Image left: Local Angler Rich holds up a Bulldrum he caught with a 1 1/2 oz Coach Jighead with an 8″ Electric Chicken Paddletail in Cape Charles! Image Right: Anglers Employee Jordan shows off a Largemouth Bass he caught from a kayak using a Bert’s Perch Hounder Magnum!
The Anglers Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report has ARRIVED!
Upper and Middle Bay
- The western side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge area packed with smaller fish like Spot, Croaker and White Perch! Expect to catch TONS of these fish while jigging around the bridge pylons! The most favored method is using Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs tipped with either live or artificial bait! You may even find a Toadfish or smaller Black Seabass mixed in as well! Areas just outside of Podickory Point are packed with tons of live lining sized spot!
- The Shipping Channel and False Channel are perfect places to get into trolling for Striped Bass and Bluefish! Areas like Poplar Island are home to huge amounts of Spanish Mackerel as well! Anglers are having luck with trolling small spoons under either a #1 or #2 Planer!
- The White Perch fishing inside the tidal rivers of the bay are good right now due to cooler mornings and evenings! Anglers are casting spinners past structures such as piers, reefs and fallen trees! For deeper water, Anglers are jigging channel edges or deeper structure with Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs tipped with live or artificial baits!
- The Striped Bass bite has been good in the early mornings all along the lower Susquehanna! Anglers are finding the best luck using Topwater Lures or Paddletails! Other areas like Chesapeake Beach, Poplar Island and Thomas Point are also excellent to get on those slot sized Rockfish!
South Bay
- Reddrum, Bluefish, and Spanish Mackerel continue to roam all over the lower bay area. Areas around the mouth of the Potomac River are perfect for looking for diving gulls that can lead to schools of feeding Bluefish or Mackerel! Anglers are having success either trolling or casting Paddletails into the frenzy with a quick retrieve!
- The mouth of the Potomac continues to be an excellent place to catch slot sized Striped Bass, Speckled Trout and Blue Catfish! The Potomac has been opened up to targeting Striped Bass again! Early morning Topwater lures or smaller Paddletails will work the best. Further up the Potomac Anglers are catching Large Blue Cats while casting from shore or in small watercraft casting towards the shorelines with Paddletails or cut bait like Bunker.
- Anglers are reporting large numbers of Cobia just south of the Potomac! Anglers are having luck either trolling tubes or casting large Paddletails towards them with quick retrieval!
Additional Information
- Crabbing is still fantastic in areas like the Severn and Magothy River! However with the coming rain over this next week, the salinity in the water will be diluted causing the crabs to move into deeper water!