Chesapeake Bay The defining estuary of the mid-Atlantic — striper country
48 of 48worth the trip today
Mostly white perch and striped bass today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every spot on Chesapeake Bay
48 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there today.
62° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
62° water · 6 mph wind · outgoing tide
63° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
61° water · 8 mph wind · outgoing tide
61° water · 6 mph wind · outgoing tide
64° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
62° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
61° water · 7 mph wind · outgoing tide
61° water · 7 mph wind · outgoing tide
60° water · 8 mph wind · outgoing tide
62° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
62° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
63° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
61° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
61° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
61° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
69° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
69° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
69° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
63° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide
61° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide
About Chesapeake Bay
From the Susquehanna flats to the mouth at Virginia Beach, the Bay drives almost all mid-Atlantic tidal fishing. Rockfish run the spring and fall migrations, white perch work the tributaries year-round, and blue cats have become one of the largest inshore fisheries on the East Coast.
What people fish for here
What anglers are reporting
Middle Bay. Anglers are enjoying good fishing for striped bass at the Bay Bridge when live-lining spot, small white perch, or eels near the pier bases. The east side of the bridge near the 30-foot drop-off tends to offer some of the best fishing. Most boats are anchoring up current and drifting baits back to the bridge pier bases with good success. Other anglers are enjoying good fishing for striped bass by casting soft plastic jigs and bucktails at pier bases along the bridge. The best opportunities are early in the morning and late evening and a good running tide is always important. Some of the best striped bass fishing is occurring along the shallower waters of the Bay and tidal rivers this week.
Upper Chesapeake Bay. The Conowingo Dam late-day water releases have been above normal this week, but the dam pool is providing good fishing. Anglers are catching a mix of striped bass, blue catfish, and flathead catfish. If you want to get in on the action, you’ll need a medium weight surf rod loaded with braid and a pair of waders. All are necessary to make the long casts to the turbine wash and control a fish in the strong current. Fishing for striped bass in the shallower edges of the Susquehanna Flats, Bay shore and tidal river waters is a good option for anglers. The morning and evening hours offer the best fishing opportunities for anglers casting poppers, paddletails and crankbaits.
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.