need help

[bowler4life223]

when i was a kid i always went crabbing with my grandfather at ft armistead went there a couple times last year and didnt do so well i dont have a boat so me and my brother either use handlines or traps , i live in glen burnie im just asking for any spots close by i can use handlines and traps and catch some crabs,

[Straw Hatter]

If you were looking for a place to crab, I would have said to go to Armistead.  I don't crab from piers myself so I don't know of any spots, although I know there is a pier at Fort Smallwood but I haven't been there personally.

[KALknowsRAE]

Ft. Armpit is hit or miss. I've been there in August and did ok. Sometimes I get blanked. I've been there sometimes and showed rookie handliners how it's done. To me that's just as fun. I'm guessing that the end of the pier is still all busted up. I won't fish at the end. Too many boards were missing. Since it hasn't rained in a while, I bet the place smells really pizzy.

I tried Ft. Smallwood once. You have to pay to get in. The place is really nice/clean and doesn't stink. The pier is smaller and the depth is more shallow. But I did catch a couple in traps.

[bowler4life223]

yeah i heard fy smallwood was really high off the water so you had to use traps , i dont mind a little drive to get somewhere i really wish we had more piers to crab off of, guess its time to save money and get a boat, sure do miss the old days when ft armistead was nice but now its all messed up from weather and people who dont clean up after themselves thanks for all the info

[outlawfox13]

yeah i heard fy smallwood was really high off the water so you had to use traps , i dont mind a little drive to get somewhere i really wish we had more piers to crab off of, guess its time to save money and get a boat, sure do miss the old days when ft armistead was nice but now its all messed up from weather and people who dont clean up after themselves thanks for all the info

You can handline at ft. Smallwood, ive done it, you just need a lil extension on your dip net. It gets crowded on weekends. You can expect that for all the piers. You can crab at sandy point, matapeake, and romancoke. Those are the piers i know of, somewhat local to ya.

[JLM66]

You might want to try Downs park. It has been awhile since i have been there, I cant exactly remember how high the pier is. It is worth checking out though.

[boater2579]

There is  small pier in Watersedge in Dundalk, I grew up there and when I was a kid we did pretty good with handlines off that pier , but it is small and I would think if you were not the first one to get there you might not find a spot