Help - jellyfish in the Chesapeake

[Anonymous]

We rented a place near Cambridge on the Chesapeake. I make sure to ask the host about jellyfish before I booked, and he said they come later in the season, but we are here now and they are all over the place. Does anyone have tricks short of not swimming to avoid getting stung? Are there Better times of day or tide or anything? Thanks

[Anonymous]

So sorry, OP. Are there beaches with nets to keep them out? It’s the only solution. I thought this was supposed to be a low-jelly year!

[Anonymous]

here's some info

https://www.chesapeakeliving.com/where-to-avoid-chesapeake-bay-jellyfish/

[Anonymous]

The Bay is not great for swimming. Rent some kayaks.

[Anonymous]

Usually it is a mid summer/August occurence in the Choptank River.

We just went swimming with the jelly fish and if you brush against one you put adolphs meat tenderizer on the place you brushed against them.

[Anonymous]

Just drink a lot of water so you can pee on your kids' stings

[Anonymous]

I'm the 11:33 poster. We'd typically look for them in the water in the area we were swimming and try to avoid them. If you get stung put on the adolphs meat tenderizer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:here's some info

https://www.chesapeakeliving.com/where-to-avoid-chesapeake-bay-jellyfish/

This is a good link.

[Anonymous]

Get some floaty rafts and take quick dips in the water.

[Anonymous]

Do the jellies get stranded on the beach, and is there a risk for kids playing on the sand?

[Anonymous]

OP, you are not very far from Oxford and St Michaels.

The further north you go the less likely you will see jellyfish.

Oxford is on the Tred Avon River. To the right of the ferry is the town beach. You can check that out and swim there.
Generally there will be a few families swimming there. It has a white sandy beach.

St Michaels is even further north on the Miles River. You can take the ferry from Oxford to St Michaels. The Miles River is pretty far north and less of a chance of jellyfish this time of year. I've swum in the town harbor there when we've anchored. There has got to be some public swimming areas but I'm just not sure where they are in the St Michaels/Miles River area.

[Anonymous]

Further north you go on the bay=fewer jellyfish.

[Anonymous]

Use vinegar on any stings. Like have some around all the time. Gets rid of the stinging instantly. That's from experience getting stung in South Carolina numerous times.

[Anonymous]

Vinegar and Adophs Meat Tenderizer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are not very far from Oxford and St Michaels.

The further north you go the less likely you will see jellyfish.

Oxford is on the Tred Avon River. To the right of the ferry is the town beach. You can check that out and swim there.
Generally there will be a few families swimming there. It has a white sandy beach.

St Michaels is even further north on the Miles River. You can take the ferry from Oxford to St Michaels. The Miles River is pretty far north and less of a chance of jellyfish this time of year. I've swum in the town harbor there when we've anchored. There has got to be some public swimming areas but I'm just not sure where they are in the St Michaels/Miles River area.

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True of all salt water, as jellies favor warm ocean water.