Fishing Reports

Maryland Fishing Reports sponsored by Solomon's Charter Captain's Association and Tri State Marine.

The waiting continues for an improvement in Chesapeake Bay rockfish action. Fish have been few and far between and the bite is much slower than it should be for mid-May.Striped bass have been reported on Susquehanna Flats. However, typical Chesapeake Bay rockfish haunts have been void of fish as stripers seem to still be up in the rivers. Hopefully that situation will change for the better at any time now. Croaker to 3 pounds have been reported at a number of Chesapeake Bay locations. Striped bass, speckled trout and a few puppy drum have been ...

Northern North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City)

Overall Summary for the region
Ocean: Offshore anglers continued to catch their limit of dolphin, along with moderate amounts of assorted tunas like Atlantic bonito, little tunny, skipjack, yellowfin, and blackfin. Amberjack and some citation-sized ...

The drum beat is on in Virginia! Massive red drum to more than 50 inches are now on the feed on Eastern Shore shoals and in inlets. Anglers have also enjoyed big-game action with black drum at a number of locations in the bay. Striped bass season is open and sea bass season opens May 19. Big rockfish to more than 44 inches have been reported in the past week. Sight fishing for cobia has been fast and furious in North Carolina and anglers in Virginia are anxiously anticipating their arrival in the lower bay. ...

Maryland Fishing Reports sponsored by Solomon's Charter Captain's Association and Tri State Marine.
Magnificent stripers have been beached by surfcasters in Delaware and on Assateague, while a few have been hooked in the Ocean City surf. The majority of the 37- to 44-inch striped bass have been taken on bunker. On Chesapeake Bay, an early hot start to the spring season has been followed by a significant and lengthy slowdown in trolling action. There are many theories as to why, including an abundance of May worms which striped bass have gorged themselves on, lots of shedding crabs in the shallows for rockfish to devour, and warm weather early combined with a late start to the season. ...