Anglers Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report November 30th

Photo submitted by: Gary Props

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report November 30, 2015

Striped Bass

Well, trolling for late fall Rockfish has been extremely productive over the last week or so. Fishermen have been reporting large numbers of fish all the way from Baltimore Light on South to 83A and virtually every channel edge in between.

Primarily depth has been on the edges of 35 to 45 feet of water, trolling deep white umbrellas and tandems. A lot of guys have started to run planer boards as well, trolling a typical fall/winter spread of anywhere from 10 to 25 rods. They have been using a variety of tandems and single baits, which have been producing some decent fish upwards of 40 inches while most remain in the schoolie range of 24 to 30 inches.

The Bay Bridge has been hot the last few days using live eels along pilings at the start of an ebb tide. As far as a jig bite goes, if you can get soft plastics down to where the fish are at off the channel ledges, you can produce a very nice grade of fish with ¾ to 1 oz jig heads and 7 inch Bust ‘Em Baits and Bass Assassins. As far as a bait bite goes, Hackett’s and Tolly’s Points have remained extremely productive in 35 to 40 feet of water, chumming bunker.

Pickerel

The Pickerel bite has been hot folks! Grab your Mepps, Rooster Tails, Bert’s Perch Pounders, Daredevle Spoons, etc. and concentrate on jetties and areas around grass beds and shallow clam beds. And have fun! We have heard good reports about the Annapolis area in the Severn and Magothy Rivers.

White Perch

Well, guys and girls, the Perch bite is still on in deep water oyster beds anywhere from 25 to 45 feet of water depending upon the structure. Sting Silvers and small metal jigs have been an effective method to catch these fish. Using jigs, bloodworms, and bull minnows are another surefire technique to have some bottom-fishing fun. If all else fails, I’d say head to the bridge and anchor up on some deeper pilings. Then, see where the big black backs are, but either way, the weather hasn’t been cold enough to send these fish into the abyss yet. Temps this week are forecasted with highs in the 50’s almost every day!

In the meantime and as usual…
Tight Lines,

Capt. Avedon

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