Blackwaters Edge Podcast
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe Blackwater's Edge Podcast is your home for everything to do with Snakehead fishing, Sika Deer hunting and anything else you can do outdoors in Dorchester County, Maryland.
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Episodes
Episode 23 - Scott Sewell
May 28, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Scott Sewell. Scott is the Conservation Direction for Maryland Bass Nation.
Episode 22 - Matt Meredith
May 21, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Matt Meredith from Blackwater Adventures. Blackwater Adventures offers kayak rentals, guided snakehead fishing, kayaks for sale and numerous other ways to enjoy the Blackwater System. Today we talk about Snakehead fishing, parking, Snakehead rub and we give updates on the Maryland Snakehead Festival and the Snakehead Championship Trail.
Episode 21 - David Sikorski
May 15, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBOn this episode, we sit down with David Sikorski. David is the Executive Director of CCA Maryland. For those looking for Barry's contact info, his cell phone is 717-577-7437
Episode 20 - Daryl Willey
March 19, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Daryl Willey from Addiction Baits. We talk about all the differences in Daryl's baits from your normal bass lures, updates on the Maryland Snakehead Festival and Daryl talks about how he got into making Snakehead lures.
Episode 20 - Daryl - Willey
March 19, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Daryl Willey from Addiction Baits. We talk about all the differences in Daryl's baits from your normal bass lures, updates on the Maryland Snakehead Festival and Daryl talks about how he got into making Snakehead lures.
Episode 19 - Truong Nguyen
March 13, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Truong Nguyen. Truong is the founder of SS Custom Baits (SS is short for Snakehead Stalker). SS Custom Baits are heavy duty lures designed for taking a beating from snakeheads and lasting a long time for you. The bottom line is that most bass don't grow to be the size of snakeheads and bass lures aren't going to hold up to multiple Dragon strikes the way they can hold up to multiple bass strikes. SS Custom Baits is solving this by building their lures from ...
Episode 18 - Marcia Pradines
March 06, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Marcia Pradines from Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Marcia is the project lead for Chesapeake Marshlands and has been at the Blackwater Refuge for 4 years now. We talk about all the different activities available inside of Blackwater Refuge and the importance of Wildlife Refuges, the process to hunt on Blackwater and where you can/can't fish inside of the Blackwater Refuge. Marcia will also be at the Blackwater Refuge booth at the Maryland Snakehead Fe...
Episode 17 - Don Cullings
February 27, 2020 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Don Cullings from Autumn Sky Outfitters. Autumn Sky will be co-hosting a Snakehead Tournament with us along the Susquehanna river this year on July 18th. Don has been heavily involved in the archery scene around Hartford County for a long time. Between multiple state championships, coaching wounded warriors and everything in-between, we go over it all. Also, Gary gives the details of his South Carolina hog hunt over the past weekend and him taking the lead o...
Episode 16 - Wayne Brown
February 20, 2020 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Mr. Wayne Brown. Wayne has been coming to the Blackwater system here in Dorchester County for over 50 years! Today he tells us about his lifetime of experiences in this system and shares his stories about his first Sika harvest, his first Snakehead harvest and all the changes he's seen in the lower Dorchester outdoors over his lifetime.
Episode 15 - Damien Cook
February 13, 2020 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Damien Cook of Lowland Outfitters. Damien is a local Snakehead guide here in Dorchester County and just a general outdoors enthusiast. Today he gives us some of his favorite Snakehead stories, what his go to lures are and of course how to get ahold of him if you're looking for a Snakehead guide. Damien will also be at the Maryland Snakehead Festival on April 4th booking guide trips and doing a seminar with Chris Leslie from Big Bass USA about kayaks and kaya...
Episode 14 - Brian Raines
February 06, 2020 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Brian Raines. Brian is the publisher of The Chesapeake Edition of The Angler Magazine and is also the co-host of the Mid-Atlantic Gravel, Travel & Dirt Podcast. Brian talks with us today some of his earliest fishing memories, how he got into publishing The Chesapeake Angler and he brings along his brother Tom and nephew Tom to share some stories as well. Nephew Tom is a member of the West Virginia University Fishing Club and an avid Snakehead fisherman. Make...
Episode 13 - Chad Wells
January 30, 2020 22:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBOn this episode, we talk with Snakehead Chef Chad Wells. Chad was the first chef to bring attention to how delicious Snakehead meat actually is. We talk about how Chad got into the Snakehead world, his appearances on different TV shows and what some of his favorite recipes are. If you want to taste some of Chads fine food you can find him at Walkers Tap and Table in Howard County.
Episode 12 - Andrew Fox
January 24, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBOn this episode, we sat down with Andrew Fox! Andy is the BAA World Snakehead Record Holder and the Maryland State Snakehead Record Holder! We talk with Andy about that record breaking evening, his bowfishing setup and some great tips for anyone new to bowfishing for Snakeheads.
Episode 11 - Joe Love
January 16, 2020 22:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Joseph Love from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. We talk about Joe's study with Josh Newhard in the Blackwater Refuge, whether Snakehead's should be considered a game fish, what kind of impacts the Snakehead have had in Maryland fisheries and the difference between environments on the Eastern Shore and Western Shore.
Episode 10 - Wayne Waters Jr.
January 10, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBOn this episode, we sit down with the 2019 Snakehead Angler of the Year, Wayne Waters Jr.! Wayne stopped by today to share all his tips for catching snakeheads, what kind of gear he uses, what his favorite baits are and of course, what his PB Snakehead is.
Episode 9 - Justin Aaron
January 03, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBOn this episode, we sit down with Justin Aaron. Justin is the largest commercial fisherman in the Blackwater Complex and he sits down with us to discuss what the impacts he has seen of Snakeheads since their introduction into our system.
Episode 8 - Chris Leslie
December 26, 2019 23:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this episode, we interview Chris Leslie. Chris founded BigBassUSA.com with the idea of selling quality bass baits but transitioned into selling kayaks when he noticed a hole in the retail kayak market here on the Eastern Shore. Today we talked about fishing for Snakeheads from a kayak, how to pick the perfect kayak for you and the advantages/disadvantages of the different styles of kayaks. If you have any other questions about kayaks you can reach Chris over at BigBassUSA.com. If you have...
Episode 7 - Jim Thompson
December 20, 2019 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBOn this episode, we interview Jim Thompson. Jim works for the MD Department of Natural Resources and lately has been working on checking gut contents of Snakeheads here on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Episode 6 - Josh Newhard
December 12, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBOn this episode, we interview Josh Newhard. Josh is a biologist for the US Fish & Wildlife service and recently concluded a study that measured pre snakehead introduction fish abundance in the Blackwater area to post snakehead introduction.
Episode 5 - Sika Deer
December 05, 2019 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBCaz is out with the Flu this week so Gary and Eddie continue the conversation on Sika Deer. On this episode we discuss the differences in early and late season hunting, our favorite Sika deer caliber and how far Sika deer have spread on Delmarva.
Episode 4 - Sika Deer
November 27, 2019 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBOn this episode, we talk about hunting the elusive Sika Deer on public land inside the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. This is a great video to start to put together your list of Do's and Don'ts while hunting on public land. Remember folks, if you want us to answer your questions comment below or on Facebook with #AskBlackwatersEdge to let us know what your questions are!
Episode 3 - Snakehead Filleting & Recipes
November 21, 2019 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBOn this episode, we talk about Snakehead fishing guides, filleting Snakeheads & recipes for cooking your Snakehead fillets. List of Snakehead Guides: Blackwaters Edge - Gary Smith: 410-463-0172 Caz Kenny: 443-621-5020 Eddie Bramble: 443-521-4686 Lowland Outfitters - Damien Cook: 410-443-1528 Blackwater Adventures - Matt Meredith: 410-901-9255
Episode 2 - Winter Snakehead Fishing
November 14, 2019 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBOn this episode, we talk about transitioning from fishing for snakeheads in warm weather to cold weather, ramps to launch your vessel in Blackwater Refuge and fishing for snakeheads after dark.
Episode 1 - Northern Snakeheads
November 07, 2019 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBOn the first ever episode of the Blackwaters Edge Podcast, we talk about the basics of Northern Snakehead fishing in Dorchester County, MD. We cover everything from where to fish, where not to fish, what are some of the best times to fish, our favorite gear and finally how to target the Northern Snakehead. If you want your questions answered in future episodes, send us your questions with the hashtag #AskBlackwatersEdge and we'll do our best to get to everyone's questions.