Quality Mid-Bay Breakers - July 1 Report

[Shawn Kimbro]

I fished yesterday. My son Daniel is in the area on vacation. He brought along his family, and also some friends who work with him at radio station WDVX in Knoxville. While the rest of our crew went to Eastern Market, Dan, Anna, and I launched off Kent Island and ran south, finding several pods of very small rockfish within a few miles of the ramp. A little farther south things got better and we encountered keeper sized stripers blitzing over a live shell bottom about 20' deep. These were two and three year old fish. There were several boats working them including a few trolling so the schools were breaking up pretty quickly. There was ripping incoming current, so I figured there might be some good fish breaking elsewhere as well, and we were hoping for some bluefish to go along with the rock for a fish fry. I headed on south to the grass beds I found last week. We marked stripers on the bottom, but no sooner dropped a jig when they came up surface feeding. No birds anywhere to be seen, just very good quality rockfish blitzing on peanut bunker. Big topwater lures with big hooks kept the smaller stripers off. They were eating up Lonely Angler's and Stillwater Smackits. I'm hearing reports of good fishing both up and down the Bay lately, and on either side. Looks like the summer pattern is shaping up nicely.

[BigTim320]

Way to put 'em on the fish Shawn. Love the B&W pics!

Tim

[h2oboss]

Nice job as usual.....still got your map

[Oysterhoister]

Bottom pic looks like a cover shot to me. CLT-2? Thanks for the report Shawn, sound promising.

[done workin]

Agreed, love the black and white, sepia pictures.

Another great example of successful fishing being a game of hunting them down.

Chris

[jumbo1]

Great looking fish Shawn and crew...good to see Daniel catchin'..
Gotta work this Wed...hoping to get out Thurs..

[petepup]

Thanks for the post. I just finished your book and hope to put a couple of your tips/pointers to use. I have only ever fished the bay for rock either trolling or live-lining, so I am looking forward to getting out there and catching some using LTJ.

Thanks again,
Pete

[jsbchaser]

Very nice as always

[coach23]

Daniel , I know some old men that out fished you. Don't tell me your wife, did too.

[jumbo1]

Daniel , I know some old men that out fished you. Don't tell me your wife, did too.

Bet your right Coach...don't see any pics of him?