Old Line Plate - Blog Feature

Kara Mae, writer for the blog Old Line Plate interviewed me last week  about 'Working the Water' and the seafood that is such an important part of our coastal Chesapeake culture. 

“One of my goals is to help people make that connection with their food and who’s handling it. A lot of people are really disconnected from their food. I enjoy knowing where my food comes from and making that connection. It makes it more meaningful”

— Jay Fleming

check out the story:
http://oldlineplate.com/post/143860668236/interview-jay-fleming

29% Increase in Bay Grasses - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  Clear water this spring has provided some great snorkeling this Spring. Below is a underwater scene from Monday's trip in the Honga River and a list of publications that used my images to tell the story of the upward trend of aquatic vegetation in the CHESAPEAKE Bay. 

Eel Grass in the Honga River 

Carroll County Times

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/ph-ac-cn-on-the-bay-0504-20160503-story.html

The Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/ph-ac-cn-on-the-bay-0504-20160503-story.html

The Capital

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/environment/ph-ac-cn-on-the-bay-0504-20160503-story.html

WBOC TV 16 Delmarva's News Leader

http://www.wboc.com/clip/12408343/chesapeake-bay-grasses-making-a-comeback

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiaKbMh0CE&feature=youtu.be

Anglers Journal - Potomac River Blue Catfish

Thanks to William Sisson, editor of Anglers Journal, for the great recap of my experience catching a oversize invasive Blue Catfish in the Potomac River. Check out the Anglers Journal link below for the full story:

Jay Fleming holds up a estimated 72 pound Blue Catfish caught out of the Potomac River near Georgetown, Washington D.C. photo: Tom Price 

River Herring Spawn

The recent warm weather raised water temperatures and pushed Alewife Herring and other anadromous fish up to their spawning grounds. Every spring, River Herring come from the Atlantic Ocean back to the same streams where they were born to reproduce. Unlike Pacific Salmon, River Herring do not die after spawning. If they are able to survive, herring will be able to spawn multiple times.

Earlier this week, I found 5000+ Alewife in a small stream off the Susquehanna River. Dry weather has certainly made for great water clarity in the Chesapeake's tributaries.