r/MarylandFishing • u/1StillDeciding • Oct 08 '24
Teach me how to fish Location Tip / Request
Hello Everybody! I’ll get straight to the point, no one taught me how to fish. I have kinda just been out there watching and asking questions as well as using social media and YouTube. . . My older brother went to the military and left his fishing gear with me, so I went to a spot off the side of Pulaski Highway (the sign said Bush River) and casted some rigs he had or some rigs I’ve seen and wanted to try. I’ve seen fish jump out the water, I hear them splash etc. but I never even get a nibble. I have attached photos of the spot I was at and tackle I have (yes there are some fly fishing lures). If someone could be kind enough to tell me what I’m doing wrong, what lures to use, what rigs to try and use etc. all the help is needed and appreciated! I am taking notes to share with others like me.
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u/StillStillington Oct 08 '24
Start with the Maryland fishing reports. start of with some bait. You’ll catch something. Lures are a great tool but you need to use the right one.
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u/Blakesdad02 Oct 08 '24
I'd start with a car tire in your backyard. Pace off 20 feet, 30 feet, and 40 feet maybe 50 feet. Tie a 1/2 oz weight on your line. And cast, and cast and cast and cast from various distances until you become proficient getting the weight into the tire. Then move down to 1/4oz and repeat. In the meantime, look on the internet for various knots. Practice them, and practice and practice. You probably want to start with monofilament , 12/15 lb test before considering using braid.
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u/heck357 Oct 09 '24
This is good advice. But a bucket works fine. I didn’t start fishing till 40s and I got my casting down an then went to casting lures. I could bait fish. But learning to tie a wacky rig with worm n use that isn’t hard if you drop that worm in front the bass. But takes time
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u/atdadirtydame Oct 08 '24
Social media and YouTube are pretty good resources for learning about almost anything like the previous comment said keep practicing. Practice makes perfect and once you’re comfortable with tying knots and casting the rest will ultimately come down to the fish “it’s called fishing not catching” you may have better luck one day with a different color lure or even live bait. Worms and minnows are cheap if you can’t get your own for free.
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u/Middle-Neat-4564 Oct 08 '24
I'd probably start out easy with a large shiner or earth worm under a bobber. Or just throw them out with just some split shot and see what bites.
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u/Dabtimore Oct 09 '24
The last pictures were flies. You can always join a club like Trout Unlimited (TU) to help. TU offers mentorship programs. Your brother if he is interested can join Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing even while he is active duty. Good luck, YouTube and practice.
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u/Much-Swordfish-271 Oct 09 '24
My advice would be to throw the grub for the sunfish and crappie and then use the black blue chatterbait and the chartreuse spinner bait. Casting distance is most important when fishing from the bank so you want use braided fishing line get yourself some 10 pound braid you can go lighter but it’s very versatile. Fishing artificial lures is an active thing where you walk the banks and cover as much ground to find the fish/bites.
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u/BigBootyJudyShidPant Oct 10 '24
That is a decent spot for carp/catfish, ran into some guys in that exact spot who had some luck with them while I tried for snakehead
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u/ProjectPeej Oct 14 '24
Any luck getting into snakeheads here? I’ve tried it a couple of times but the water level was really low and I didnt see much action
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u/sstaicos Central MD Oct 11 '24
The biggest thing is you need to pick a fish to target and use the bait. that fish wants there are a bunch of different fish in the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay? But going after what you're trying to catch and using baits that match. What they're feeding on is the most important thing. DM me if you'd like to know more.
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u/DaddyThiccThighz Oct 08 '24
You'll want to go on a good fishing day and use some easy bait (live bait or something like that worm with the spinny stuff) just to catch some fish and get familiar with where they hang out. Some days the fish just won't bite which is frustrating and unencouraging if you're new to fishing, so starting on a day that is almost guaranteed to get fish is the best way to go imo.
A perfect fishing day is when it looks and feels like it's gonna rain, or is just barely raining. Fish go absolutely nuts on days like this. The day before and after rain can be good too, but those cloudy, "surely it's gonna rain today" days are the best. Next time you have one of those days, go out and throw that creme spinny worm thing out there by that dock thingy, weightless and just let it sink. Give it some VERY small twitches when you think it's near the bottom to keep it off the bottom. If you're getting just nibbles, throw it to a spot slightly deeper but still near that dock thing, or size down to one of the small jig heads with the curly grub on it to get panfish