Choptank

My buddy Dave Wolf picked me up yesterday morning to try out his new Twin Vee fishing boat. Dave has family over on Maryland's Eastern Shore and is comfortable fishing that side of the Bay. We put in at the ramp in Easton and motored out near the mouth of the Choptank River where we anchored on a ledge near Buoy 10. We tied on top-and-bottom-rigs baited with squid and soon started bringing in some Spots, Croakers, and surprisinly, a few Bluefish. I haven't caught Blues before. They are strong fighters and flop like crazy once they're in the boat. I caught a little one and was struggling to put it in the cooler when I slung my hand into a knife that I had stupidly left open on the deck. The point hit a vein and I bled profusely for a while before finally getting it to clot. It cost me a visit to the doctor today, but didn't intefere too badly with the rest of our trip. After growing tired of bottom fishing, we followed some big schools of bait around but didn't find any larger fish beneath them. Then, Dave showed me some other popular fishing and cruising places on the Choptank. The Eastern Shore is much less populated than our side of the Bay. There are many quaint and picturesque fishing villages and a laid-back atmosphere that I really like. I can see why Dave likes it over there. I'm hoping Dianne will join me for an overnight cruise down that way soon. -S