Provided by Angel Bollinger of the MD DNR Trolling is pretty much over to the frustration of anglers throughout Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake. Plenty of large fish are marking on the meter tormenting anglers by not biting. Some Captains have tried chumming with limited success. Bottom fishing remains to be hit or miss. Plenty of them are marking on the meter but most are not biting.
Evening is the best time to catch croakers right now.
The 18th Annual Spring MSSA Tournament was held last weekend throughout the Bay with 645 boats. Captains checked in 450 fish at the 10 weigh stations scattered throughout the Chesapeake. The Catch and Release Division was won by Robert Wozniak of Baltimore, MD with 51 rockfish releases in two days. The top three anglers in this division released 299 stripers. In Ocean City the first thresher shark of the year was caught last Friday.