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#1 Dec-27-21 9:25AM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1202

Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Hey guys, haven't posted in a while. The last couple years I've mostly been doing inshore/shallow water fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries in my little 16' Lowe. Speckled trout are my primary target but I get lots of other stuff too. This year was particularly good for redfish. I made my annual trip to Minnesota back in May/June and spent one weekend fishing in Clearwater FL earlier this month (snook and sheepshead pics), but other than that I've been almost entirely focused on VA saltwater. I joined the Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program a little over a year ago and I've really been enjoying participating in that. Last winter I started making my own speck lures and have been using them a lot, in fact in the last 6 weeks or so I've hardly used anything else.

Anyway, I probably won't get out again this year, so here are some of my favorite fish pics from 2021. I'll try to put them in chronological order.

https://i.postimg.cc/ZKSzqqTR/PXL_20210102_202441745.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/C5Ct8jFK/PXL_20210102_133030535.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/bwGHhzVX/PXL_20210404_184712118.MP_2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SKZtH6RW/PXL_20210409_050450784.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/65bJJdVX/PXL_20210508_191109970.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/mk6scNMQ/PXL_20210515_135639057.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Ls8YkJsm/PXL_20210626_131934126.MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/ydm9Y2ML/PXL_20210703_115821254.MP_2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QCSTc1x5/PXL_20210704_150219882.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/gjsMxrfB/PXL_20210710_211326688_2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/zGRTCR73/PXL_20210731_132737878.MP_2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/PrwBS8D0/PXL_20210807_190626559.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/252J1dpL/PXL_20210807_135302961.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cJs219zN/PXL_20210807_151947338.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Hx6pZ73H/PXL_20210718_172757048.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/ZqMGfPft/PXL_20210807_140221085.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rpJw6V3X/PXL-20210904-150210011.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QxhRcFrZ/PXL-20210918-214732038-MP-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vByRCrQZ/PXL-20210918-221632366-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9MN0Wrk7/PXL-20211002-151940010-MP-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/mkzDhTx6/PXL-20211002-155208116.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fbCkrHj5/PXL-20211002-203943945-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/HxbZt0r1/PXL-20211023-153711606.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/0jxtX6SM/PXL-20211023-193043100-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/VsxCYHP9/PXL-20211114-152106180-MP-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/RhcrdLVD/PXL-20211204-132300019.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9035ynV9/PXL-20211204-180444723-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/ydP1fd3y/signal-2021-12-09-20-57-20-783.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/6qp9FXdJ/signal-2021-12-09-20-57-37-220.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/3r1N1LgQ/PXL-20211210-141208266-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Qx1MGz92/PXL-20211120-220514807-NIGHT.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/dVssHSbK/PXL-20211218-132511992-MP.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/q79YvdNn/PXL-20211225-184517166-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/sft2LzXP/PXL-20211120-213755073-MP-2.jpg


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#2 Dec-27-21 10:04AM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 3015

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Man O Man!  Those are some great fish!  Fantastic specs and reds!  You had a great year!  Congrats and applause....


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#3 Dec-27-21 11:02AM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15626

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Tremendous year Bryan! Some nice gater like trayts there. I especially liked the 15+ spot tail!

Well done!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#4 Dec-28-21 7:58AM

hookup
Patagonian Toothfish
Registered: Jan-31-12
Posts: 2343

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

I'd say you had an excellent year

Thx for sharing

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#5 Jan-01-22 7:50AM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1202

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Well as it turns out my year wasn't quite over. I was able to get out yesterday and finished 2021 with a bang! I was after specks and caught 36 of them, most 16-18" with 7 that were 20"+.

My last fish of the day, and the year, was a doozy. At 4:30 I got freight trained but my 15lb fluoro held up, and half an hour later I was sliding a 47" striper into the boat! Sadly my phone's battery was almost dead so I only got a few mediocre pics before releasing her, but I can't complain too much!

https://i.postimg.cc/BQB6RFp9/PXL-20211231-215534520.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SNhRZdWf/PXL-20211231-215647884-NIGHT.jpg


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#6 Jan-01-22 8:04AM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 3015

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Holy-moly!  That is a beast!  Congratulations!  She survive or did you keep it?


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#7 Jan-01-22 8:13AM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15626

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

Pretty nice way to end the year. Excellent fish!!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#8 Jan-01-22 8:45AM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1202

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

drxfish wrote:

Holy-moly!  That is a beast!  Congratulations!  She survive or did you keep it?

Took a few minutes to revive her after that long battle, but she swam off healthy.


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#9 Jan-03-22 5:45AM

firemunkee
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: May-23-13
Posts: 1766

Re: Chesapeake Bay 2021...pic heavy

So awesome!! Thanks for sharing!


Together we'll fight the long defeat.

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