A Little Fishing

Type: Nontidal and Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: St Marys River/Point Lookout

Happy Wednesday! I went to St. Mary's River Watershed State Park yesterday for some kayak fishing in St. Mary's Lake. The water surface temps were 75/77 degrees and the water was fairly clear, but high due to the rain.

I caught fish off of points and weed bed drop offs of 4 1/2 feet to 5 1/2 to 6 feet and in standing timber in 9 feet of water. My catch: 9 largemouth, 3 pickerel, 2 yellow perch and 1 crappie. Some were caught on swim baits but most on a bluegill colored square bait with rattle.

Then I drove down to Point Lookout to see if I could get some rockfish to bite. I caught one rockfish on a chartreuse vertical spoon, off of the pier. Catch and release is the best practice, keep only what you will eat and remember to always release undersized fish. Let�s all do our part to save our fisheries.

For more information about kayaking and canoeing in Maryland, visit our Kayak and Canoe Fishing page.