Josenhans Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing is starting to pick up in a big way with massive schools of breaking stripers and bluefish. In addition, speckled trout action should get going soon as the days grow shorter. I have had a few prime dates open up in the past few days and I would like to fill them. Please let me know if you would like to reserve one of the following days. I can fish out of Crisfield or Cambridge, your choice. I currently have open September 21, 22 October 19, 20, 24, 28, 31. Contact me for November dates as well. Best way to reach me is my cell 443-783-3271 or email kjosenhans@aol.com  

Due to the overwhelming popularity of my last walk on request I have decided to open up two more dates. I have three spots available for August 25 & 26. One spot one day and two the other. Doesn’t matter which day right now, as I will fill them as they come in. This will be a full day (8 hour) trip out of either Crisfield or Cambridge – location is negotiable. Might depend on the fishing. Cost will be $250. License, tackle, ice and bottled water will be provided. Contact Kevin at 443-783-3271 or kjosenhans@aol.com  

Looking for a single angler to share a full day (8 hour) trip on the Choptank river out of Cambridge on Tuesday, August 11. Cost will be $250. License, tackle, ice and bottled water will be provided. If you can only fish six hours we can make that work as well. Contact Kevin at 443-783-3271 or kjosenhans@aol.com 

A friend is selling his “like new” Tracker Jon boat. This is a great deal and won’t last long. Check it out!

“Jon boat for sale. 2008 Tracker Grizzley 1754 (17 ft) with marsh camo paint. This is a rugged, open, all welded hull with a 40 HP Mercury 4 stoke engine with less than 100 hours. Aside from a few scuffs in the paint from general use, this boat is in LIKE NEW condition. Perfect rig for duck hunting, sika hunting, crabbing, and fishing. This is a very seaworthy jon boat. I’ve fished all over the bay in it. I’m asking $6,000 OBO. I am the original owner of this boat. I am looking to upgrade to another boat for guiding. PM me if you are serious. Thanks.”

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Check out this short video of an up and coming fishing guide. You have to listen carefully as he dispenses some sage advice! 

Snapper blues have moved onto a few of the shoals near Crisfield. They can be seen feeding on the surface early and late in the day. While most are running 12 to 14 inches in length there are fish up to 21 inches mixed in with the pack. This is great fun on light spinning and fly tackle. Hopefully, this will give anglers another option through September.  In the shallows, stripers are providing a slow pick, while speckled trout are still playing hard-to-get. Let’s hope a few specks make their way up the bay from North Carolina.  

I have three walk-on trip openings for one angler each day. Dates and details as follows:

Monday, July 27 – Full Day (8 hours) Crisfield for one angler – cost $250 – fishing Tangier Sound with fly and/or light tackle

Sunday, August 16 – 3/4 Day (6 hours) Cambridge for one angler – cost $210 – fishing the Choptank River with fly and/or light tackle

Thursday, October 22 – Full Day (8 hours) Crisfield for one angler – cost $250 – fishing Tangier Sound with fly and/or light tackle

Please contact Capt. Kevin Josenhans at 443-783-3271 or kjosenhans@aol.com for additional information and bookings.  

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of guiding Mark Seacat of Seacat Creative, an “authentic marketing” company based in Bozeman, Montana. Seacat Creative promotes products utilizing an outdoor adventure experience through videography, photography, writings, and social media. Mark has a résumé of outdoor adventures a mile long, be it hunting and fly fishing his native Montana, trout fishing New Zealand, sailing the Pacific, or as a sponsored climber of the worlds peaks. An excellent fly caster in his own right, Mark really gave the stripers a workout on day one. While not the trophies of the spring season, their sheer numbers more than made up for the smaller size. Day two threw us a curve, with a cold front bringing strong northerly winds and tough fishing. Still, it was a most enjoyable two days of fly fishing the Chesapeake. The link below takes you to a short movie featuring Mark on his annual quest for elk. While it has been out for about three years, it was only recently that I viewed it for the first time. I wanted to share it with you, not just for the excellent cinematography, but also it’s introspective storyline on hunting and family. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you do as well. 

 Searching for West

The arrival of two to four pound bluefish is a welcome sign and gives us another species to play with. Now if the speckled trout would get their act together everything will be right with the world. There have been reports of bait fishermen seeing more specks in their creels. Let’s hope the trend continues!