December 2, 2007Northern Neck FishingI keep wanting to give a fishing report for the Northern Neck waters and Chesapeake Bay but I am finding it hard to do. I can't stop fishing. Does that tell you anything? I have been catching decent size rockfish since the week before Thanksgiving most in the 35" - 40" range. If the weather (the wind) coperates then I expect some real wall hangers to be caught from now to the end of the year. November 7, 2007Windy in the Northern NeckThe wind has been blowing in the Northern Neck almost all of November. It has been hard to get out on the Bay. During a break in the wind the other day some of the boats that fished found that the rockfish had picked up in size. The water temperatures have been dropping and I think we will start catching some wall hangers in the next 2 weeks. October 24, 2007Rain in the Forecast for the Northern NeckLike most of the southeast we here in the Northern Neck need Rain. Well it is on its way as we are expected to get 1" by tomorrow and it is forecasted again for Friday and Saturday along with winds and cooler temperatures. This should also move the rockfish and the fishing should improve. I know we need rain but I can tell you this, the clarity of the water has really improved during this drought. What does that tell you? It tells me that runoff of rain is hitting the Chesapeake Bay. We need to do more to filter the runoff and then we need to reestablish the oyster industry so the oysters can filter what gets by. October 10, 2007Northern Neck FishingThe rock fish season opened on October 4. The weather has been warm and there don't seem to be many fish schooled up yet. I have had some luck trolling small bucktails around the towers in the Rappahannock River. Hopefully this cool weather with have the action picking up. There have been a lot of fish in the jetties at Smith Point but if you can only fish on the weekends expect it to be like a parking lot. |
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