Tammy's Tackle, Home of Calvin Tyler's Tackle Shop. We are located in Charlotte Hall, Maryland and we sell all kinds of fishing supplies and tools. We also provide fishing reports for the Southern Maryland area. We have rods, reels, hooks, sinkers, rigs, steel leaders, lures, bucktails, parachutes, spoons, planers, fishing bags, tools and much more.
Bluefish
and striped bass are at the top of the list for anglers in the lower bay region
this week. Bluefish ranging from ¾-pound to about 3 pounds are being found
chasing baitfish throughout the lower Bay, at times accompanied by striped
bass. The striped bass have more of a presence in the lower Potomac and
Patuxent rivers. The steep channel edge from St. Georges Island to Piney Point
has been holding good numbers of striped bass and bluefish.
Keeping
vigilant for breaking fish that are often marked by diving seagulls can pay
huge dividends for those who enjoy casting with light tackle to breaking fish.
Casting metal lures and jigs tends to be popular when toothy critters are
involved; soft plastics often take a beating when bluefish are involved.
Trolling
is another option, and pulling umbrella rigs with a small spoon or bucktail for
a trailer is perhaps the most popular way to troll for a fall mix of bluefish
and striped bass. Trolling single spoons behind inline weights is also an
effective offering when trolling.
Shorebound
anglers are enjoying good action with bluefish at the Point Lookout fishing
pier and the causeway just north of the pier. The small pier under the Route 4
Bridge on the Patuxent River is another good place to fish from shore. Most are
casting cut baits of menhaden or spot on a simple one-hook bottom rig with a
floater cork to keep the bait off the bottom.
White
perch are steadily moving into the deeper sections at the lower ends of the
Lower Bay’s tidal rivers. Fishing with bottom rigs baited with pieces of
bloodworm or dropper rigs with small soft plastic dropper flies will work well.
There are still some spot around, but they are quickly disappearing in the
region’s tidal rivers. A few large speckled sea trout are being caught on the
eastern side of the bay.
Recreational crabbing continues to be a bright spot for those hoping for a fall
crab feast or to pick crab meat for the winter months. The size of the crabs
being caught is something to marvel at, with some weighing as much as a pound
each. They are heavy and laden with meat so do not put all of that crabbing
gear away just yet. The best catches are being found in 10 feet to 15 feet of
water. Recreational crabbers report that chicken necks seem to be just as good
as razor clams for bait.
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