Fishing Reports
Weekly fishing reports for the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic and surrounding region. If you would like to be notified via e-mail when our weekly fishing reports are updated, click here to sign up.
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Coastal Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
It is an exciting time of year to fish along the coast with many opportunities to choose from. Offshore tautog anglers found good success at the ocean wrecks and reefs this week. Chasin’ Tides Charters found steady action with plenty of eating sized fish being put in the cooler on recent trips. They have also been catching double digit tog up to 15 pounds which have bene mostly caught and released.
Tog are on the rocks, both on the coast and in the… Read more from Coastal...
Freshwater Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
The weather is warming, and the fish are biting as we get into the heart of spring. We had multiple reports from readers, contributor Eric Packard, plus FishTalk intern Adam on the shad front this week. The bottom line: get out there and get out there fast, because in many of the area’s waterways it’s peak action. Fletcher’s, the upper Patuxent, Mason Springs, you name it, hot reports came in from around the dial. Last weekend we had a reader check-… Read more from Freshwater...
Way North Chesapeake Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
It finally feels like spring as warm temperatures have given us some great fishing days this week. B-I-G catfish are on the prowl and biting, with readers checking in with monster blue cats from the North East and near Turkey Point enjoying success. No particular baits were specified, but cut bunker is a reliable standby. Anglers fishing near Port Deposit are also finding plenty of luck catching the big blues both from the bank and by boat… Read more from Way North...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
The weather has finally started to feel like spring on a consistent basis in the Chesapeake Bay region. Striped bass are still off limits until mid-May in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. While we wait for the season to open back up, we encourage anglers to get out and fish for blue catfish that are all over the Upper Bay. The big fish are moving into the shallows and the zone from Sandy Point to the Patapsco seems to be productive… Read more from Upper Bay...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, April 18 Update:
The weather has finally started to feel like spring as we approach the latter half of April. Fishing opportunities are still abundant, and you don’t have to travel far to catch fish right now. Contributor Eric Packard had some fun shad action in the Patuxent near Governor Bridge Road, with better than a dozen fish hitting his darts. A reader a few miles down from there fishing near Jug Bay reported a good catfish bite with mostly small… Read more from Middle Bay...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
The weather was great for fishing this week as spring has finally set in for good. If you enjoy shad fishing get out there asap because the past week has seen some peak action in tributary rivers and creeks up and down the Western Shore. Reports from Contributor Eric Packard, intern Adam Greenberg, and multiple readers have included numbers of 50-plus fish days with the shad hitting a mix of darts and spoons. Midweek we still had some… Read more from Lower Bay...
Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Eastern Shore Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
Eastern Shore anglers continue to record great catches from the beaches to the bayside. The wind has been a problem at times, but when the breeze is calm, there are plenty of fish willing to bite. Black drum are showing themselves in good numbers in the Pocomoke and Tangier sound. Most anglers are catching these fish by drifting cut fish or crab baits in shallow grass flats. A handful of red drum are also starting to… Read more from Tangier and Lower Shore...
Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 18 Update:
The shallows are starting to come full of life as we approach the magic 60-degree mark for water temperatures. Puppy drum, speckled trout, and even some striped bass are making a showing in the tidal tributaries and inlets. A fly fisherman reported in after fishing in the Elizabeth River this week with a lot of success. They put five puppy drum between 24 and 26 inches in the cooler and released several under 17 inches. They also caught… Read more from Way South...