Mackerel reports have been slim but there seem to be a few mixed in near the blues.Ĭool catch alert: a reader who was perch fishing with a Beetle Spin near Shady Side tied into not one, but two little redfish this week. A few hearsay reports have come from around the mouth of the Choptank, but the better schools of bluefish seem to be sticking around Solomons and areas south. Their numbers should increase as we approach the end of the month. Scattered schools of bluefish and Spanish mackerel have started making their way into the mid Bay. The cutlassfish have been caught as far north as the South River this summer and one angler trolling near Thomas Point even caught one on a three-inch spoon. Creeks off the Patuxent have been producing plenty of cutlassfish, and Contributor Eric Packard has been catching them right off the docks (and losing plenty of paddletails). The diversity of species in the shallows will increase the farther south you go in the mid Bay. Bluefish numbers are on the rise - thank goodness!! A few 10-inch croaker and some toad fish were mixed in to round out a solid day of catching. He headed to the Bay Bridge pilings where he caught lots of small perch in the six-inch range and a few 10 inchers that went in the cooler. The spot were kept to strip up as perch bait (which works great). He started his trip by anchoring in 14 feet of water over shell bottom and found lots of small croaker and a few spot. An angler fishing out of Sandy Point took some time to target white perch while the rockfish are getting a break. They can be found in the shallows near docks or rock jetties, and out deeper close to shoals or oyster bars. White perch are fun to catch, great to eat, and easy to target. While the closure prevents anglers from directly targeting one of the more popular fish in the Bay, there are many other species to pursue. Rockfish season is currently closed until August 1st in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 20 Update:
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