Oysters and Champagne

November 27, 2014 Jay Fleming

Join me at Factors Row in Annapolis, Maryland for complimentary Oysters and Champagne on December 6th, 2014 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. I will have my latest work from the Chesapeake Bay region on display and available for sale.

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Working the Water: Summer 2014

August 25, 2014 Jay Fleming

Dipping Atlantic Croaker out of a Pound Net. Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Fishing a deep water Pound Net. Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Fishing a Pound Net out of Rock Hall. Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Dipping Striped Bass out of a pound net. Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Cleaning a pound net after a season of fishing

Deal Island waterman Andrew Benton fishes bank traps in the marshes of Somerset County during Maryland's crabbing season

Crab Potting at Hacketts Point. Annapolis, Maryland

A early morning passes over Tangier Sound as a crab scraper pulls over a grass bed. Smith Island, Maryland

Crabbing Chocolate Lab. Deal Island, Maryland

Soft Shells at Cantlers Riverside. Annapolis, Maryland

Packing claw meat at the JM Clayton Company. Cambridge, Maryland

Crab picker at the JM Clayton Company. Cambridge, Maryland

A egg bearing female Blue Crab, known as a sponge crab. Cape Charles, Virginia

Preparing bait (Horseshoe Crab) for eel pots

a Eel pot designed to catch small eels which are sold to the bait market

2014 Skipjack Races. Deal Island, Maryland

Derelict workboat. Lower Dorchester County, Maryland

The super moon rises behind a Chesapeake Bay rookery. Tangier Sound, Maryland.

Double Crested Cormorant nest. Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

A cemetery dating back to the late 1700's succumbs to erosion. Dorchester County, Maryland.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Annapolis, Maryland

Outward Bound Sea Kayaking Trip, June 26th - July 2

July 2, 2014 Jay Fleming

I joined Outward Bound Baltimore on their first Chesapeake Bay Sea Kayaking trip in Dorchester County, Maryland to photograph the trip and help guide the group during the seven day paddle down the Honga River. The trip started in Taylors Island and ended in Bishops Head. The students were a group of 10 Chesapeake Bay Fellows from Norfolk Academy from the ages of 14-16.

Working the Water: Spring 2014

April 22, 2014 Jay Fleming