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 for your next fishing spot, take a look at the fishing reports below to see what's biting! St. Mary's County: The Destination for Fishing.

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Stormy Weather, Good Fishing

Summertime striped bass fishing closures are here.

Posted: Jul 08, 2025

Fabulous Fishing as Summer Arrives

Bluefish have taken over the bay from Hooper's Island Light to Smith Point.

Posted: Jun 26, 2025

Heat Wave

The spot, perch, and croaker (small ones) are also in the Potomac and its tributaries.

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Hot fishing in mid June

Both the mouth of the Patuxent and the shorelines up the river are very good for slot stripers hitting swimming plugs, plastics, and bucktails.

Posted: Jun 13, 2025

Patuxent River Now Open for Stripers

There were big catches of two-to-three-pound bluefish below the Targets in the Bay at the end of May before the ugly cold, rain, and wind closed us out.

Posted: May 27, 2025

Summer is Late

Cold and wind continue to plague us as summer is reluctant to appear.

Posted: May 20, 2025

Fishing Fast and Furious

Opening day of striped bass season found good action in the Potomac, the mouth of the Patuxent, and bay. Trollers in the Potomac did well in about 30 feet of...