Veterans Recreational Fishing Trip

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Eastern
Location: Deale, MD

Met the "Backdraft" Charter boat in Deale, MD for an all day fishing trip on the bay. After a brief stop to catch spot for live lining we headed across the bay to the Poplar Island area. Diving gulls were our signal to hook up and begin the chase.

We had swift action on rockfish and blues that may as well have been in our bait bin to begin with. After quickly boating chomper blues and throwing back the just under legal size rockfish, the live Spot were gone. The Mate quickly set up the trolling rods and we chased the birds again.

More chomper blues and a few small rockfish added to the fun. Many hookups came 2 each to the umbrella rigs and we usually had 2 to 3 rods with fish on at a time.

A slack tide changed things and we decided to head on in. It was a great day to be on the Bay, making lasting memories for me and my daughter.