A Rainy Weekend

Type: Nontidal
Region: Southern
Location: Indian Creek NRMA, Calvert Cliffs State Park

The weather over the past few days hasn�t cooperated at all. But I took advantage of a break in the rain to I run out and cast for largemouth bass.

Saturday, 8/15, I drove up to Indian Creek NRMA to fish the pond. I walked back, but found that the road leading back is washed out at the culvert that serves the ponds discharge stream. So, I took a cut through a field and climbed the back side of the ponds dam. After arriving I was surprised to find three other anglers. They hadn�t caught anything up to that point, but while there I saw one of them lose one bass at the shoreline and catch one on a spinner bait. I worked my way around the pond casting a white chatter bait and a wacky worm. I caught a bass on each bait. I only fished an hour and a half because the pond was out of its banks and it was difficult to fish.

Sunday, 8/16, I ventured over to Calvert Cliffs State Park. I expected to possibly be the only person there. Wrong! The place was packed with families walking the trails back to the beach. And it was raining, hard at times too. I had my rain gear on and hip waders too. The families I saw were in shorts, tees and either flip flops or walking barefoot through the mud and flooded trails.

I took a few casts with a wacky worm in the pond before heading back to fish the marsh. I only caught two small bass while I was there. I ran into a couple of young anglers fishing the open water near the beaver dam. One of them was Richie Bowen, he caught a bass and small snakehead while I was there. Fun, but a wet weekend.

Remember to find something other than striped bass to fish from now and until August 31st. Let�s all do what we can to help protect the bays stock of striped bass.