Maryland Fishing Reports

“The Western Shore rivers have been on fire, alternately the shallows and the channel edges,” at times with birds working.” Lenny Rudow at Marine Editorial Services and www.boats.com said his sons have enjoyed fast action while casting topwaters from the shore, and wailed on fish up to 27 inches.” Rudow also reported a decent bite at Poplar Island, “with lots of throwbacks but a good number of ...

There’s been decent largemouth bass action on Susquehanna Flats. One of the most exciting ways to target them is with floating plastic frogs fished over the grass. Big bass will blow up through the grass to smash frogs. At times it can be tough to hook them, but big bass erupting through the grass and sending a frog flying through the air is a pure adrenaline rush! An outgoing tide, and ...

There’s been decent largemouth bass action on Susquehanna Flats. One of the most exciting ways to target them is with floating plastic frogs fished over the grass. Big bass will blow up through the grass to smash frogs. At times it can be tough to hook them, but big bass erupting through the grass and sending a frog flying through the air is a pure adrenaline rush! An outgoing tide, and long casts away from the boat, are recommended. If possible, fish a ...

"We are jigging and swimming Lil Jimmy bucktails and 5-inch swim baits on structure in 20 to 30 feet of water in the main stem of the bay," Captain Richie Gaines at Angler's Connection Guide Service said. Fish have been on the move, making them somewhat difficult to locate at times. Captain Richie said rockfish have established their summer pattern of hanging out on structure in the ...

In the upper bay in and around the mouth of the Susquehanna River and into the Susquehanna Flats white perch fishing has been good along with the summer largemouth. You can find striped bass in early mornings and evenings mostly along the shorelines and drop offs. Mid day heat has these fish going deeper and harder to find.

The middle bay appears to be where all the hot fishing action can be found in Maryland’s Chesapeake ...

Fishing is good around Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and tributaries this week. An interesting catch this week occurred above the bay bridge when a cobia was caught in the Love Point area. Read about it on the Maryland fishing message board.

In the upper bay in and around the mouth of the Susquehanna River and into the flats white perch fishing has been good. The occasional striper is being caught, with most of the action in and around the shorelines in early morning and late evening.

Middle bay anglers are enjoying some success with striped bass in and around ...