Maryland Fishing Reports

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 ...

Cold and windy conditions have dominated for the past week or so, keeping anglers off the water. A real problem earlier in the week was cold nights with temperatures plummeting into the 20s, which held down water temperatures. Because of the unfavorable conditions, anglers have been few and far between in many Maryland locations recently. However, ...

C’mon spring! While spring officially arrived on Wednesday, many recent days have been windy with temperatures considerably below normal. At times we’ve had freezing rain, and snow mixed with rain. Even the sunny days we have had have been cool. Cold water (in the low to mid 40s) has resulted in only a very few reported striped bass catches on Susquehanna Flats. There’s been ...

What a week of weather we just experienced! Last weekend, especially Sunday, was warm (upper 50s to near 60) and nice, and some anglers managed to get out on the bay and catch fish (information is included in the following photo caption and reports). But by Tuesday it was windy with very heavy rain in many areas. Those downpours have muddied our streams and rivers, and will probably degrade water conditions on Susquehanna Flats for anglers hoping to catch big early-season catch-and-release striped bass. There was more wind on Wednesday ...

First the good news: We have left February behind and we're into March. Daylight Savings Time resumes on Saturday. The catch-and-release striped bass season on Susquehanna Flats is now open. Now the bad news: Spring does not officially begin for another two weeks or so (March 20). As of Wednesday, March 6, when this report was written, there were ...