Chesapeake Bay Bridge Fishing Reef: Subsurface Structure for Light-Tackle Striped Bass Fishing
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One could spend a lifetime fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and still not uncover all of its secrets. Progressively building knowledge, skills, and abilities through hands-on experience under varying conditions is necessary to learn how to fish it through the range of constantly changing physical and environmental conditions. But understanding the structure itself as a starting point is a huge challenge. The Author jump starts acquisition of local knowledge about the subsurface structure by providing illustrated details that would otherwise take years of on-the-water experience to develop. This book, with a foreword by light-tackle kayak fisherman and author Alan Battista, is designed for recreational fishermen who are new to fishing the bridge and more experienced fishermen who only get to go there occasionally. There are also details that will interest Bridge fishing veterans. The details take a lot of the mystery out of what lies below the surface by peeling back the veil on where to explore this, the largest piece of fishing structure in Maryland. Different piling types, holes, and rock piles are highlighted and some ideas about how to fish it are given. An illustrated discussion of current and structure interactions goes beyond common understandings of what happens below the surface. Essential safety practices including when and when not to fish are also featured. Whether new to fishing the Bay Bridge or a veteran, the insights and tips inside will assist you in finding and fishing there for striped bass.
One could spend a lifetime fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and still not uncover all of its secrets. Progressively building knowledge, skills, and abilities through hands-on experience under varying conditions is necessary to learn how to fish it through the range of constantly changing physical and environmental conditions. But understanding the structure itself as a starting point is a huge challenge. The Author jump starts acquisition of local knowledge about the subsurface structure by providing illustrated details that would otherwise take years of on-the-water experience to develop. This book, with a foreword by light-tackle kayak fisherman and author Alan Battista, is designed for recreational fishermen who are new to fishing the bridge and more experienced fishermen who only get to go there occasionally. There are also details that will interest Bridge fishing veterans. The details take a lot of the mystery out of what lies below the surface by peeling back the veil on where to explore this, the largest piece of fishing structure in Maryland. Different piling types, holes, and rock piles are highlighted and some ideas about how to fish it are given. An illustrated discussion of current and structure interactions goes beyond common understandings of what happens below the surface. Essential safety practices including when and when not to fish are also featured. Whether new to fishing the Bay Bridge or a veteran, the insights and tips inside will assist you in finding and fishing there for striped bass.
