Well, we blew right past fall and now, winter temps and wind have arrived here in the Chesapeake. The trout and reds have migrated south for the most part, and while a few rockfish are being caught, they aren't ganging up into the big schools that used to be par for the course here. Most of the migrating fish are still up north, though some of the smaller ones caught here recently have sea lice, so they're running in the ocean and coming up at least this far (Mathews).
And just to get you started on what here is a chilly morning, I'll offer this You Tubery to let you in on what we face from a few folks as we fish dock structure here in the East River off of the Mobjack Bay. Having dealt with this a couple of times, one with 3rd Gen in Wilton Creek a few years ago, it's nice to see this come to a reasonable end. Unfortunately, dock owners seem to somehow believe they own the water around and under their docks, which is just not true. As a matter of fact, a fellow I used to fish with here just got into a big bunch of trouble after losing his temper with a fellow that was fishing his cove. Ended up with the Sheriff and VMRC charging him with six counts of various charges, including assault, and impeding the legal right to fish. One of his charges was a felony, but his plea deal got it reduced. Ended up with a $5,000 fine and 12 months in jail, suspended, and I'm certain his lawyer wasn't cheap. Expensive lesson for losing your temper, right?
Soooo, since it isn't cold everywhere and most cold weather climes still have fishing available in the winter, how about we revive this thread for a bit?
Winter Fishing Thread
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