Pre-Season Stripers Southeast of Janes Island

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Eastern
Location: SE of James Island

Great day on the Bay with Walleye Pete of Four Seasons Guide Service and Light Tackle. We ran over 90 miles on the east side and checked many spots before landing on a pile of fish somewhere off Janes Island. Five anglers caught and released 40 +/- from dinks up to my 32". Another angler had a 31", and there were a number in the mid to upper 20s. The safety buoy that was placed to mark a sunken tank which a boat of school kids struck a few years ago was laying on its side when we steamed by. It must have been put right on top of the tank which is just below the surface. The collapsed tower on Adam Island has become an artificial reef in waiting. A picture of it is posted on "Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reefs" Facebook page.