Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

[mthieme]

Anyone catching any rock on the Chesapeake?
I still have my SeaRay in the water for this but haven't done so yet.
I got only one report. They were using live bait - spot.
Where are they running - what to use for bait?

 

[Jon D]

Re: Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

I have not heard of any one catching any rockfish yet (of any size) Only baby flounders and puppy drum and i have noticed it better at night by the lights-and spec rigs, spoons as well as poppers have been working. i hope to see them in a couple of weeks maybe late november early decemberfor the nice size stripers.

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

When I lived in Pasadena,Md.I lived next to Stoney Creek in Riveria Beach.
Go straight out of Stoney Creek towards the steel plant,till you hit the old oyster bar that runs parallel with the shipping chanel.It's only about 1 to1 1/2 ft shallower than the regulr bottom. About 1/10th to 2/10ths a mile back in towards the creek from the channel.I anchor and chum using big chunks of menhaden or blues for bait anything oily.I use circle hooks.Use a fishfinder rig and remember don't SET the hook.Just reel.
If you want to troll, Love Point towards the Baltimore Channel.I used Umbrella rigs and parachute rigs and cripled alwives lures and Tonys#19.
Out of Bodkins Creek Go south to the buoy in front of the causeway going into Gibson Island(don't remember the #) There is a lot of lumps there.Fishing almost anyway will catch them there.One day on grass shrimp we caught 8 or so 5 to 15#ers. We lost one that was better than 40#
Another day I released one that went over 70#.No camera, no witnes and it was the week before the season opened after the moritorium.Now I always take a camera.Jerry

 

[coricluster]

Re: Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

i have been catching them...although i live in ocean city maryland...the bay has some coming through, more smalls than keepers.. but in the ocean we spanked them the other day on eels. just drifting.....here are a few pics from our secret spot.

 

[dingbat]

Re: Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

Fished Saturday right out front the Radar Towers. All the 24"-26" fish you wanted on the troll. 3 oz bucktails with 6" shads and #17 tonys.

A few big fish down south. Might run south from Solomons next time out.

 

[83ProLine]

Re: Rockfish Chesapeake Bay

In another life I use to mate on a charter boat out of Breezy Point.

The Radar Towers were the perfect spot as they spawn over the oyster beds in front of the cliffs. Get out there early, as the fish get lock-jaw from all the motor noise as the day goes on.

One thing I miss living in Maryland were the good ole' days of Rocktober!