Weems Creek and Severn River

[zeebyrd]

Went to Weems Creek this morning at 6 am. Caught the usual amount of perch, plus a croaker in the creek. Went out into the Severn, did some bottom fishing, caught some croaker and spot. Trawled a line behind my kayak - and caught my first striper (from a kayak) - 12".

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Stayed till 12:30 when I decided I had had enough of the larger boat traffic. Was a good day on the river, nice weather, and good fishing.

[Strummerfan]

Very nice!

[sparky1423]

Nice job on the first kayak rockfish, many more to come!

[kitkatyaker]

Nice job laura.

[HJS]

Oh yeah, there will be many more stripers to come. That little 12" striper is a member of the really big 2011 year class. Right now they are all ranging a couple inches either side of 12". In another couple of years these 12"ers will be nice fish to catch.

[J.A. Veil]

Way to go Laura. Nice work on catching those four species. In addition to those species, the bluefish are just now starting to show up in the Severn. I fished with two other guys on Fri morning near the mouth of the river. Each of us caught some tiny blues (skinny and 4" to 5" long). I don't think I ever saw them that small before. But they will grow. They are fun to catch, but they can wreak havoc on soft plastics and expensive Gulps.

[Shady]

Nice work!

John,
Hopefully the reds move back in the Severn again this summer, so we can catch Reds, Whites, and Blues!

I launched from Jonas this morning and caught several nice croaker and perch along with a couple spot, one small striper and my first ever menhaden on the hook! Yep, it was snagged but almost in the mouth.

[Nitefly]

Congrats on the Rock Zeebyrd! I got my first one near mouth of Weems too. I still haven't caught a keeper though.

[dsiekman]

Congrats on the Rock Zeebyrd! I got my first one near mouth of Weems too. I still haven't caught a keeper though.

Keep trying, there are plenty of them here. When the schoolies move out in early fall the 18-mid 20" fish seem to be easier to catch. Try jigging around the old bridge pilings or trolling channel edges.

Congrats on your first kayak rock, Zeebyrd!