Delaware Head Boat Trip
Indian River Inlet, Delaware

The 15-members that went met at the Park & Ride on Route 144 at 4:00am. The 16th member left from Ocean City & met us at the dock & the 17th member was called by cell phone & answered his phone while in bed. We left at 4:15 without him.

We were at the dock at 7:32am & left the dock around 8:00am. Captain Burt Adams took us to five to seven wrecks or artificial reefs throughout the day trying to locate Tautog. The first fish on board was the winner of the pool by our own Steve Elsbach which netted him $105. For one reason or another we did not fish for Stripers. I think it was because the larger and legal size were not in the areas we fished. The catching for the day was not that good at all but the sea was favorable even though it was 32 degrees Farenheit when we drove through Bethany Beach.

I think everyone enjoyed getting together for a day on the water. I know Gordon's grandson had a good time because one of his relatives said to me that Tyler must have walked five miles around the boat. The teenagers on the boat ate non-stop for eight hours & were calling the mate "Super Mate" for hauling in the anchor so many times. All in all it wasn't a bad day..

2007 Captain of the Year Results
Bay Captain Bryan Etzler is sitting in 6th place with only the fall tournament to go. He is only 22.1 points behind the leader. Bluewater Captain - Bryan Etzler finished 6th overall and this is final. Congratulations to Bryan. Overall Captain - Bryan is in 5th place and Rob Pellicot is in 6th.

Dinner in January
Come and join your fellow fishing partners for a night of fine dining and dancing. We will be holding our annual dinner at Dutchess Daughter on Friday January 11, 2008. This year the club will have a DJ for your listening and dancing pleasure. The party will start about 7:00 PM and last until midnight. The cash bar will be open throughout. Ticket prices are $30.00 per person. Many Raffle prizes will be presented to the lucky individuals who's ticket is drawn. It's on a Friday so come and have a good time. Tickets will be sold at the Dec. meeting, remember no tickets will be sold at the door.

Spring Rockfish News
We have just received word from the main MSSA that the Trophy Rockfish Season next year will be from April 19 to May 13 & we will not be fishing under a cap. This is great news as we will be able to keep 1 fish per person @ 28" minimum. There will be a no fish possession May 14-15. May 16 will be a 2 fish per person limit with an 18" minimum and one can be over 28".
MSSA Main Spring Tournament Changes
Early Bird Registration = $200
Regular Registration = $250
There is also a new category $500 Calcutta, winner take all.

New Releases: ATTENTION
Two new news releases:

FYI About Rockfish in VA

Pulling a Trailer in North Carolina

Chincoteague Island, VA
Fishing Report by Charlie Koski

Tight Lines.

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and
www.stevesbaitandtackle.com/
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Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
by Captain Ed Susa
As the season starts to wind down & many of us are already putting our boats away for the winter it seems that some larger ocean fish have finally made their way to the middle of the bay. Reports from Smith Point to Solomon's tell me that fish to the low 40's have been caught trolling parachutes with large bucktails & 9" sassy shads. The fish have been in water from 40' on the channel edges to deep water in the channel. The fish caught in the deeper water were in most instances around the 40' depth.

The Choptank River around the Airplane Wreck at buoys 12 & 14 produced limits of most fish between 22" and 26" inches. We were out trolling midsized & small bucktails with 4" & 6" sassies & limited in less than an hour. Seemed we hit the incoming tide just right & even had a couple of double headers with the largest fish at a FAT 26 inches.

Locals have been following the Gannets in the false channel on both sides of the Diamonds at Green can 5 and Red can 6 jigging fish to 30" on light tackle. The gulls were on the smaller schoolies while the gannets were feeding over larger fish. They were dropping 2 oz bucktails with 4" twister tails to catch these fish.

Trolling from the Radar Towers south past Parker's Creek to the CP buoy off Taylor's Island produced fish in the mid 30's with a report of some fish over 40" last week. So if you haven't put the boat away & the wind isn't blowing, take a shot of some big fish that may stay in the area for a couple of weeks.

Good luck and Hit'em hard.