Friday evening on the lower Choptank River

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Eastern
Location: Choptank River

Friday evening looked promising for some shallow water fishing; the tide was flooding and winds were light. Upon arriving at a favorite spot, things looked a bit off with discolored water and barely any tidal current. As the sun began to set my fishing buddy and I worked over some of our favorite spots only to find very sparse results. We were fishing topwater lures; my favorite is a Storm Chug A Bug and my buddy was using a medium sized Creek Chub popper. A few small fish gave our lures a try but simply put, the fish were not there. I switched to a small swimming plug and caught a few small rock fish in the 15� size range and several small spot that must have had a huge appetite since they were no larger than the lure they attacked. Despite the lack of rock fish the company was good, the setting peaceful and the sunset was beautiful. Life is good