Peeler crab, bloodworms, cut bait, squid, shrimp
Bottomfishing with bait, anchored or drifting from boats, and also caught from piers, docks, shore and surf
Chesapeake Bay, tributary rivers of the Bay, coastal ocean waters, inlets
March — November
1/2 – 2 pounds
8 pounds, 11 ounces; caught at Newpoint Light by Norman T. Jenkins in 2007