Severn River 5/7/2014

[dtandrade]

Went out this morning from Back Creek and did some trolling. I have not been out since opening day (skunked) so I was hoping that my luck would change. I am glad I decided to go out. It was a beautiful morning on the water, made even better by catching my first stripers of the season. I was trolling 1/2-3/4oz jig heads, one with a 4" white sassy shad, the other a 5" electric chicken sassy shad. I caught 8 total between 11.5-18.75in, all were caught in 4.5-8ft of water. had 2 hit at the same time and why fighting the one the other one got off!. I learned a lot today as it's my second time trolling with the PA12. Had some good go pro bloopers as well because I kept forgetting that I was using rod leashes and every time I would hook one and he would run to the side where my other rod was I kept trying to go over or under it with the leash still attached which I found didnt work DOHHH!

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[Shady]

Good looking fishes

[On the fly]

Raptor, Mark, and myself launched from Jonas Green pk around 7. Raptor caught at least 7 stripers, Mark caught at least 2, and I caught 3 ranging from14" to 26".

[dtandrade]

Nice! Sounds like the bigger ones were where you guys were!

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[assists21]

Raptor, Mark, and myself launched from Jonas Green pk around 7. Raptor caught at least 7 stripers, Mark caught at least 2, and I caught 3 ranging from14" to 26".

Were you guys trolling or jigging?


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[J.A. Veil]

Nice work all around. I'm glad to see that the Severn catching is starting to pick up.

dtandrade - did you catch more on the white or the electric chicken color?

[On the fly]

John, we did best with white Xraps

[dtandrade]

John it was about even. The smaller ones were hitting the white (maybe due to its smaller profile?) and the bigger ones were hitting on the electric chicken.

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[Mark]

I caught both of my fish trolling.

My first striper was 16 inches and it hit a chartreuse X-Rap. I caught it near the "Purple Cherry Architect" property for those familiar with the area.

Then I got this 18 inch fish in the photo on a bucktail while I was trolling not far from Raptor and On the fly.

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I dressed the bucktail with a Fat Sam paddle tail.

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The three of us had fish on simultaneously when I caught the above striper. Raptor was calling to me join them but I was also busy at the moment.

Raptor and On the fly each had stripers topping 24 inches on their lines today. The bigger fish are definitely in the area.

It was joy to be on water that was calm for a change. My last Severn outing (Monday) was quite challenging with high winds and 2 foot waves. And our recent trip to Cape Charles, VA also featured choppy water. What a nice morning even though it rained. We got off and packed up just before the rain came.

The only other observation of note is that a raptor -- the feathered kind, not the paddler -- nailed a bird in the sky above my kayak. I heard a horrible cry, I presume from the prey and then feathers fluttered around my boat as the raptor flew off with its meal in its claws. Mother nature can be harsh.

[deleonjo]

Way to go guys! I plan on playing hooky tomorrow (Thurs) and launching from Jonas Green. Never launched from there before. Looks like the winds should be calm. Not very skilled at trolling but I'm gonna give it a try. Will be happy to catch anything. Any advice for a Severn river newbie would be appreciated.

[Mark]

deleonjo,

If it's your first time there I would advise you to stay between the two bridges to acquaint yourself with the area and troll near the shorelines.

Casting to structure (pilings and riprap) is also a good tactic as the weather warms.

Good luck,

[Berto]

Nice Job!

[sparky1423]

Great Job Gentlemen!!

[deleonjo]

Thanks, Mark. Sounds like good advice.

[J.A. Veil]

The tide was incoming all morning, meaning that the current was moving upriver. Did you notice any difference in catch success based on whether you were heading upriver or downriver?