ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Young-of-the-year menhaden have started moving downriver from the upper reaches of the Choptank, but they still have a long way to go to reach the river's mouth, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in its Oct. 14 fishing report.
If water temperatures hold in the mid-60s, the report said, the baitfish will most likely take their time moving downriver.
In the middle Bay, the report says anglers are having good fishing for striped bass at the Bay Bridge by live-lining spot, small white perch or eels near the pier bases. The east side of the bridge near the 30-foot drop-off tends to offer some of the best fishing. Farther south, the channel edge below Bloody Point Light past Buoy 83 and south to the False Channel area has been a good place to look for activity, the report said.
Blue catfish fishing in the Choptank is good near the channel areas from the town of Choptank to Denton and up the Tuckahoe near the Route 328 bridge, according to the report. Cut menhaden or gizzard shad is a popular bait.
Recreational crabbing is still good to excellent depending on location, bait and depth, DNR said, with the best catches coming from water as deep as 15 to 20 feet.
Source: Maryland DNR
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