Fishin' with Rick
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Rick, Jr.

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Rick (Rich), Sr.
June 25, 1925 - January 2, 2002
We miss ya', Dad.

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Rick (Ricky), III

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I stopped keeping my logs on the website but started adding them occasionally on my Facebook Page.

Here are my older fishing logs:
2005 Fishing Log
2004 Fishing Log
2003 Fishing Log
2002 Fishing Log
2001 Fishing Log(
2000 Fishing Log (58 trips)
1999 Fishing Log(83 trips!)_
1998 Fishing Log (109 trips!)
1975 Fishing Log
1973 Fishing Log coming soon
1972 Fishing Log
1971 Fishing Log
1970 Fishing Log
1969 Fishing Log (slim pickin's)
1968 Fishing Log (46 trips!)
1967 Fishing Log( 111 trips!)
1966 Fishing Log(67 trips!)

 

In the good 'ol days it was just dad and me. We have the same name but everyone called dad 'Rich' and they called me Ricky. That worked well although I preferred Rick to Ricky. Dad seemed to be Rich all along and that was ok with him. Now things got a little complicated about 18 years ago when another Rick came along. My son is 'Rick' also although we tried calling him 'Ricky' but he didn't like that any more than I do. So the point of all this is that Rick could be just about anyone, but when it comes to fishin' Rick means me and the other two Ricks. Confused?

Rick is a genuine fish'n nut. One of the many benefits of being part of a Ricksom is that our collection of Fishing in Maryland Awards are all in the name -- Richard Holt. "Hmm! I wonder which Rick caught that 5 lb. 2 oz pickerel?"  My dad and I actually have a few of those award citations for which we haven't a clue who actually caught the fish! Must have been me. 8-) My son, Rick, started his collection of Award Citations this summer with a big White Perch he caught. Had it made out to Rick Holt III, sneaky little guy!

My favorite fishing is for Chain Pickerel in the tidewater of the upper Chesapeake. Click here for some pickerel fishing tips.

Fishing Log 1972

At some point in my childhood my dad and I began fishing together. I don't recall exactly how long ago it was when we got serious about our fishing, but by 1966 when I was 16 years old I began keeping a fishing log. What follows here is my seventh  year of record keeping -- the 1972 fishing log.  My records for this year end in April. I'm not exactly sure why except I know this was a turbulent year having just returned from Vietnam and I got my old job back at Sparrows Point only to be laid off again within a couple month. I worked a brief stint as a timekeeper at a chemical plant and quit that job to return to school in the fall and begin my college career.

1972 Fishing Reports

January 2, 1972
Conowingo Ramp

Late start because it rained this morning. Arrived at this place about 1 pm. It wasn't windy and just a little cold. It drizzled now and then. Couldn't find fish under the bridge. Found some schools drifting in cove. Average depth of fish was 10 ft. Seemed to hang at this depth no matter what the water depth is. Most of the schools were tiny fish. We caught about a half dozen about 8 or 9 inches.

Total catch: 6 keeper crappies


January 6, 1972
Dundee Creek

Rick and Dad. Creek iced up to right on far shore. Motor wouldn't start. Used electric motor. Went out to left along shore. Nothing. Came back to duck blind right across from marina. Had a few hits but didn't land any fish. Minnows and bobbers.

Total Catch: nothing


January 7, 1972
Magothy River

Rick and Dad. Launched about 10:30 am. Went to cove out past Mago Vista. cove iced in. Very cold. Got windy. Really rough wet ride coming in.

Total catch: nothing


January 8, 1972
Dundee Creek

Rick and Barry. Launched about 10 am. Low tide made it difficult. Went out to cove on past mouth of Saltpeter. Drifted with bobbers and minnows. I got one fair perch and Barry got 2 small ones. Went on land and had lunch and hot chocolate. Weather got nice and calm and sunny. Made one more drift. Broke shear pin coming out. Went to GEB inside wire where guy we met at launching ramp said there was a deep hole. Found it eventually about 4 poles from the end. Portion of weir is out too within 10 ft. of channel. Barry got one small bass here on bobber and minnow. I caught one white perch on minnow and split shot. Tide still out at end of day. Tough launch.

Total Catch: 3 yellow perch, 1 white perch, 1 bass


January 9, 1972
Dundee Creek

Rick and Barry. Launched about 11:30 am. Plenty of water for launch. Cloudy but not real cold. Wind from SE all day, light. Drifted in cove out past SP about 2 times without any luck. Then it started raining. Went over to sandy shore about 1/2 mile this side of government pier just past SP cove where we fished. Made some hot chocolate on Coleman and shot at bottles with BB gun. Rain kept up. Got very wet. Made one more long slow drift in SP cove. I gone one crappie on this drift. At end of drift Barry shot and sunk all our bobbers with the BB gun. Drifted out over sandy point at mouth of SP with minnows and no bobbers but not luck. Still raining headed in about 4:15 pm. Water temp 46-48*.

Total Catch: 1 crappie


January 11, 1972
Conowingo ramp

Rick and Dad stopped here and fished from shore  for about 1/2 hour. Water high because of rain yesterday. Lots of floating debris. Water temp 44*. Stopped at Lapidum Landing. Water temp 44* also.

Total Catch: nothing


January 12, 1972
Dundee

Rick and Dad. Beautiful day. Moderate temps. Almost 60* and light winds. Fished cove past mouth of SP. Caught three perch here. Water temps. Cove 50*, Saltpeter 47*, GEB 56*. Caught a few yellows near blind directly across from marina just before dark.

Total catch: 6 yellow perch (small)


February 1972

Rick and Barry made a few trips here and there this month without much luck.


March 4, 1972
Magothy and Dundee

Rick and Dad. Started at the Magothy. Then to Dundee. No luck. Water temp Magothy 46*. Dundee 48*.

Total catch: nothing.


March 5, 1972
Conowingo

Rick and Barry. Early start. Fished here (1) see sketch after walking route shown. Dart under bobber. Cast and retrieve. Built fire.

Total catch: 10 craps and one bluegill

 


March 6, 1972
Smithville and Chambers

Dad and Stan. Fished minnows deep under bobbers. Got half dozen good craps. Stan's brother-in-law was supposed to have gotten 90 here on Saturday. Also caught a few pike at Chamber's Lake.

Total catch: 6 crappies

 

 

 


March 7, 1972
Smithville
Transquaking River

Rick and Dad. Nothing at Smithville but one small perch in the afternoon. Left for a while and fished bridge over Transquaking River. Had some fast action here on small crappies, but really too small to keep.

Total catch: half dozen craps, 1 bluegill, 1 small yellow.


March 15, 1972
Corsica river

George and Dad. Behind fertilizer plant. Got yellows shown in the picture.

Total catch: 3 dozen yellows.

 


March 18, 1972
Corsica River

Dand and George and Mr. John fished bulkhead behind fertilizer plant.

Total catch: half dozen perch


March 18, 1972
Unicorn Lake
Corsica stream

Rick and Barry fished Unicorn for a while. No luck. Stopped to see how Dad was doing then went back in the woods and tromped through the mud. Caught a few perch and saw a guy with a big stringer full leaving. Also saw a guy get a few on grass shrimp.

Total catch: 4 small yellows


March 25, 26, 27, 1972
Shad Landing on the Pocomoke

Rick and Dad camping in F area in my new truck. No luck boat fishing. Got crappies fishing from pier. 2 days fishing netted about a dozen nice crappies.

Total Catch: dozen crappies

 


April 1, 1972
Loch Raven

Rick and Dad. Under #2 bridge. Fish deep. Got about a dozen but only one nice one. Saw Roby Perkins fishing with Ed Fenton.

Total catch: dozen crappies


and the 1972 reports mysteriously end here....