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‘Tis the season for trophy rockfish –how could we talk about anything else?Chances are, however, that you alreadyknow how to set a big spread of umbrel-las and tandem rigs on broomsticktrolling rods. If you’d rather catch tro-phies on 12-pound spinning gear, how-ever, raise your hand. Yeah – that’s whatI thought.The Perfect Place

An excellent method of light tacklefishing for trophies is bait fishing withbunker chunks, set on bottom. But it’snot as simple as that sounds, becausethese are several key factors you need tobear in mind. Mud flats are a surprisingbut key ingredient to catching trophieson light gear. Those found in 30’ to 45’ ofwater, including the mud flats west ofLove Point (near the LP buoy), the mudflats east of Thomas Point, the mud flatseast of Franklin Manor, and the mudflats east of Chesapeake Beach, have allproven good choices in the past. Thisyear I add Hackett’s to the list, becauseduring the 2010 season, one of thehottest bites around was over the mudjust east of the bar (the closer you wereto the bar itself, the better).

In all of these areas, choosing a spe-cific spot to anchor can be difficult;depth is an important factor, but the fishcan change their favored depth fromday to day. Most of the time, the bestway to select your space is to weave

over the mudflats for a fewminutes andwatch yourdepthfinder.When youfind a depthrange that seems to hold more fish thanthe others, drop anchor and begin tofish.

This method of fishing is morerisky than trolling because you’ll wantto remain dedicated to the spot youchoose through the hot period of thetide. And, just for the record, when yougo light you usually will take fewer fishthan you would by trolling; if numbersare what’s most important to you, thisprobably isn’t going to be the way youwant to fish. Also note that the hottrolling bite locations won’t necessarilymatch up with the areas that produceusing this light tackle methodology. Infact, there seems to be little relationshipbetween where you’ll catch fish usingthese tactics, and where the trollers arecatching them, on any given day.Patterning the Bite

I’ve kept catch records which goback over a decade and include eachand every trophy striper caught by myboat, my father’s and several friends,and the information we’ve gatheredexposes an astonishing pattern: 75-per-cent of the trophies caught with the

light tackle tactics outlined in this articlecame during a one and a half hour sliceof the tide. 15-percent of the remainingfish were caught in the following hour.What about the oddball ten percent?Those fish came to the hook at sunriseor sunset, which you already know is atime of active feeding for the fish. Thisremained true across the board, seasonto season, regardless of weather pat-terns, water temperature and clarity,and variations in the basic technique.

So—what’s this magic time frame?The last 90 minutes of the tidal cycle.The incoming tide beat out the outgoingby a slight margin, but both are produc-tive. The first 60 minutes of the follow-ing tidal cycle accounts for the otheractive, but much slower, productiveperiod. Of course, the variables men-tioned earlier did have an effect on thefishing; rainfall and water clarity made

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Volume 20, Number 9 April 2011

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Trophy Stripers on Light Tackle by Lenny Rudow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 3

Susquehanna Spring Smallies by Tim Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 6

Carp Fishing Today by Jim Gronaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 15

IGFA Approves New All-Tackle Yellowfin Tuna World Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 17

HUNTING

Dozen Deadly Sins of Turkey Huntingby Mike Monteleone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 8

Spring Turkey Season Outlook by Andy Aughenbaugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 10

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the technique more or less effectivewhen considering the overall number offish caught during any given timeframe. In essence, more rainfall in thespring translates into fewer trophiescaught using these methods. Water clar-ity helps but is not imperative. Clearwater during springs of heavy freshflow are not as productive as cloudywater during springs of less fresh flow,for example. But that 90 minute windowof time has been the hot bite, from sea-son to season. The very best fishing hasoccurred when this hot slice of the tidecoincides with sunrise or sunset—theoptimal opportunity to take trophies onlight tackle.The Perfect Bait

You have the time, and you havethe spot—what now? It’s time to bait upwith fist-sized chunks of fresh cutbunker, and sink a chum pot to the bot-tom. That chum won’t hold trophy fishin the area at this time of year, but it willattract the fish’s attention and get it toswim through the zone, hopefully closeby your baits. And keep those baits setdead on bottom; unlike regular summerand fall chumming, during the spring,the vast majority of the fish you hookwill come from baits the fish can scav-enge right off of the mud.

Rigs are also a bit different thanthose used for chumming at other timesof the year. Make them up with four feetof fluorocarbon 30 pound test leader,tied to a swivel on one end and a 6/0 to8/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hook. Weightis provided by sliding an egg sinkerover your main line, above your leader.The swivel on your leader will preventthe egg sinker from sliding down to thehook, but when a fish takes a bait, it canswim with line passing through thesinker, so it never feels the extra weight.

Before lowering your bait, hold itover the side of the boat and quicklydrag it through the water. Rememberthe following saying: If it spins, youwon’t win. Spinning baits look unnatu-ral, plus they cause line twist and tan-gles in your leader. So swap out or re-

hook any baits that look like helicopterblades in the water.

Quality of baits is as follows: Freshmenhaden is best, frozen is okay, and re-frozen or frozen over a month ago ispractically useless. Unfortunately, it’shard to find a reliable supply of freshmenhaden in our area at this time ofyear. You’ll have to check out the tackleshops within a reasonable drive of yourlaunch point, and hope that one of themcarries fresh menhaden. Anglers on Rt.50 near Annapolis regularly carries it,Marty’s in Edgewater has fresh some ofthe time, and Herbs usually has freshherring, which comes in a close secondto bunker.

Turning bites into hook-ups takes afew special measures, with these largeand somewhat smarter than usual fish.If they feel resistance on the line, they’llspit the bait and swim off. So you needto either fish them in freespool, or witha baitrunner-style reel, which allows thefish to move off with minimum pressureon the line. When one does so, give it afive-count and then set the hook.

Why not use circle hooks, andmerely wait for the fish to swim off andhook themselves? In my experience,when fishing with this particularmethod at this particular time of year,your bite-to-landing ratio will drop by awhopping 50-percent. For whatever rea-son, circles just don’t work as well asnormal in this particular situation. Butgoing with J’s means you’ll gut-hook alot of fish. The good news? Throw-backsare very, very rare, and the vast majori-ty of fish you catch using these tactics inthe aforementioned areas will runbetween 30” and 40”. The bad news? Ifyou plan on catch-and-release fishing,this is NOT an appropriate method, noris it a good idea to continue fishing forfun once you have your limit onboard!

But wait! There’s more good news!Catch a few honkin’ big rockfish onlight tackle, and you’ll discover the rushfar exceeds anything you feel whenwinching them up on umbrella rigstrolled with tow-truck gear. Give it ashot, and I’ll bet you agree.


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The Susquehanna River isrenowned across the country for itsquality smallmouth bass fishery.Much has been written about thefamed Duncannon area through theyears. Brian Immekus of Brian’sGuide Service fishes the mightySusqy, but in a different area milesto the south. He plies waters nearMuddy Run, downriver from theHoltwood Dam, for bronze backbass from the prespawn through

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Brian makes it clear that safety isa bigger issue on the river thancatching fish. He and his clientswear auto-inflatable PFDs whilefishing. River current, cool watertemperature, and rocks are notfriendly to those who may findthemselves overboard.

The movement of prespawnsmallmouth bass is predictable.Brian uses the second warmingtrend of spring as his barometer asto when he’ll head to the river. Heruns the area in an aluminum boatpowered by a 50 horsepower pro-peller motor. His knows the chan-nels in the river for where he cannavigate safely, but suggests thatanglers new to the river use a jetdrive motor. Immekus navigatesskinny water with his stern mount-ed trolling motor.

In the prespawn to post spawntimeframe, smallmouth bass arefound away from current. Brian saysthat the "cubby holes" notched intoshoreline boulders are where he findsthem holding. There can be severalspawning beds by each boulder. Inother areas of the Susquehanna,smallies use current breaks behind

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— a 3 1/2-inch tube, a small beaverstyle bait, and a stick worm. Allthree lures will be in some variationof the green pumpkin hue. He has arod rigged with one of each lure.While he knows where the smalliesare, they can be particular aboutwhat they want to eat. Brian rigs thestick worm one of two ways: Texasstyle with an 1/8-ounce bulletweight or wacky style on a weightedworm hook. Traditionally, a stickworm is fished without addedweight; but in this scenario smalliesare oriented to the bottom and theworms have to be presented directlyto them.

While one of his clients is fish-ing a stick worm, Brian hands thesecond angler a rod rigged with atube. The tube has a 1/8-ounce jig

head inserted so it will fall into thenook or notch in the boulder. He willswap out the tube for a beaver baitwhen the stick worm and tube arenot drawing strikes. The beaver isrigged Texas style with a 1/8 to 1/4-ounce bullet weight — the strongerthe wind or current, the heavier theweight. The wide, flat plastic is thencast into the cubby hole anddragged slowly back to the boat.

The basic presentation is to geteither of the three lures down on theriver bottom. Smallmouth bass arenot willing to chase a potential mealvery far. They have more pressingneeds to take care of. The strike issuch that the smallie will pick up thebait and move off with it. Linewatching is a skill that anglers musthave. Brian carries plenty of hooks,

weights, and plastic baits becausesnagging and breaking off lures is acommon occurrence. It’s a definitethat, as the old cliché says, if you’renot getting snagged, you’re notdoing it right.

Each trip can be different andBrian has to adjust his game plan.River level, weather conditions andperiod of the spawn can dictatewhere smallies will be. Prespawnand post spawn bass will be on thequiet edge of the current. They’retucked away so they can pounce onany food source, crawfish or bait-fish, that is washed by in the current.Some of the bass will leave the sanc-tity of the shoreline rock cover andmove out into the main river behindlarge boulders to feed during thepost spawn phase. During the heart

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Immekus finds that fishing isbest when the river is rising, as dic-tated by the Holtwood Dam. Thecatch rate falls off a bit when theriver level is falling. The sun also hasa way of positioning fish. Brian tar-gets shade lines along the rockybanks. It’s a pattern he can duplicateall along the river, not wasting timeby casting to the sunny areas withinthe cubby hole.

Head to the Holtwood/MuddyRun area this spring for smallmouthbass. Their annual spawning ritualmakes their location and patterns tocatch them predictable. BrianImmekus’ tactics will help you bringquality smallies to the boat.


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One way to achieve this is throughrecognition and the correction of pastmistakes, for as sure as turkey sleep intrees you are going to have miscuesaplenty. Or, to couch matters in thefashion an elder of the sport once pre-sented them to me: "The only certaintyin turkey hunting is the uncertainty”.However, if you can reduce the certainmiscues and lessen the degree of uncer-tainty, there’s a realistic expectationthat a basted turkey will showcase thetable soon after your hunt.

With that in mind, what follows is alisting of the cardinal sins I’ve commit-ted along with hints on how I try toavoid them. Simple awareness of themhas the potential to make you a betterhunter, and conscious efforts to avoid

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Here, inno particular order of significance, are adozen of the most common sins.Movement

While I have some serious reserva-tions about turkey hunting folklorewhich suggests a gobbler can pinpointa dancing flea at 300 yards, there’s nodenying the bird has incredible eye-sight. The fantastic eyesight does notreciprocate for humans, and it is move-ment, more than anything, which alertsa turkey of your presence. That is whyturkeys like to be out in open areas onblustery days – there is too much move-ment in the woods for their comfortlevel. The message, in a nutshell, is toget planted and be still. Comfort is thekey here. Be sure to have a thick buttpad or stool that will let you sit still forextended periods of time.Calling too Long

With the noteworthy exception ofassembly yelps and a rare session ofhen cutting, typical hen talk involves ahandful of yelps or a cluck or two. Keepthat in mind and resist the temptationto offer a dozen yelps, mixed with ahandful of clucks shortly followed by a

series of long purrs immediately fol-lowed by a deep breath and the entireseries all over again. If it does not soundlike the way turkeys typically vocalize,it doesn’t make much sense. Vary thenumber of yelps you use when you docall, with a good frame of referencebeing between four and eight. If yourturkey calling brings a hen with Ol'Tom in tow your count should mirrorher count.Calling too Loud

Just as adolescents seem to thinkthe only type of music worth hearing isplayed at a decibel level that burstseardrums and cause obnoxious ringingthe further he or she ages, there is a pro-nounced tendency among turkeyhunters to crank up the level of callingto a point which ranges from ineffectiveto stupidity. Turkey hear far better thanwe do and far better than what wethink they do. If you were to pay atten-tion to the natural turkey talk in thewoods; most of the time, it is a soft andmuted, and there is a lesson there. Thereare times when calling loudly makessense, mostly in windy conditions orwhen you are trying to locate a bird.Calling too Much

Virtually every turkey hunter, fromthe rankest novice to the most seasonedof veterans, runs the real and constantrisk of falling in love with the sound ofhis own calling. In that regard, it is help-ful to remember that some old-timerswho have scores of beards adorningtheir gun room wall seldom do any-thing more than cluck at long intervals.

Wait as long as you possibly canbetween calls, than wait a bit longer.Get his attention then lay a heavy doseof silence on him.Impatience

Impatience has been the salvationof turkeys in all woodlots, and it comesin many forms. Moving when youshould be still. Moving because nothingseems to be in range. Being unwilling tolet a gobbler close the gap. Callingbecause you want to hear a gobble.Rushing shots. Leaving the woods tooearly. This list could continue at consid-erable length because far too manyhunters are unwilling to play the wait-ing game. In any situation whichdemands patience, whether it involves


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a bit longer in a first-morning spot,resisting the urge to call, or avoidingthe temptation to call it a morning asthoughts of a hot cup of coffee and abreakfast sandwich plays tricks withyour mind. Take a peak at your watchand give it another ten minutes.Lack of Persistence

Persistence is the close cousin topatience. Season after season the hunterwho sticks to it, ignoring the buzzingskeeters, long hauls up and down hillsor mountains, and sweat will reap therewards. Don’t become captive to time.Turkeys don’t wear a watch and tryingto predict any schedule or lack there ofis impossible. You got to stick it out andoperate on turkey time, not your time.Misjudging Distance

This is a mistake that is seldommentioned, but it is a bad one in asmuch as it can result not only in ablown hunt but the tragedy of awounded bird. Judging shooting rangeis no easy task. If uncertain, work witha rangefinder until you are consistent toa distance of plus or minus 5 yards. Ifhe looks too far – he probably is. Birdsin open fields look closer than they are.In such situations, don’t hesitate to setout a distance marker (decoys are great

for this) as an aid. Beyond that, knowyour gun and its capabilities. You wantto shoot at ranges within its level ofpracticed and predictable performance.The Misery of Missing

Anyone who says he hasn’t evermissed a turkey is either a liar or justhasn’t shot at a whole lot of them. Huntenough and you will miss, and withvery rare exceptions it is the result ofoperator error. Most misses come as aresult of failure to get down on thestock. Also, try to pay attention toobstacles between you and your target.Shooting at the Wrong Time

There are all sorts of reasons whyyou would choose to squeeze the trig-ger at the wrong moment. Previousmention has been made of obstaclesand distance, but also factoring into theequation are shots taken when the gob-blers’ neck isn’t extended or he is mov-ing, and the like. The ability to decidecorrectly, when the moment of trutharrives is a hallmark of a fine turkeyhunter. When is the right time to shootis very hard to explain in words so ide-ally you want a statuesque target withfull neck extension.Improper Use of Decoys

Decoys can be a great ally, but they

can also save a gobblers life. The deci-sion on whether or not to use them isup to each hunter, but if you do so, do itright. First and foremost, make surethey are realistic and setup properly.The decoy’s should be setup naturally(not leaning or spinning in the wind)and within shooting distance. If usingthe male gendered versions, pay specialattention to your surroundings shouldan idiot attempt to shoot at one you arequick to safely react.Wrong Setup

Occasionally a hunter's gotta dowhat he's gotta do, and that may meangetting on the ground in a heck of ahurry or setting up with back against apiece of farming equipment. What everthe situation is, do so with care, keepingin mind things like line of sight, dis-tance you can see, your backgroundand obstacle that could cause the gob-bler to hang up. If the setup is not care-

fully thought out there is always a pos-sibility that a response could leave youin an awkward position or no positionat all.Inadequate Camo

Stand out like a sore thumb andyou’ll inevitably be spotted. Standardwisdom dictates backing up against alarger than shoulder width object, butyou’ll find that a hastily constructedblind, or one of the many portableblinds on the market will serve youquite nicely. Carry a pair of pruning pli-ers for blind building purposes. Makesure all your equipment is covered inMossy Oak camouflage.

There you have it. Sins that we haveall committed while turkey hunting orsins that we are most likely to commit asa novice turkey hunter. The good newsis that they are all avoidable as long aswe methodically but carefully calculateour next move and our next hunt.


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Nothing speaks of spring to thehunter more than an old Tom gob-bling off the roost in the pre-morningdarkness of an April morning. April18, 2011 begins another year of chas-ing wild eastern turkeys forMaryland hunters. This year the sea-son will commence on April 18 andrun until May 23, 2011. The juniorhunt is scheduled for April 16, 2011.

New for this season:• The hunting hours have been

extended until sunset for the lasttwo weeks of the spring turkey sea-son and on the wild turkey JuniorHunt day for the entire state.

• The new separate bag limits for thefall and spring turkey seasons are:one either-sex bird in the fall seasonand two bearded birds in the springseason.

• Shot size restrictions for turkeyhunting have been changed. Shotsizes #4 or smaller are now permit-ted.

• Crossbows may be used to huntforest game during the open seasonfor these species.

• Turkey hunting will be permitted onSunday, May 1, 2011 in Allegany andGarrett counties only. This includesboth public and private lands.

EasternWildTurkeyPopula-tionStatus:

According to the Wild Turkeyand Upland Game Bird 2009-2010Annual Report prepared by the MDDNR, the wild turkey population isestimated to be near or above 30,000.Although some regions are experi-encing up and down populationtrends, the statewide population hasremained relatively stable for the past10 years. Many hunters were con-cerned that the exceptional cold tem-peratures and deep snow in the win-ter of 2009-10 might have harmed thepopulation, but the 2010 harvest datasuggest that any impacts were minor.The highest densities of turkeys arefound in the western mountains andthe eastern region. Densities are low-est in the central portion of the state,where suburbia and developmentlimit available habitat. The reportdoes point out that harvest densitymay under-represent true populationlevels in highly populated areaswhere hunting opportunities arelimited.

Western Region (Garrett,Allegany, and Washington)

Although the poult production inthe western region was below-averagefor the third consecutive year, the aver-age in this region is very high, largelydue to the exceptionally good produc-tion observed in 2004-2007. The west-ern region had the 2nd highest produc-tion of poults to the other regions in2010. Turkey densities in this region areamong the highest in the state, and themoderate production seen this yearshould be enough to keep the popula-tion strong in the coming year.

Central Region (Frederick,Carroll, Baltimore, Harford, Howard,Montgomery, Anne Arundel)

The central region reportedly hasthe fewest numbers of turkeys in thestate. It appears that the nesting suc-cess was very limited in this region.Only 46% of hens were seen withyoung during last year’s survey;whereas, in most regions, 60-80% ofhens are seen with young each year.Although turkey populations in theregion are low in most areas, thisyear’s moderate production may


Spring Turkey SeasonOutlook by Andy Aughenbaugh

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result in increased numbers.Anecdotal reports from the regionalso suggest that turkeys may bebecoming established in sections notpreviously occupied.

Southern Region (Prince George’s,Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s)

Turkeys in the southern regionappeared to have had an excellentsummer with 85% of hens seen withpoults. This is the third consecutiveyear that the southern region’s poultproduction was the highest in thestate. Turkey numbers are variablebut generally increasing within thesouthern region.

Upper Eastern Shore (Cecil, Kent,Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline)

This region experienced a rapidgrowth and expansion in turkey num-bers during the past decade. The mod-erate poult production observed lastsummer should maintain the popula-tion at levels similar to last few years.The leveling-off of turkey numbershas been observed in other regions ofMaryland, as well as other states, asturkeys reach their carrying capacity.

Lower Eastern Shore(Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester,Somerset)

Results from the lower easternshore suggest that poult production

was slightly above-average in thesummer of 2010 with an index of 2.6poults per hen. Nearly 69% of henswere seen with poults and broodsizes were larger than in most years.This follows 3 consecutive years ofpoor production that caused turkey

numbers to drop noticeably on LowerShore. With the fair number of youngproduced last year, the populationshould rebound slightly and will con-tinue to improve if production isabove-average again next summer.


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Okay, let’s see who can answer thisquestion correctly. What fish can sur-vive low oxygen and high pollutionlevels, be more selective than trout init’s feeding habits and routinely weighupwards of 30 pounds almost everywhere it is found? Bass, pike, trout?Nope. We’re talking about none otherthan the common carp, a fish that hasoften shouldered the blame fordecreased numbers and stocks of other,more worthy game. Almost everywherethe carp is found, and it is found justabout everywhere, it is of low opinionand laughed at by highbrows whothink that they are nothing more than atrash fish. More often, just the oppositeis true.

Carp fishing in European countriesis not as it is here in the states. For one,the carp is observed across the pond asa highly respected gamefish that isextremely tough to catch. Also, they arehighly prized as food fish and there arelegions of anglers who diligently fishfor them with a variety of specializedand exacting equipment. MostEuropean anglers can only dream aboutcoming to America and spending aweek fishing for carp. With all thedynamite carp water so close to home,you’d think that more fishermen wouldtake the time to pursue them. But no,most guys would rather spend thou-sands and thousands of bucks to catchthem ‘purdy’ fish. Shame.

My first experience with carp as a

young un was at Liberty Reservoir inMaryland. When I was a teenager, Iwould fish for them in the spring witha light spinning rod and six-pound test.I would simply use a live nightcrawleron a # 4 hook and cast to shallow mov-ing fish as they prepared for the spawn.Catching a bunch of 4 to 8 pounderswas a hoot, and it taught me how toplay and land fish larger than the cus-tomary sunfish I had been used to.

As I got older, I started to up theante with these yellow submarines. Onseveral occasions while fishing the hot-water discharge area of Dickerson, onthe Potomac River, I would have run-ins with fish that I simply couldn’t han-dle. Sure, my main game was small-mouth bass during those winter-wad-ing forays, but if a 20-pound carp got inthe way of one of my bass-intendedjigs, well, it was fine with me! I canremember a mild period in Novemberyears back when I stumbled upon abatch of carp that were aggressivelyfeeding near a creek mouth in clearwater. All I had was a light spinningstick and a bunch of 1/8th ounce jigs,but heck…I wanted to see if they’d hitthem. To my amazement, the first castproduced a pounding strike with a fishin excess of 25 pounds, and he prompt-ly snapped me off. Hmmmm, loosenthe drag a little, tie on another jig, andlet’s see what happens. Nextcast…bam! Another big carp hit the jig,and headed for Virginia. There was no

slowing this fish down, so I simplytightened the drag and let him snap meoff again, before I lost all my line.

Eventually, I landed a single fish onthe Kalins grub I was using, after losingfour carp that just had me out gunned.That fish was just over 20 pounds andtook about a half-hour to land. The nextday, my son Matt and I returned to thescene of the crime and he got a 24–pounder on six-pound line…a fishthat we never should have landed, butwe did. Big carp, big fish, big fun!

Anglers should realize that carpthat appear to be snagged in the pec-toral or ‘chin’ area are more likely fishthat have actually struck at the lure,only to miss it and get ‘snagged’ by thesubsequent hook setting efforts of theangler responding to the ‘bump’ fromthe strike. To date, I have caught carp on

jigs, shad darts, Mepps spinners, Kalinsgrubs, crankbaits and ice fishing luressuch as the Rapala Jigging Rap tippedwith a waxworm. All of those fish hadthe lure firmly attached to those thick,rubber lips and put up a whale of afight. Carp on lures just isn’t that rare ofa deal as one might expect.

Just this past ice-fishing season,while fishing tiny Lake May inPennsylvania back in February, I hadanother run-in with one of these guys,While jigging for crappie and bluegillsthrough the ice in 8 feet of water, mywire strike indicator took a bounce andI set the hook with an upward sweep.Immediately, I knew this was no hand-sized panfish, and my thoughts quicklyturned toward the visions of a new


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Carp Fishing Today by Jim Gronaw

Gronaw’s big carp he got through the ice this past February. Notice that the fishstruck the lure.

state record largemouth bass! But afterabout ten minutes, and no sign of thefish as it made several long runs, mythoughts ran elsewhere. Finally, Iworked the fish close up under the holeand, sure enough, it was a big ole’ carpwith the lure firmly imbedded in it’supper lip. I had no idea how I wasgoing to get this fish up through the 6-inch diameter hole. Eventually, the fishwore down and after several attempts Imanaged to get the fish’s head peekingup through the bottom of the holethrough ten inches of ice. I reacheddown and got a couple fingers underthe gill plate and lifted the fish right upon the ice. Not a huge fish, but at 15pounds, it was easily the biggest thing I

have ever caught through the ice, and awhopper for 4-pound test line in anysituation. It’s not often I catch a fishlonger than my rod!

Prime carp water, with plenty of 20to 30 pounders, is all over the Mid-Atlantic region. The Potomac andSusquehanna Rivers and most of theirtributaries. Smaller rivers like theMonocacy, Patuxent, Patapsco and theChoptank. Toss in lakes like Marburg,Long Arm, Loch Raven and many pop-ular bassing venues. Even westernMaryland’s Deep Creek Lake has anuntapped population of big carp for theeffort. Me? I think I am going to givecarp an honest effort this year. It mightget lonely out there when you’re theonly one catching big fish, day after day.


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Anglers have been trying to beat the mythical400 lb. mark for yellowfin tuna for decades – andthe feat has finally been accomplished. The IGFAis pleased to announce that retired school super-intendant Mike Livingston of Sunland, Californiahas been awarded the All-Tackle record for yel-lowfin tuna. His 405 b. fish, boated on November30, 2010, now replaces a 33 year old record set in1977 by Curt Weisenhutter.

"I think Mike did a lot more than just catchthe new All-Tackle yellowfin tuna record," IGFAConservation Director Jason Schratweiserobserved. "He also demonstrated to people that itis possible to hook, fight and land incrediblylarge and powerful fish from long-range boats inaccordance with IGFA rules."

Indeed, the significance of this record and themanner in which it was caught are two of thechief reasons the approval process for this recordtook some time. The IGFA examines all recordsubmissions with extreme rigor, no matter if it isa 1 lb. bluegill or a 1,000 lb. blue marlin. However,big tuna caught on long-range boats are often noteligible for IGFA records because the angler mayhave handed off the rod to get around otheranglers or used the rail at some point during thefight – both of which are against IGFAInternational Angling Rules.

As with all other records, the review processwas conducted by Record Coordinator Jack

Vitek, Conservation DirectorJason Schratwieser and IGFAPresident Rob Kramer. Eachstaff member scrutinized theapplication to ensure thatIGFA angling and equipmentrules were adhered to. Inaddition, all witnesses listedon the application were inde-pendently queried to give adetailed description of thecatch from hook up to gaff.

The witness reports werekey in this case, and each ofthe witnesses respondedwith very detailed testimonythat indicated that Mike wasable to hook and fight thefish without interacting withany other anglers on the boat.These independent testi-monies coupled with a metic-ulously documented applica-tion made IGFA staff verycomfortable in approving the record. Basically,it all came down to a very accomplished anglerhooking the right fish and fishing by IGFArules.

"I'd say it's one of the most significant world-record catches in recent history," Rob Kramer

commented. "It's great to see a fish like thiscaught by an angler that knew the rules andadhered to them."

IGFA President Rob Kramer presentedLivingston with his world-record certificate atthe Fred Shaw Show in Long Beach, California.


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way, when it comes to fishing – big-ger really is considered to be better.

Of course, what constitutes a“big” fish doesn’t necessarily haveto mean something rivals the sizesof your fat uncle Wally. Dependingupon the species of fish, the tackle,the location and a whole lot of otherfactors, a big fish might just as easi-ly come in the proportions of a pan-size bluegill as a wall-size blue mar-lin. By changing a few variables on

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Most folks with small boats oropen boats can’t reasonably expectto carry half as much tackle. Space issuch a limiting factor on so manyboats and it usually requires thatanglers leave tackle at home thatthey’d really like to bring along “justin case.” But recent trends and inno-vations in tackle are beginning tomake it a lot easier for even smallboaters to carry almost twice asmuch tackle as ever before. It wasn’ttoo many years ago that the newhigh-tech braided lines hit the mar-ket and began to be absorbed byfishermen. Boasting unsurpassedsensitivity, abrasion resistance, andultra thin diameter the new breed ofline provides anglers with a lot ben-efits not available with monofila-ment. As the line gained wideracceptance, rod and reel manufactur-ers began to produce productsspecifically for use with the braidedlines. Thanks to the incredibly thindiameter of the braided lines, reelsare now being made that are half thesize of what they used to be and stillhold just as much, if not more, line.Rod manufacturers have been

prompted to follow suit and designrods that accommodate the smallerreels.

But make no mistake, in thiscase small doesn’t mean wimpy.This new breed of tackle is engi-neered to provide flawlessly smoothperformance even when it becomesnecessary to push the drag up on ajumbo fish and take full advantageof the 80-130 pound breakingstrength of the line. Some of it mightlook like it’s better suited to catch-ing bass on a lake, but that’s onlybecause technology now allowstoughness to come in very small

packages. Naturally, with the ultraheavy tackle shrinking down in size,so too has much of the medium andlight tackle on the market thesedays. Whether it’s bluefin tuna, bluesharks, or bluefish, the fish can bejust as big as ever but anglers cannow fight them on tackle that’smuch more comfortable to use – par-ticularly while stand-up fishingfrom small boats.

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The present rockfish regulationswere promulgated to protect femalestripers until they spawn. It has been ahighly successful plan, but as always,things go wrong. Female stripers go tosea when they reach about 18 inches.Here in the Chesapeake, we fish primari-ly for males which stay mainly in the Bayuntil they reach about 25 inches.

The females migrate up the coastand hopefully gorge themselves on men-haden or whatever until they mature andreturn to spawn in April. Hey, this isApril!

However, “things” have gone awry.We have discovered a great winter fish-ery off of the Virginia and North Carolinacoast where the big spawners stagebefore entering the Chesapeake. We areslaughtering them wholesale.

W h e nthey reachtheir natals p a w n i n ggrounds, dotheir duty, andbegin the jour-ney back tosea, an armada of boats and fishermenawait them. I could say, “What is left ofthem”, but there are still plenty of bigfemales left and we may enjoy moreyears of great spring fishing.

But the other thing that has gonewrong is apparently a lack of forage inthe open sea has led to a change in thepercentage of males to females thatremain in the Bay. Many more femalestripers prefer the easy living here in theBay. The result is we will be caching our

potential spawners in much higher num-bers during the Commercial andRecreational seasons. This scenario willlikely come to haunt us in the future.

Most of the above problems stemfrom the lack of menhaden. Their valueto the reduction fishery in Reedsville hasled to a scarcity of this vital forage for notonly rockfish, but all predators includingsea birds and marine mammals on theMid-Atlantic and northeast coast.

The Trophy Season (I still call it that)

is predicated on an abundance of migra-tory fish that invade and impact the Bayfor a short period of time each season. Itprobably generates more money to theMiddle Bay economy than any otherevent. Charter boats hook up solid for afew weeks and tackle sold for the TrophySeason outclasses any sold for the rest ofthe year. One major mishap onboard aboat with 20+ rods deployed, can result inthe loss of hundreds of dollars in rigs.Umbrellas are expensive, as are swivels,lead, mono and braid.

I am a light tackle fisherman, and Imarvel at the excitement generated bythis almost exclusively trolling event. Itcan’t be the joy of hauling in a line loadedwith shad bodies plus a large rockfish intow. It’s more about equipment, know-how, and the thrill of landing a really bigfish.

This is strictly Main Bay striper fish-ing until May 16th when the BigChoptank and some other rivers opensup to fishing in their lower portions.Regulations are clearly spelled out inDNR’s brochure available at licensinglocations.

Small boaters in the estuaries havewhite perch to work with in April, and onthe Lower Shore rivers and Sounds, hard-head (croakers) are a distinct possibility.

Head waters in the major Bay tribu-taries offer shad fishing. In my youth,shad were the most sought-after springfish. The Susquehanna, Patuxent,Choptank, Potomac and PocomokeRivers attracted thousands of anglersthrowing tiny spoons, quilbies, and shaddarts in hopes of landing a few of thesehard-fighting fish.

If gas prices remain at March levelsthrough April and May, there is going tobe serious cut-backs in recreational boat-ing. While modern two-stroke outboardsoffer better m.p.g. than their predeces-sors, four-strokes clearly give fishermen adistinct advantage especially at trollingr.p.m.’s.

My 50-h.p. four-stroke Suzuki allows


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Dean Chance with his 10 pt. he took onOctober 2 with his bow set-up at BayCountry Archery.

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me to cover most of the Big Choptank onless than 6 gallons of gas. At about 8miles to the gallon I can range almost 50miles on a 6-gallon tank. FromCambridge, that could easily let me fishthe False Channel at the mouth of theChoptank and return to Cambridge withgas still in the tank.

It’s too bad that we have no controlover the fish. You know, like movingthem closer to the launching ramp. Youcan, however, target species that inhabitwaters nearer to home.

Right away, I am thinking whiteperch. There are few places in the Middleand Upper Bay where they cannot becaught within a mile of a ramp or marina.

I have always felt sorry for anglerswho cannot enjoy catching small game-fish like perch. By choosing the righttackle and methods such as using artifi-cial lures on ultralight gear in the shal-lows, they can be a real blast. Best of all,they can be reached on small boats pow-ered by small engines.

Every season we have a couple ofmonths when stripers are scarce, but thewhite perch are always willing. One ofthe biggest drawbacks to perching is thefact that there are so many dinks. It wasnot always that way.

When oysters began to disappearbecause of disease and overfishing (in the

80’s) watermen were forced to find anoth-er wintertime endeavor. Many turned tocoldwater drift-netting for perch. Thereturn of stripers in the 90’s was anotherfactor.

There has always been a premiumpaid for large perch. Culling the biggerperch for an insatiable market broughtbig wintertime profits.

It didn’t take long for the scarcity to

show up in recreational catches.White perch are very prolific and no

amount of netting could decimate theirabundance, but the average sizedropped significantly. Even today thereare still plenty of big perch available, butyou’ll only find them in select places.Finding them is half the fun of perchfishing.

White perch are one of the best ways

to get kids interested in fishing. Perch areso eager to bite a baited hook that fishingfor them is a real turn-on for youngsters.Most of us started that way. Taking a kidon a big boat and letting him or her pullin a monster fish on sophisticated tacklewill not make him a fisherman. When hedigs worms, grabs a rod, and goes fishingon his own, you’ll know he’s going to bea fisherman.


Travis Williams, 11 years old, with hisBaltimore Co. 8 pt. buck he took onYouth Day with his 20 ga.

Jermera Baylor got her first 6 pt. inBaltimore Co. Photo courtesy ofTochterman's.

Dale Krupla of Millington, Maryland gotinto the yellow perch recently with hisDaughter Kimmy Thomas and Grand-daughter Marissa Thomas of Phoenix. Theycleaned up the yellow perch on the upperChester river, with a few whites mixed in.

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Directions: Clean fish and remove head, tail, and fins. No need to remove bones, they will cookdown during canning process. Leave skins on. Dry fish and cut in 1 in. thick pieces. Stuff troutpieces in pint canning jars. Add olive oil and Catalina dressing. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes inpressure canner or 4 hours using water bath canning method.

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