First fall crappie outing

I had a visitor from out of town with me last Friday after work and decided to go to a private pond. Upon arrival I was surprised how crystal clear the water was. We had to work at the crappie and bluegill to see what they would bite but had the best luck with a slow presentation of a dark orange tube bait under a bobber worked slow. We landed maybe 20 fish each in a couple hours releasing all of them. Most were on the smaller size with maybe 6 fish 9-10 inches. Made two charter boat trips trolling on the Choptank River the week before with limits of rockfish up to 34 inches.

Choptank been awesome place to be all year trotlined there most of year .

Yes, friend caught a nice limit at the mouth of Tred Avon yesterday afternoon when the wind laid down. Some of the best crabs of the year caught now but no market every day.