Abberly Crest Blog

The fishing is great in Southern Maryland. All of the area, the word is that the fishing may actually be better than usual. It happens frequently after strong storms blow through this area.

If you live in an apartment in Lexington Park, MD you’re lucky too. Who can go fishing if there is debris all over their yard, or if they have house damage? Apartment dwellers are free to fish.

SO. MARYLAND LAKES: 40-50 miles – Gilbert Run Lake (Route 6, east of La Plata) is always good for sunfish and a few small bass, but little else is happening. St. Mary’s Lake will give up mostly small largemouth bass, but now and then a smartly fished plastic worm or shallow crankbait will be inhaled by a whopper. This lake is home to more than a couple trophy bass.

PATUXENT RIVER: 25-60 miles – One angler who fished from shore within sight of the old Cedar Point Lighthouse base, cast out cut bait and soon had the fight of his life with a black drum. He landed the 80-pound behemoth and later also caught bluefish, stripers and croakers. Meanwhile, the creeks are home to plenty of white perch that like small spinner and Beetlespin lures, while the main stem is turning up whopper-size Norfolk spot for anglers using bloodworm pieces on high-low bottom fishing.

OCCOQUAN RESERVOIR: 33 miles — You can bet the rent that a topwater lure early in the morning, cast to stickups and lake points, will result in a bass strike even if the water isn’t in the best of shape. Plastic craws, worms and creature baits also work.

Fishing details from Washington Times