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Maryland Fishing Reports
Published on 05-23-2013 10:55 PM
Chesapeake Bay chummers have been making nice rockfish catches. The chumming bite is the best it’s been in years! Most days, with decent conditions, it doesn’t take long to chum up limit catches, and they’ve included some hefty rockfish of more than 30 inches. Spot have made their initial appearance in a number of areas, and that means many anglers will soon be fishing for and catching spot to liveline for stripers. Light-tackle anglers have jigged up rockfish on the channel edges. Memorial Day weekend is typically black drum ...Published on 05-15-2013 07:32 PM
As of May 16, new striped bass regulations are in effect on Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay. From May 16 until June 1, anglers can keep 2 stripers from 18 to 28 inches, or 1 at 18 to 28 inches and 1 larger than 28 inches per day. Other than a few exceptions, fishermen are still limited to the bay's main stem Chesapeake Bay.
While striped bass action above the Chesapeake Bay Bridges has ...Published on 05-09-2013 08:45 AM
Wind, wind and more wind! Seems like the wind just won't subside for any length of time this spring. Blustery weather has made for challenging and uncomfortable fishing conditions on Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers. Anglers who have braved the elements have managed to catch some fish, but action will improve significantly as soon as the wind backs off.
Very good trolling action with big rockfish to 40 inches is still being reported in ...Published on 05-02-2013 11:08 AM
Big striped bass have been trolled up and chummed up at the Chesapeake Bay Bridges, and just north of the Bridges. Love Point produced a beautiful 44 incher for an angler chumming and fishing bait on the bottom. Tandem rigs with a 3-ounce bucktail and a 5-ounce bucktail, especially in white, have worked well for trollers. There’s been good rockfish action in Eastern Bay on soft plastics. Trollers have also reported success near buoys ...Published on 04-25-2013 11:50 AM
April 20 and the spring trophy season on Chesapeake Bay finally arrived but as anxious anglers set out in pursuit of striped bass they encountered windy and cold weather, rough seas and dirty water in many locations. For many small boaters, the bay has often been unfishable since the April 20 opener (although the projected weather forecast for this weekend, April 27 and 28, appears to be better). Larger boaters who ...Published on 04-18-2013 12:30 PM
Finally, one of the most highly-anticipated days of the entire year is almost here! Thousands of Maryland anglers, and others from Pennsylvania, Delaware and beyond, will hit Chesapeake Bay Saturday (April 20) for the opening day of the spring trophy season. They’ll break out their trolling gear in pursuit of big springtime stripers. They’ll pull their favorite lures including bucktails, parachutes, Mojos, spoons and umbrella rigs. Hot spots can get crowded, so cautious and ...Published on 04-11-2013 10:39 AM
Finally, the weather improved, and so did the fishing! Summer-like temperatures in the mid to upper 80s increased the water temperature and the striped bass bite came on strong on Susquehanna Flats, with some anglers reporting dozens of fish a day. While most have been 3- to 10-pound male fish, a few behemoth female stripers to more than 50 inches have also been caught and released. Productive lures have included soft plastics, spoons, stickbaits, and ...
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