Southern Maryland Cold Water Fishing

Type: Nontidal
Region: Southern
Location: Williams Mill

This past week I had the opportunity to do a little fishing in the Salisbury area, before the water got too hard (icy). Wednesday, the 27th, I took the kayak out on Williams Mill, just south of DelMar, MD for about two hours. I had to break a little ice to get to open water, but once I did, I had an enjoyable time. It took a while for me to find fish but, once I did, I was able to catch 5 nice chain pickerel. The largest was just under 21 inches. All of them were caught on small, 1/8 oz jigs with yellow feathers or ducktail. All were released so they can be caught again. If you�re interested is sharing in the experience, you can see parts of it here. The next morning I drove over to Pemberton Historic Park and caught another nice one from the shoreline.