The striper season for Mikey D Fishing started frustratingly slow. While our initial foray into trolling produced only the occasional hit in the mid-bay, we anticipated that the end of the trophy season with more liberal size limits (2 fish per fisherman / over 20" / only 1 over 28") versus the trophy season 35" minimum would work in our favor. Over the last few years, the Mikey D team was able to get the keepers rolling over the rail by chumming in a few select spots near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. An early season surge of fresh water from the Susquehanna river changed the dynamic this year with increased turbidity and a influx of Blue and Channel Catfish.
Over the course of 2 or 3 trips, we produced more catfish than stripers. Undaunted, we tried some new rigs to include floating weightless alewife with #6 - #8 hooks in the flow of chum. Several hits later finally produced our first keeper Rock, crossing the line at 20". It isn't a record but it put a meal on the table and put Mikey D Fishing back in business!
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