Posted: Dec 18, 2019
December 18, 2019 - Rockfish Season is Out
The rockfish season is out in Maryland waters and it was great right up until the last day on December 15.
Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent, and Potomac Rivers
Fishing Report
Created by local store owner, Ken Lamb from The Tackle Box.
The Tackle Box was started in 1960 by Howard and Lena Lamb who arrived in St. Mary's County in 1958 when serving in the Navy. Ken Lamb, who began as a teenager working in the store, is now the owner. Ken is still active in publicity, paperwork, bait handling, and sales and has no plans of retiring.
If you're looking to make St. Mary's your next fishing destination, take a look at the fishing reports below to see what's biting!
Posted: Dec 11, 2019
December 11, 2019 - Triangle Rockfish
The striper fishing is excelllent in the bay from the HS Bouy south to Smith Point.
Posted: Dec 04, 2019
December 4, 2019 - Fabulous December
Rockfish are gathered in the mouth of the Potomac and out into the bay in the "Triangle " area.
Posted: Nov 27, 2019
November 27, 2019 - Thanksgiving Rockfish
Trollers caught stripers in the Potomac and the Patuxent all week bottom bouncing bucktails on the edges of drop offs.
Posted: Nov 20, 2019
November 20, 2019 - Rockfish Excellence
There were two stripers caught trolling in the bay near Smith Point on Saturday.
Posted: Nov 13, 2019
November 13, 2019 - November Rockfish
There was good fishing for rockfish in the Potomac this week where trollers and chummers scored consistently on stripers in the 19 to 24 inch range.
Posted: Nov 07, 2019
November 6, 2019 - Fall is Finally Here
Stipers are schooled up and feeding everyday in the Bay and rivers.
Posted: Oct 30, 2019
Rockfish are active in the bay and rivers as the fall temperatures have invigorated our domestic stripers.
Posted: Oct 23, 2019
October 23, 2019 - Weather and Tide
The summertime fishing continues into this early fall as rockfish and bluefish are schooled up chasing bait all up and down the ship's channel. There are...
Posted: Oct 16, 2019
October 16, 2019 - Fall Fishing Wide Open
We are having a fabulous rockfish run as the cooler nights and drier weather has brought our stripers to all the usual locations.
Posted: Oct 02, 2019
October 2, 2019 - Summertime in October
Plenty of rockfish were caught all week through sun and rain, windy and calm.
Posted: Sep 25, 2019
September 25, 2019 - Summer Continues
Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Red Drum were all caught this week by trollers using spoons and surgical eels as lures.
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