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Chip has contributed to 23 posts out of 419 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
AMS Now? Oh yeah! Mar 2, 2010 06:18 PM
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Edited by Chip on Mar 2, 2010 at 06:22 PM
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
AMS Now? Oh yeah! Mar 2, 2010 06:16 PM
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We got our first American Shad in the James River (fall line) today. Early run? Maybe...better get you gear ready just in case. We will hit the Rapp. later this week. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau Edited by Chip on Mar 2, 2010 at 06:22 PM
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
With any luck... Jan 1, 2010 06:15 PM
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As hard as it may seem to believe, there are millions of shad swimming around in the deep Atlantic just waiting for mother nature to give them a "thumbs up" to move upriver. As all of you know their movement will depend on light and water temps. being just right. I think a 100 days away should be about right for them to show themselves in the fall line of the James. The Rapp. and its tribs might require another 20 days beyond that. I can't wait to find out! We will be out looking for any sign of them starting in the last week of Feb. or sooner if conditions appear to be favorable. I will keep you posted. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
VDGIF Corner »
Confused? Jan 1, 2010 05:45 PM
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Sorry to be so late to respond to this question. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between HIS and and the larger female ALE. As for your question on the weight of the larger HIS, we don't weigh them anymore in an effort to get them back in the water as soon as possible. I would guess some of the bigger females were around four pounds if not a bit more. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau Edited by Chip on Jan 1, 2010 at 05:49 PM Edited by Chip on Jan 1, 2010 at 05:55 PM
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Shadcam on the James is online Mar 25, 2009 05:27 PM
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Just a note to let you all know that ShadCam is operational and that AMS are in the James now. We netted and tagged 2 AMS this past Mon. We have not found any AMS in the Rapp. yet, but have found a few HIS and large numbers of ALE http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/shadcam/ For reasons unknown the time stamp on the image is wrong. I guess we will get that fixed before too soon. By the way Rapp. tagged shad will be bright orange this year. Throw up a post if you spot one. AMS= American Shad HIS= Hickory Shad ALE=Alewife (a river herring) STB= Striped Bass "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
VDGIF Corner »
Travling "Shadshow" coming to "F-burg" Gander Mtn. Mar 5, 2009 04:23 PM
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I think so. They will be tying Shad Flies, 7-8 PM followed by my presentation @ 8 or so. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
VDGIF Corner »
Travling "Shadshow" coming to "F-burg" Gander Mtn. Feb 25, 2009 05:14 PM
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I have been asked to come up by Tony Harding of the Falmouth Flats Fly Fishers March 11TH for their meeting held at the Gander Mtn. store on Rt. 3 in Fredericksburg. The times... 6PM - 9 PM. I figured some of you folks might be interested in an update. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Dust off the shad fishing gear, time is nearing! Feb 12, 2009 05:26 PM
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A VCU crew netted up some adult Alewife several weeks ago in the lower James. (near the mouth) If they are there, HIS are not far off, soon to be followed by AMS. As we all know, sub-freezing air temps will slow this process up, but it's cool to know the river herring are in the rivers now. The real sad thing though, is that all our rivers in central VA are well below normal flow rates. We need rain badly! "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Early shad tagging results Jul 18, 2008 07:09 PM
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No, they can't be reused. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Early shad tagging results Jun 23, 2008 06:05 PM
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We got this called in a couple of weeks ago; My boss got a call from a commercial fisherman who found one of our green tags in the stomach of a monkfish 25 miles off the coast of Sea Isle, NJ! It was just the tag and he said that monkfish eat everything. The monkfish was caught in a 12" mesh net (they're about 25-30" but have a large wide mouth; sometimes called anglerfish) in about 120' of water. The tag was # 476 from a male HIS I tagged on April 4 in Manch. 3 (A site on the James River in Richmond) #478 HIS was from the same day and it ended up in Perrin Creek near the mouth of the York. Our theory is that some fish ate our HIS, passed the tag, and the monkfish gobbled up the tag. The watermen said that he has seen candy wrappers, etc. in monkfish. HIS don't go down to 100' deep unless they're dead! Monkfish tail is the marketable item - "poor man's lobster." So, our "poor man's tarpon" got eaten by the "poor man's lobster". In mother natures water world it's eat ,or be eaten! "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
VDGIF Corner »
Driving me crazy????? May 9, 2008 06:13 PM
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My guess would be G-shad. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Brad's Big Striper May 7th. May 8, 2008 05:45 PM
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It's a Lepisosteus Osseus (Longnose Gar) "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
One picture worth a thousand words! May 2, 2008 06:42 PM
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 "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Shad E-fishing report Apr 24, 2008 06:22 PM
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We hit the Rapp this morning @ City Docks with two E-F crews. The river is very muddy and still a bit high. We knew the fish were going to be there, but we were not sure we would be able to net them because of the water color. Not too worry! No problem, and the Hickories and Blueback Herring were there in force. We also found 7 AMS which was great news. In addition we found a few Striped Bass and good numbers of White Perch. After a late lunch I took my boat up higher in the river (Clore Bros) and we found three more AMS there. The water temp. was in the 62-64 degree range. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Early shad tagging results Apr 22, 2008 05:18 PM
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I have been asked not to post that phone # out here on the www, but if you drop me a pm I will pass it along. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Early shad tagging results Apr 18, 2008 07:11 PM
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Quote: That is very cool data to collect! I would guess that the fish had already spawned and was returning to the sea. Is that a reasonable deduction? You would think so, but we have reason to believe that this fish may still have had roe. We can't be sure, but as more people call in we get more useful data.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=urbanna+va&daddr=Urbanna,+VA&saddr=fredericksburg+va&rl=1&ie=UTF8&z=9 --- Original message by striperangler on Apr 17, 2008 10:14 PM "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Questions for Chip: Are the Stripers In? Apr 18, 2008 07:05 PM
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Here you are: A live-well full of James River fall line stripers netted this month. They may appear dead, but I can assure you they are only sleeping. By the time we are ready to measure them and look them over...The fight is on! We call it dancing with the bears. The average size of these fish is about 35" with a couple over 38"  "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Questions for Chip: Are the Stripers In? Apr 17, 2008 06:41 PM
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When we sampled the Rt 1 area last week we rolled two stripers. They were in the 10# class. In general terms we don't find stripers in the Rapp.(where we sample) as large as we find in the James. I can post some pictures of stripers we got this spring on the James if there is any interest. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Aid to ID / American or Hickory Shad? Apr 17, 2008 06:22 PM
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I hope most of you here know how to tell the difference between an AMS and HIS. For those who may visit here and might not be too sure, here are a couple pictures that should help.   "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau
Shad & Striped Bass Reports »
Early shad tagging results Apr 17, 2008 06:02 PM
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We have tagged a large number of shad this season, so it is no surprise that calls are starting to come in to report recaptures. Here is one that you folks here might be interested in. We tagged and released a HIS (Hickory Shad) near the Rt 1 bridge in F-burg Apr 1 of this year. That fish was found in a creek near Urbanna Va. Apr. 15. Pretty interesting! "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." H.D. Thoreau Edited by Chip on Apr 17, 2008 at 06:05 PM Edited by Chip on Apr 17, 2008 at 06:06 PM |
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