BALTIMORE -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is getting ready for its fifth year of the Rod and Reef Slam. It's a unique fishing tournament that doesn't necessarily reward fishermen who reel in the ...

Offshore, the snapper fishing has been getting better as spring wind patterns are settling in. Cobia are finally starting to show up on the reefs so have a live bait rod or pitch rod ready.

The Maryland Rod and Reef Slam, an annual fishing tournament on the Chesapeake Bay, will return Sept. 7 and registration is now open. The week-long tournament, which will run from Sept.