Tomorrow, 7 am–3 pmWhite perch
The bite peaks at 100. Water is 64°, close to the 65° white perch like best, and a solunar period lands on the window.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now
White perch range 50–78°
From the west
Sunrise 7:26 am
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
Full
Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Maryland tidal regulations for these waters.
Right in white perch's ideal range. White perch prefers outgoing tide. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–25 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Maryland Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries: no minimum size by hook and line (8" with other gear) and no daily limit, open all year.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Maryland tidal
Season here: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov. More on white perch
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Inside blue catfish's active range. Holds 10–60 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Maryland tidal waters: catfish have no size limit and no daily limit, open all year. DNR encourages anglers to keep invasive blue catfish.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Maryland tidal
Season here: Year-round. More on blue catfish
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
Lower Bay. Getting out to fish on the lower Bay has been difficult for the past three weekends, but there are excellent fishing opportunities in between. Anglers are enjoying excellent fishing for bluefish this week. Trolling a mix of spoons and surge tube lures has been the most popular and effective way to catch them. The mouth of the Potomac, the Target Ship area and the Middle Grounds are all good places to find them. Make sure to bring plenty of ice to keep them firm in an ice chest. Once they get soft from not being iced, there is no way to firm them up again.
Quoted from the Maryland DNR weekly fishing report. Reports are what anglers and biologists saw that week, not a forecast.
Licenses and rules: MD DNR · fish-consumption advisory
A Calvert County park on the tidal Patuxent near Huntingtown, with a fishing pier and a kayak launch. White perch run up the Patuxent in spring, and DNR names the river from Benedict to Jug Bay, which takes in this stretch, as one of its best blue catfish waters.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Kings Landing Park you need a Maryland Chesapeake Bay & Coastal Sport License issued by MD DNR. Anglers may instead qualify for the free Maryland Saltwater Angler Registration in some circumstances (e.g., guest on a boat carrying a Bay & Coastal Sport Boat Decal, or holder of a Virginia saltwater license). See the agency's current rules: https://dnr.maryland.gov/pages/service_fishing_license.aspx
Kings Landing Park is listed on this site for 2 commonly-targeted species: White Perch, Blue Catfish. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Kings Landing Park against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Kings Landing Park has a fishing pier — shore-only anglers can fish here without a boat.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tidal regulations apply at Kings Landing Park. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Kings Landing Park sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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