Image Left: Anglers Prostaff Aidan shows off a good sized Striped Bass he caught while jigging at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!
Image Right: Local Angler Pamela holds up a doubler of White Perch she got while casting Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs in the Little Magothy!
The Anglers Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report has ARRIVED!
Upper and Middle Bay
- Striped Bass are being caught all around the Key Bridge in Baltimore. Anglers are either live lining spot and eels or jigging around the bridge pylons! Fort Carroll is also providing tons of opportunities to get on large sized Spot, White Perch and even a Croaker here and there!
- Anglers are finding huge success fishing at the Conowingo Dam in the early morning hours for Striped Bass! Anglers are casting smaller paddle tails as well as topwater lures for the most success! Further down the Susquehanna, fishing along the banks will also net you a good amount of slot sized Striped Bass!
- Spot are still in mass around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Podickory Point! Anglers are catching live lining sized spot using either bottom rigs or Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs tipped with live or artificial bait!
- The White Perch fishing is going strong inside all Tidal Rivers of the upper bay area! Casting small spinners like the Perch Hounder passed docks or shallow structure will net you TONS of Perch. For targeting the bigger ones, bottom fishing with Chesapeake Sibiki Rigs or bottom rigs tipped with bait in deeper waters will get you good sized Perch!
South Bay
- The Potomac River is offering ample opportunities to catch Reddrum, Speckled Trout and Striped Bass! Anglers are casting small paddletails and topwater lures in the early morning hours for the best chances at getting slot sized fish! Blue Catfish can be found all along the banks of the Potomac River as well!
- The Patuxent River is still host to lots of Spot fishing however Anglers are beginning to notice the numbers drop as they move south towards warmer water. A Bottom Rig or Chesapeake Sibiki Rig is perfect for targeting Spot in deeper pockets where they’re beginning to group!
- Bluefish are still being caught all along the lower bay area! Anglers are trolling small spoons under a #1 or #2 planer in areas around the mouth of the Potomac, Smith Point and along the shipping channel edges!
Additional Information
- None this week!