Question about fishing north of the 90 bridge

[Trophy19cc]

I have recently purchased a Condo on 123rd street. For the past 35 years I've rented off of Robin drive and fished the Bay, by boat, from south of the 90 bridge to the bay of Assateague Island.
My question is how is the fishing north of the 90 bridge in Maryland waters? If worth fishing what are the times of the year to fish it.

[rich daiker]

Can be pretty good flounder fishing in the early season----when the crab pots go in, the flounder are usally there too

[Trophy19cc]

Rich
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for not responding sooner but have been in OC and didn't have access to my computer. I will give the area a try.

[FishFarm]

I used to have a place at 54th street and kept my boat on the bay side. Most times we went south from there or just a litle south for good drift fishing for mostly flounder. Pretty much about even or just past the convention center or we went all the way to the inlet or Assateague. I used to run north to get into Delware through the canal. Harpoon hannas was a favorite lunch spot. Thats just around the corner from you. I never had a problem up that way. Not much traffic and wide open water. Dont underestimate the current under that 90 bridge though. You want to just cruise right through it becuase it looks wide and open. As soon as you get close the current will whip you sideways back and forth and many people get slammed against the walls on the first wave that hits them. It is shallow and there is a current that sort of swells and it is a choke point you dont expect because it is such a wide bridge. No worries though. If you can swim 10 feet in either direction you wil be out of the channel and the water is only 2-3-4' and you can walk your boat in from there.

[Trophy19cc]

Fish Farm.
Thanks for the reply. I was hoping the fishing was good north of the 90 bridge so that I wouldn't have to travel south of the bridge all the time. I've fished just 50 yards north of the 90 bridge but no further than that. To fish in Delaware I would have to buy a second license.

[FishFarm]

Look for the channels up that way. There is always a point where the DE Inlet water hits the OC Inlet water. It will change with the tides but if you can zero in on that general area and get a good drift you should have current and salinity and you should find fish. There are flounder and snapper blues all through there. The people down below dont explore those waters and if you get it dialed in you will do good because of low fishing pressure.

[Trophy19cc]

Fish Farm

I will give it a try in the spring.

Thanks again

[cross21114]

Dont underestimate the current under that 90 bridge though. You want to just cruise right through it becuase it looks wide and open. As soon as you get close the current will whip you sideways back and forth and many people get slammed against the walls on the first wave that hits them. It is shallow and there is a current that sort of swells and it is a choke point you dont expect because it is such a wide bridge. No worries though. If you can swim 10 feet in either direction you wil be out of the channel and the water is only 2-3-4' and you can walk your boat in from there.

Rt. 90?

[jacksdad]

I get a bit nervous going under the 90 bridges just because I worry about folks running parallel to the bridge and not seeing you coming through but hadn't really noticed the current there.

Is this northern bay fishing more of a spring thing when the sun is warming the shallow water or do you find this all summer?

[rich daiker]

Originally Posted by FishFarm
Dont underestimate the current under that 90 bridge though. You want to just cruise right through it becuase it looks wide and open. As soon as you get close the current will whip you sideways back and forth and many people get slammed against the walls on the first wave that hits them. It is shallow and there is a current that sort of swells and it is a choke point you dont expect because it is such a wide bridge. No worries though. If you can swim 10 feet in either direction you wil be out of the channel and the water is only 2-3-4' and you can walk your boat in from there.



BS!

[Thrillseeker]

Check out the area just before (500/750 feet) the bridge at Harpoon Hannas water deep with structure drift thru there a couple of times waste of time at 50 bridge over fished small flounder caught 200 before got a keeper

[rich daiker]

Rt 50 area is fished hard for sure----but in the past 3 years I have taken 20 flounder over 7lbs and my largest tipped the scales at over 11lbs...all with in 200 yards of the bridge. It aint all tiny tots there!!

[Trophy19cc]

Check out the area just before (500/750 feet) the bridge at Harpoon Hannas water deep with structure drift thru there a couple of times waste of time at 50 bridge over fished small flounder caught 200 before got a keeper

Thanks for the information but I believe that the area near Harpoon Hanna's would be in Delaware waters. I hadn't planned on getting a license for Maryland and Delaware. It might be worthwhile to do so in the future. This year I will try to find some spots south of the Delaware line.

[longfin2]

Rich, there are no big flounder near the route 50 bridge, and they certainly would never eat a 6"spot:nono: You have to fish in the Thorofare or behind Assateague with a 2" bull minnow, a 3" strip of squid, and 2' of seaweed on your hook:hysterical:

[jacksdad]

50 bridge sure has big fish but it's so nice to fish elsewhere and not have to be constantly at the wheel.

[rich daiker]

You know it Lance:):)....

I am always on the wheel no matter where I fish. Boat control is the KEY to catching more and bigger fish___ i never just "roll with the tide". I am constantly adjusting my speed and drits to target certian areas in certian areas.... and Mance know the other tricks of the trade!!!!...BTW, still waiting to see pics of your mount from lasy year????

[jacksdad]

Rich are you fishing out of a yellow Everglades?

[rich daiker]

No. I run a 23' Maycraft. The guy that is in the yellow boat beats that same water as me and from what I can tell, does pretty well most days. He puts in a lot of time, displays good boat control and always has the "right" bait.. He fishes with a neighbor of mine and is well spoken of by him

[jacksdad]

Ah. cc maycraft or pilot house? I see a maycraft from time to time. Always notice that Everglades. Super cool name on the boat and just a beautiful thing to look at.

He does catch fish and I think his trick is, as you mentioned, good bait even when it's tough to get. Living on the water (i think he must, never see him at the ramp) makes it a lot easier to stockpile spot and mullet.

[rich daiker]

Mine is a CCX model.... He lives just north of my place and yes, it is much easier if you have a place on the water and can keep you bait caged up-----just try to keep people from taking it when your not around is the trick??? Mullet are hard to keep for any lenght of time, but spot are pretty hardy if you feed them a little----a few flounder scraps and they are fat and happy----till the hook finds um:)