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Everyone at the Fisheries Service would like to express our sincerest thank you to all the parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, neighbors and friends who made the time to take our young anglers fishing this past year. The smiling faces below are worth a 1,000 words of gratitude.
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18 Inch Largemouth
Type: Freshwater
Region: Southern
Location: Dunkirk, MD
Tags: largemouth bass
I caught my first fish an 18 inch largemouth bass on 6/24/12 in Dunkirk, MD.
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Stoney Creek Citation White Perch
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Stoney Creek
Tags: white perch
13.5 inch white perch caught on 8/21/12 at Stoney Creek. 9.25 girth and 1 lb 2 oz.
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Spanish Mackerel in the Bay
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Eastern
Location: Chesapeake Bay just South of Channel Marker 83
Tags: spanish mackerel, striped bass
I caught this pair of 21 inch spanish mackerel while trolling using spoons on Sunday morning (8/19/12) on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay about one mile south of channel marker 83 in about 30 feet of water. I also caught about 10 striped bass using the same trolling technique but all were undersized.
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Glebe Creek Red Drum
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Glebe Creek
Tags: red drum
9.75 inch red drum caught and released on August 16, 2012 from Glebe Creek.
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Catch and Release Blue Marlin
Type: Ocean
Region: Eastern
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Tags: blue marlin
This 84 inch blue marlin was caught and released on 8/4/2012. It was caught at Baltimore Canyon.
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Citation Largemouth at Piney Run
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Piney Run Park
Tags: largemouth bass
Largemouth bass caught at Piney Run Park on 7/3/2012. The fish was measured at 23.5 inches long and 5.56lbs.
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Owens Creek: Take Advantage of It
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Owens Creek - Above Rt. 15
Tags: brown trout
With the summer stocking of browns and rainbows into Owens Creek, the fish have been plentiful. This far into summer, the fish have become very wiery and are concentrated in the deeper pools below riffles that give the fish plenty of oxygen. I have caught fish on ants, small prince nymphs-tan, and a couple on an olive woolybugger, size 6, tied with a conehead. I personally, have found more fish concentrated aboveRoute 15, but still caught a couple nice ones below as well. I fished a 7'6" three wt., and for fishing some of the woolybuggers and other streamers, I fished an old school 7' fiberglass 5wt. Rod.
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Red Drums in the South River
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Turkey Point Island, South River
Tags: red drum
Me and my friends caught 4 red drums in the South River on live mudminnows while perch fishing. It is so cool that drum are in the river. It was caught at Turkey Point Island.
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Potomac Valley Fly Fisheries
Type: Non-tidal
Region: Western
Location: Greenbrier State Park
Tags: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish
About a week and a half ago, Potomac Valley Fly Fishers had an outing to Greenbrier. Most members who came either brought a kayak, canoe, etc, and those without one was paired with someone else. I brought my kayak and rigged it up and after a couple minutes of discussing what to use, everyone was off. The fishing was kind of slow in the beginning but heated up as the sun was setting. I fished a popper with great success, I landed numerous largemouth bass, a couple bluegill, and one green sunfish. Most of the others caught a couple too, including Jack's (another youth of PVFF) huge redear sunfish that hit a popper. It wasn't about catching fish though, just a good time on the water with fellow fly fisherman.
I thought I would also include that PVFF will be having a Youth Learn to Fly Fish Course at Catoctin Creek Park, July 21st from 9:00 to 4:00. For more info go to www.pvflyfish.org.
My First Rockfish
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Middle Bay
Location: Near Kent Narrows
Tags: striped bass
Jason Nalley caught his first rockfish. Jason caught this fish on Friday, June 29th, near Kent Narrows. Unfortunately the fish was an inch short so it was put back in the water after the photo.
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