Black drum run at Cape Charles feeds anglers and crews
Jim Kemp of Emmitsburg and four companions fished with Capt Leroy Yingling on the Doris K III off Cape Charles May 19. They landed seven black drum with a 103 pound Maryland record cited in Virginia waters, while Wareheimer added a first drum catch in years. The group praised the skipper’s skill in locating drum using a fish finder and preferred clams as bait, with May’s peak run lasting into early summer. Ricky Smith of Myersville added a 6 pound 8 ounce flounder at Chincoteague Channel two weeks prior, earning a Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament citation plaque.
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Black Drum
Jim Kemp
Emmitsburg
Virginia
Maryland
Tangier Sound
Cape Charles
Crisfield
Carrol Eyler
Cliff
Philip
Thurmont
Carl Wareheimer
Westminster
Losibg Wey
Leroy Yingling
Yingling
Kemp
Capt
Wareheimer
Sai Waller
Nas
Eylers
Dorish
Geng
Ure Cape Cnaries
Doris
Capt Yingling
Cabbage Patch
Doris K
Drum
Ricky Smith
Myersville
Claude Rogers
Smith
Chincoteague
Lake Anna
Buggs Island
Jim Akers
Seven bass day tops Kerr Piedmont field at Kerr Reservoir
Virginia angler Woo Daves led the Red Man Piedmont Division tourney at Kerr Reservoir on May 25 with seven bass weighing 12 lbs 13 oz. He earned $2,310, all fish on a Bagley DB-2 from shallow stumps near the dam. Second went to Gary Wade, four keepers for 11 lbs, $1,440. third to Gary Rigsbee, 10 lbs 13 ozs, $840. Other top finishers included Tom Shipley, Mike Dampier, and Dick Gregory as the field of 227 prize money at Kerr. The Potomac River Bassmasters held a May 25 event at McCoy’s Ferry, totaling 19 bass, 17 lbs 15 ozs, led by Sam Miller with the biggest fish at 2 lbs 15 oz. Other clubs reported results from Point of Rocks and Prettyboy Reservoir as spring bass action expands on regional circuits.
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Virginia
Buff Woo Daves
Kerr Reservoir
Daves
Bagley Bait Company
Florida
Kerr
Chester
Ken Cook
Rick Clunn
Randy Fite
Gary Klein
George Cochran
Rigsbee
Durham
N.C
Tom Shipley
Manassas
Shipley
Mike Dampier
Dampier
Lunker
Dick Gregory
Blacksburg
Clyde Scates
Springfield
Gerald Beck
Lexington
Jeff Fields
Johnson, Tenn
Mark Hoos
Abingdon
Lake Anos
Sturgeon Creek Marina
Lake Anna
Bassin notes bass and tournament trail weekend schedule
Upper Potomac water was stained with 75 degree temperatures midweek. Most bass weigh about a pound with a notable 4 lb 2 oz smallmouth from Point of Rocks. Anglers use spinners grubs and small crankbaits around weed beds and gravel, reporting fair numbers and some larger fish in the Choptank Nabticoke and lower Potomac. Tournament action targets Wicomico Susquehanna Flats and Lake Anna on Sunday.
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Deep Creek Lake
Potomac
Williamsport
Point of Rocks
Buzz Blankenship
Brunswick Point of Rocks
Ken Penrod
Shepherd’s Bait and Tackle
Belle Haven Marina
Washington Channel
Mattawoman Creek
Wicomico
Chesapeake Bassmasters
Susquehanna Flats
Lander Bassmasters
Lake Anna
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Potomac Club
Snyders Landing
Catoctin Mountain
Bobby Bowers
Willie Plumer
Bruce Boyd
Larry Fritz
Boyd
Fritz
Jeff Main
Mountaineers
Central Maryland Bassmasters
Prettyboy Reservoir
Central Marylanders
Steve Brown
Steve
Susquehanna River
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