trip was already booked up by the time that I got to Pete.

[Reelaxin10]

Good work John on the redfish! I want to take your advice of jumping on a walk on trip the next time I see it, like others, work got in to the way tomorrow. Thanks for the perchin advice in the Severn on Saturday!

[jet]

well done, thanks for the report

[scorpioreno]

Nice Report. I called Walleye pete last night and tried to get on the boat with you but alas it was full. good luck tomorrow. catch some big trout. I'm headed to Bay Bridge in the morning.

[BassMoore]

Its really good to see the reds stay here even thro the cold and crazy weather we have had. I thought we wouldnt see many this year. But im hoping they stay here for a while and start to really grow in size for some good fun.

[Meadeo]

Good stuff man sounds like PLO is starting to heat up fishing wise.

Meadeo

[mytmouse]

Wooohooo!!! The Reds are still here! Make sure you let us know how you fair with Pete. I wanna book a trip with him one of these days.

[KAYO]

Nice report. Enjoyed reading it!!

[J.A. Veil]

Wooohooo!!! The Reds are still here! Make sure you let us know how you fair with Pete. I wanna book a trip with him one of these days.

MYT -

The trip with Pete was successful for big trout. We had four anglers plus Pete fished part of the time. We caught countless undersize rockfish, two keeper rockfish, and 15 large specs -- most were over 20" and fat. The other guys outperformed me in the trout department. I caught my one and only trout with about 20 minutes left to fish, and it was one of the smaller trout at just 18".


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The water was beautiful around the eastern shore islands. Pete definitely knows how and where to find fish.