The Anglers Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report has ARRIVED!

Upper and Middle Bay

  • The Potapsco river is continuing to offer tons of opportunities for Striped Bass. Anglers are reporting success around the mouth of the river, with the preferred method of live lining Spot! Other successful methods include jigging in areas around the Key Bridge.
  • Anglers are finding tons of spot around the west side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge! You can also find plenty of White Perch and small Croaker mixed in as well. Jigging with a Chesapeake Sibiki Rig tipped with Bloodworms, Lugworms or Grass Shrimp is a solid way to catch tons!
  • The Conowingo Dam pool because of the cooler waters is host to some pretty good Striped Bass and Snakehead fishing this week. Anglers are reporting success using Paddle tails and topwater lures! Further down the Susquehanna river anglers are finding a good mix of Blue Catfish and Snakehead along the shoreline.
  • The White Perch can be found just about anywhere in the tidal rivers. Small spinners dragged past structure is always recommended for more shallow waters and a bottom rig or a Chesapeake Sibiki Rig for deeper waters!
  • Anglers are reporting good sized Stripers around the coast of the Choptank using the Pink Lady G-Eye Jigs rigged with 5 inch Diezel minnows!

South Bay

  • The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is offering tons of opportunities to get good sized Reddrum and Blackdrum! Most Anglers are finding success in the early morning hours using cut pieces of Soft Crab or Peeler Crabs!
  • The mouth of the Potomac and the lower areas of the Patuxent are proving to be good places to catch Striped Bass while live lining spot! Speckled Trout can be found mixed in with the Striped Bass as well!
  • Targeting structure, grass beds, and around bridge piers in the early morning hours is a great way to get on tons of Striped Bass and Speckled Trout. Anglers report success using smaller Jigheads and paddle tails as well as topwater lures.
  • The White Perch are being found in their permanent summer spots. Using small spinners at areas in shallow water around Structure, docks and oyster beds will net you plenty of White Perch. Deeper water Perch can be found around channel edges or deeper structure like bridge pilings. Using a Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs tipped with either Bloodworms or Lugworms is a perfect way to get on them!
  • Captain LJ of G-Eye Jigs reported he’s having great success using 4 inch diezel minnows coated with Pro Cure Super Gel, giving it a slow presentation is a fantastic way to get on Black Sea Bass at around 28-30 feet of water in the South Bay!

Additional Information

  • Starting July 16th, all areas of the bay will be closed for Striped Bass fishing so make sure to get your fill before then!

See you next week Anglers!