posted on: October 19, 2016

Still Bottom Fishing in the Bay?

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Southern
Location: Breezy Point Marina, Calvert County

On 10/18/2016 we fished the Chesapeake Bay out of Breezy Point Marina. I had heard good reports of quality rockfish and wanted to see if we could get some of our own. We went across the bay to the Choptank River in search of birds and breaking fish. We found them, but no quality. Largest rockfish was 15 inches. We spent a lot of time trying to pluck a keeper, to no avail. We trolled back across the bay pulling small tandem rigs and no takers. Before calling it a day we decided to bottom drift fish near the green can right outside of Breezy Point and were surprised by Perch, Trout, Whiting (Kingfish) and Spot. These fish were caught late in the afternoon using bottom bouncing spinner rigs baited with bloodworm. Bottom fishing saved the day! Darren (123 Fishing Rigs)