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: Aug 05, 2024

Excellent Fishing; Dicey Weather

Plenty of redfish in all sizes; good rockfish in Maryland waters; perch are hot; speckled trout are about; spot are everywhere, but tiny ones interfere with...

Posted: Jun 17, 2024

Great Weather, Great Fishing

Fishing is about as good as it gets with white perch, rockfish, redfish, puppy drum, catfish, and a historic crappie run in St. Mary's Lake.

Posted: Jun 11, 2024

Week of June 10th

Rockfish are plentiful in the Potomac and Patuxent as waters warm and daylight hours are reaching their maximum length.

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