Blue Crabs 101
Recreational crabbing is a summer pastime in the Chesapeake region beloved for generations; let’s learn crab biology, ecology, and how to catch, cook, and eat these beautiful swimmers!
Recreational crabbing is a summer pastime in the Chesapeake region beloved for generations; let’s learn crab biology, ecology, and how to catch, cook, and eat these beautiful swimmers!
Introduced to the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s, blue catfish have exploded throughout the watershed, concerning biologists but exciting anglers
The best striped bass fishing in the middle Chesapeake Bay is happening in the rivers during dusk, dawn, and overnight
The Talbot Chamber Fishing Tournament is a fun half-day multi-species event on the Chesapeake Bay that's fun for everyone! Register up to 6 anglers on one of our professional charter boats, or amateur boaters and anglers can register to bring their own boats! Separate pro/am prize categories! This fundraiser benefits the Talbot Watermen's Association, who work to restore the Chesapeake Bay and preserve the watermen's heritage. Knapps Narrows is the home port for the tournament. Click here for full details.
Striped bass season opens, heralding early-rising anglers hoping to catch more than an epic sunrise
This week: new wildlife refuge to include Pax River • 6B oysters added to Bay • South/West/Rhode rivers restoration • Severn headwaters, too • Master Angler awarded • blue catfish on more menus • Mr. Trash Wheel is buzzed • and local events coming up!
Spring arrived this week, so did cold weather. Fish are biting throughout the Chesapeake, but it's been a challenge.
A beautiful week of weather in the middle Chesapeake has led to an increase in fish activity (many species) and anglers ready to catch them!
A weather warm-up has the fish and anglers active, with multi-species reports flooding in...spring is close!