My job gives me a ton of weekday time off work and with .22lr being in short supply I decided to give fishing a whirl as a semi-productive hobby to fill my time. I bought a little rig the other day and have been trying to fish this little pond where I live, but with no luck. No one has fished there in recent memory and with the freeze over this winter there may be no fish in it.
So I am looking for advice on where to try my luck. I don't want anyone's secret spot or anything, just a good basic place to get my line wet and maybe catch something. I read through the DNR pdf of all the laws and what not but it doesn't really give me much to go on and googling "good fishing spots Maryland" gives too many results to sift through.
I am in the Davidsonville area and would love any recommendations around an hour or less away. I don't mind doing a bit of hiking to get in and in fact kinda prefer it.
If any of you all also happen to be weekday fishermen and are willing to show me some pointers I promise to keep my mouth shut and provide the beer.
I cast those Mepps almost sideways and work them along the shore instead of straight out and kept the tip down. I had no luck with live bait for an hour, remembered what bisondice said and bam, fishing went from shitty to full throttle in a few casts. Almost did not go because it was a bit windy. Saw plenty of turtles.
I cast those Mepps almost sideways and work them along the shore instead of straight out and kept the tip down. I had no luck with live bait for an hour, remembered what bisondice said and bam, fishing went from shitty to full throttle in a few casts. Almost did not go because it was a bit windy. Saw plenty of turtles.
Small largemouth bass will have a square tail and black lateral line. Usually look kind of greenish, but light varies....I did see several small (what I believe to be) bass in one of the little streams but didn't have my gear with me....
Maybe stick with live bait until you start catching some fish. That way you know they are there. Once you know that, then see which lure works. Go towards Annapolis and there are plenty of places to fish the bay or rivers. Just across the naval academy bridge towards St. margarets is a spot. Come across the Bay Bridge and try the piers. You will be there with the asians/latino's for a spot, but they don't talk much. Make sure you have a license.
Just be sure to stay on the correct side of the 'fall line', which delineates tidal (salt water) from non-tidal (fresh water) areas.I hope you don't mind for stepping in but I am new too. Plan on using next week for me and my Son to do some fishing at Gun Powder Falls State Park since its just down the road from us. There is a boat launch, fishing area and Archery Range.
I was told all I needed was a Salt Water Fishing Lic from the DNR.
There are two definitions of 'line weight', well actually three if we include IGFA, but one common form of 'line weight is for fly fishing and it actually describes the mass of the line and the other common form describes the breaking strength.The question I have is the rod and reel. What do I need for gear? Do I go by fish line weight?
The question I have is the rod and reel. What do I need for gear? Do I go by fish line weight?
Wow, thanks guys, and holy hell E.Shell, that is a lot to process, thanks for the info dump.
Tomorrow I am going to rig a 5 gallon bucket to an old pack frame I have so I can bring some beer/ice with me and hit the pond again around nightfall.
I guess I am still wondering how one knows exactly where it is and isn't ok to fish. I assume I just look around on google maps and find parks on the water and look around on their site and see if you can fish there? Fishing seems more "loose" than hunting, assuming you have a boat I guess?
Small largemouth bass will have a square tail and black lateral line. Usually look kind of greenish, but light varies.
I hope you don't mind for stepping in but I am new too. Plan on using next week for me and my Son to do some fishing at Gun Powder Falls State Park since its just down the road from us. There is a boat launch, fishing area and Archery Range.
I was told all I needed was a Salt Water Fishing Lic from the DNR.
The question I have is the rod and reel. What do I need for gear? Do I go by fish line weight?