Maryland Fishing Reports

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Striped bass action has been reported at Susquehanna Flats, Calvert Cliffs and out on the bay. While only a few fish have been caught on the flats and in the Susquehanna River, it appears that action is on the upswing and will hopefully come on strong as the weather improves and the water warms. The bite has been strong with quality ...