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: Oct 25, 2022
It was a cool September and a cooler October so far, so we have the perfect conditions for a super rockfish season.
Posted: Oct 12, 2022
Six days of rain, wind, cold, and storm surge changed the bay around in a hurry.
Posted: Sep 28, 2022
The cool weather has brought the rockfish from their summer doldrums to brisk activity.
Posted: Sep 20, 2022
Rockfish are active now, chasing schools of peanut bunker in the rivers and creeks.
Posted: Sep 07, 2022
Spanish mackerel were available all week in the main stem of the bay from Cove Point south to Smith Point.
Posted: Aug 31, 2022
Spanish mackerel, spot, trout, cobia, and perch are plentiful and ready to bite.
Posted: Aug 24, 2022
Rockfish and Mackerel and Spot, Oh My!
Fishing is fantastic with all systems go.
Posted: Aug 09, 2022
Spanish mackerel, spot, bluefish, bull redfish, and white perch lead the news this week as we reach the apex of summer heat.
Posted: Aug 02, 2022
August is supposed to be hot and we are not going to be disappointed. The spot fishing continues to be superb.
Posted: Jul 18, 2022
Every seven years or so we have a spectacular spot run in the Chesapeake. This is the year of Jubilee for the Norfolk spot. They are everywhere. If you can...
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