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#1 Dec-26-14 4:55PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
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12-26-14, out of Buzz's

I got an email from John Campo wondering if there were any fishing opportunities this time of the year. He wanted to treat his son, Chris, to one last fishing expedition for 2014. After checking the forecast, I called Dennis and we got it booked. The fishing has been red hot down that way for close to 6 weeks but the water temps had been dipping and the fish catching report were few and far between, So what? We wanted to go!

The forecast called for temps in the mod 30s at launch time and no wind. They were wrong...it was 31 with no wind. We were OK with that so out of St. Jerome's Creek we went!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/001_zpse3560b3f.jpg

We spent a lot of time looking for fish and talking to other fishermen with no luck so I had some time for pictures.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/002_zpsc84756ee.jpg

This dude was trolling!!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/006_zps7d140344.jpg

Dennis made a calculated decision and decided to run south...waaaaaay south! Like to Windmill Point. Check it out...that's 15+ miles from the mouth of the Potomac!

We say some bird action and some other fish attractors (boats) and we got into them for a bit!

Horseshoe John got the 1st one....

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/003_zpse485c612.jpg

And Chris and I followed suit!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/004_zps67bcf961.jpg

The fish were fat but some just barely made 18" so back they all went! Regardless, we were catching. After about 20 or so, the bite died off and more looking we did.

My plan was to be off the water by 1-2 pm so I could get to Algonkian before nightfall so I could get my boat. I needed it home for the evening so I could make sure all systems were go for Saturday fishing. It had been since late September that I last used it. But we did not get off the water until almost 3:30 (the drive back is at least 2 hours) or so which meant....nighttime would fall before I would get to Akgonkian. Sorry about that Curly and John!

Before we came in, we went into the Potomac River since we heard of a few fish being caught. But we found no love. As we were leaving, we talked to a couple of Dennis' friends and they had been skunked but were going to stay out for a bit. They reported back to Dennis and told him that the bite turned on about 30-45 minutes after we left. They caught a few in the low 20s! Go figure!

So the fishing year ends and we caught a few fish! It was a gorgeous day out and the bay was flat calm. Nary a ripple on the water.

Saw a few gannets doing their thing too!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#2 Dec-26-14 5:04PM

Osprey
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From: Forestville, MD
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

Sure was a nice December day, glad you got out and caught a few.


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#3 Dec-26-14 6:51PM

Ernie
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

Here are a couple more pics with commentary....

Chris is chillin' and enjoyin' the calm seas....

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/photo-130_zpsbc4230d1.jpg

....and the catchin'!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/photo-132_zps8f1156ab.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/photo-133_zps6c5f637a.jpg

And there is a story here....

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/photo-131_zps95dd8eda.jpg

....as we ran back from the deep south, Capt. Dennis had Chris take over the wheel. no big deal. We were running 30 in calm seas. As we neared ST. Jerome's Creek, I figured Dennis would take over but I could hear the teaching going on. Chris was going to take us in. He saw the graph so he could see the turns that needed to be made. Dennis was in his ear and as we approached the "cut" it got intense as Chris had never run a boat beofre. With some coaching, he got us inside with no hangups. A good teacher and a good student.

That was a life lesson as that inlet is tough to navigate. Under pressure, Chris did well!!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#4 Dec-26-14 7:16PM

Ernie
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

Here is the report from the boat we were chatting with right before we left: "We did nothing from noon to 3:33. Then the fish showed up, then disappeared, then showed up again, on the bottom where Dennis said was a good area. Not hot, but steady. Few 23-25 inchers."

Oh well...that's fishing!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#5 Dec-27-14 12:39PM

drxfish
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From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

At least you got out and caught a few!  I tried today out of Algonkian, but it was not to be...


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#6 Dec-28-14 9:49AM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

drxfish wrote:

I tried today out of Algonkian, but it was not to be...

Glad you got out..... I was feeling bad that I cancelled the Anna trip.


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#7 Dec-28-14 4:27PM

firemunkee
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From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: May-23-13
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Re: 12-26-14, out of Buzz's

Nice to be able to get out there and catch some in December.


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