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Man....Thats what I called a great day on the Bay....I would take those perch over a few rock fish any day.

 

Looks like you had an awesome day.

 

Did you use grass shrimps as bait ?

 

No bait. Artificial lures

 

Atta boy!

 

Piling dipping is so much fun! That crab looks like he’s seen a lot!!!
Nice!

 

HOLY ****!! What a great perch catch. And good pictures. Thanks harrellbrad10.

 

HOLY ****!! What a great perch catch. And good pictures. Thanks harrellbrad10.

Andy, you have caught more perch then me all year and crappie. We had a great day and alot of fun.

 

Way to go Brad! It's good to hear a positive white perch report.

 

'Harold I had friends that used to catch white perch and rock all winter long like that in the 70s on the
Severn. I don't know if you still can?

 

'Harold I had friends that used to catch white perch and rock all winter long like that in the 70s on the
Severn. I don't know if you still can?

Nick my family grew up fishing the Severn. I'm sure they did back then. These days seem to be off. We found a new spot. Maybe we figured something out ?? Who knows these days ? They are the best fisherman I know. I'm 20 years behind them I'm glad I grew up fishing with them and enjoy every trip I go on. Especially flounder fishing.

 

Nice job!!! Can we keep peelers anymore?

 

If licensed, 2dz any combo of male peelers and/or male or female soft crabs.

 

So, doublers are no go

oops!

 

Awesome catch.

 

Not the female unless it just shed and it’s soft. I rarely get a female truly soft. Who knows how DNR would make that judgement. 😆 I got one last week half soft that swam away like any other crab. But it could have been easily eaten by a predator. I was told a few years ago by DNR that the reason recs can keep soft females is because once separated from the male it’s basically indefensible on its own. So they let us have them instead of a blue cat or any other fish on the bottom.

 

I’m keeping any peeler. I don’t care

 

Great day and great report, thanks!

 

I have never kept doublers. Too cruel

 

Good for you

 

I keep every male from the doubler that isn’t a flexor. Most are hammers. The sally gets gently placed right back in the middle of my gear to attract another one.

 

Someone once told me when the moon remains overhead during the day the fish stop biting. I guess there's an exception to every rule because it was overhead the past two days and the fish were biting. The truth of the matter is if you don't go, you won't know.

 

Someone once told me when the moon remains overhead during the day the fish stop biting. I guess there's an exception to every rule because it was overhead the past two days and the fish were biting. The truth of the matter is if you don't go, you won't know.
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Don, while we were fishing i said Dad look at the moon its still up. I've also heard big bucks move when the moon is still up during daylight. I've yet to see one during that time. Go figure.

 

Now that's a cooler full of really nice perch, great job. You really found a honey hole. I talked to someone last week that said he was in a perch tournament in the Severn last weekend. He gave me the name of a place that seems to be holding perch. I might have to come back down there next weekend a try there, can't find em up here. Would much rather tag a few nice perch than a couple stripers.

 

Excellent catching. It looks like they are still on the pilings.

 

They used to fish Round Bay for the Perch and Stripers in Winter. I fished for Chain Pike and Yellow perch in the creeks around the Severn River Bridge . I launched a car top boat from the Severn River Inn.

 

Nice work! Did you happen to catch those over any of the Severn's restoration oyster reefs?

I think we've added something north of 140 million oysters to various Severn reefs so far. Obviously, many of those don't survive due to normal attrition, but all-in-all survival rates have been above what was expected and those that do survive live a long time and grow very large. It's a real success story. It's to the point where there might be enough bivalve biomass in the area between Round Bay and the Rt. 50 bridge to actually make some localized improvement in water clarity. We're also seeing some (not a lot) natural reproduction now, which DNR said would never happen.

 

We're also seeing some (not a lot) natural reproduction now, which DNR said would never happen.

At least they were wrong in a non-harmful way this time. Likewise appreciate the efforts. Are these reefs somehow connected to The CCA or other programs?

 

Thanks Goose. No none were caught on oyster reefs. I didn't even know they are there. Are they marked with buoys ? Or on maps ? Good info appreciate the efforts.