Trolling spring trophy spreads of tandem rigs, parachutes, and daisy chains over deep waters in the main-stem bay is the ticket to fish over 30 inches
Unfortunately, diving for oysters requires submerging your body into cold water. Those months with an “R” in them happen to be on the cool side of the calendar.
Capt. Bill could read his old flasher fish recorder like no one else on the Bay. Time after time, he put us on a school of weakfish hungry for our peeler crab baits.
Ironically, the best quality, freshest bloodworms and soft crabs are not always found in bait and tackle stores.
Finally, the cooler weather is causing fish to school and feed hard to fatten up for the coming winter. Capt. Greg Buckner on the Miss Susie in Solomons is trolling to catch mixed bags of bluefish, rockfish, and Spanish mackerel from the Bay. September and October are two of my favorite months to fish. Almost [...]
There may not be gold in Southern Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and tributary waters but there are some greenbacks with fins to be had if you catch one of the infamous “Diamond Jim” tagged fish. The 6th Annual Maryland Fishing Challenge has been underway since May of this year and continues through Labor Day weekend. Among [...]
By Steve and Chelley Scala Outdoor Life Writers THE CHESAPEAKE It’s time to ROCK, or so says all who are testing the pre-season waters of Maryland’s Tidewater in search of recently arrived big striped bass. Excitement and anticipation are high as those in the know are measuring the options for hooking up with some [...]