Yeah, we run out of Solomon's so we are a good bit south of you and from what I heard, we had a better bite this year but it was still pathetic, I very much doubt there will be a trophy season next year. I told myself that I would release anything we caught but I just couldn't make myself do it when I saw each one was a keeper. We typically troll anywhere from in front of the Calvert Cliffs power plant down to Point No Point. The western side of the channel near Cedar Point is usually my go to spot but this year I fished right by Cove Point. We fished last Saturday as well and only had one hit and it didn't come tight.
After working on charters for so many years, I am disappointed if I'm not catching at about the same rate even with a few less rods. For the past 3 years I run almost exclusively umbrellas which aren't very fun but it beats catching nothing. The number of rods that we use on the bay has become pretty ridiculous, like an arms race of sorts. I would not be surprised if we end up with a limit on rods at some point. Catfishing has become a fun little alternative, they love fresh bunker on a 2/0 hook on the bottom. A good friend who lives in Turkey Point brought some fresh (non-frozen) bunker down from Marty's when we went out opening day and we had a blast catching catfish on the Patuxent.