I'd use the slack current as an explanation for the fish not biting.
One interesting thing about summer vs winter - in summer , the fish need to feed more often. Fish are cold blooded and speed up as waters warm.
They feed a lot but often when current is just right. With plentiful bait - it only takes a few minutes to find food.
After eating - they tend to go deeper and digest their food. After a few hours - time to eat again - as the current moves. One reason very beginning of current can be so good.
The fish near Annapolis face low oxygen levels and ofeten can not go deeper then about 30 feet. The water is cooler and darker - plus quiet down deep - Rock like it there. Years ago - those big marks would be down 40 feet - now they can only go down to 25 or 30.
In the bay - current , IMHO - is the biggest part of catching fish.
Sometimes we find them trolling - seeing the meter lit up. We circle until current is right and then often - they bite like gang busters for an hour or so.
After that - it can be 3-4 hours before they feed again.
Hit it right - it's fast fishing.
Get there an hour late - long wait until the current is good again.
You can adjust how you fish. Sometimes certain tactics work better at beginning of current then when current is screaming.
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