Another great spring trophy season in the books

As usual, I couldn't get out as much as I wanted this spring, it almost always seemed to windy for my 17' Boat. And I usually have to travel atleast 20 miles or more to get to where the large migrating Stripers are. But when I was able to make the long boat ride, It didn't take long until I hooked up with big fish, It usually took less then a half hour! The big trick was to get out early, by 9am the bay was usually crowded with fisherman and the fish wouldn't bite as readily with all the commotion.
I usually would mix it up by trolling and casting, the trolling was usually the ticket, but I had some good days on light tackle.
I would normally get a limit by trolling, then spend the rest of the day experimenting with different tactics and locations. eventhough I didn't have a lot of success experimenting, I think I get a lot better feeling of accomplishment then just trolling all day long, plus its less boring.
It would be nice if the big migrating fish stayed in the Chesapeake longer, but I can't wait to start catching the schools of smaller resident fish on light tackle with only a short boat ride.
What a great fishery we have here, I feel so blessed for living so close to the chesapeake.