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Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
Offshore fishing continues to shine, with excellent flounder action on reefs and wrecks, increasing numbers of inshore mahi, and strong tilefish action in the canyons. The White Marlin Open capped off a strong billfish bite, with 334 boats competing for nearly $10 million and impressive winning fish across the white marlin, blue marlin, tuna, and wahoo divisions. Closer to shore, sharks remain the most consistent surf target around… Read more from Coastal...
Freshwater Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
Snakehead fishing remains strong across the region, particularly around thick vegetation and marsh edges on Potomac tributaries. With another month or so of peak snakehead opportunities ahead, topwater frogs, chatterbaits, and swimbaits should remain productive choices. Our region's ponds, lakes, and reservoirs are producing bass and crappie, while summer thunderstorms could provide the flow increases needed to improve mountain trout fishing in low… Read more from Freshwater...
Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
With striped bass still closed, Way North anglers are finding plenty of action on blue catfish, largemouth bass, and white perch. Big blue cats are holding in the deeper, cooler water around Conowingo Dam and the lower Susquehanna, with some big fish around, while the Susquehanna Flats are producing quality largemouth around grass beds on topwater frogs and chatterbaits. White perch are also available around older docks, fallen trees,… Read more from Way North...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
The striped bass closure has anglers turning to a diverse summer fishery, with white perch, bluefish, spot, croaker, and catfish all providing opportunities. Perch remain difficult to pattern in some traditional areas but are showing around tidal-river docks, oyster bottom, and shoreline structure, while jumbo spot and mixed-size croaker are providing excellent bottom-fishing action on the Upper Bay shoals. Blue and channel catfish are… Read more from Upper Bay...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
Bluefish are putting on a show around Sharps Island and the mouth of the Choptank, with Spanish mackerel mixed into surface-feeding schools and providing exciting light-tackle action. The Patuxent is also producing steady blues and mackerel, while spot and keeper croaker are keeping bottom fishermen busy around oyster bars and deeper river structure. Cutlassfish remain abundant as well, and the crabbing has been exceptional in several of… Read more from Middle Bay...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
The Lower Bay is loaded with summer species, with bull red drum, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, cobia, spot, and croaker all providing opportunities. Mackerel and blues are spread throughout the shipping channel and are periodically blitzing on the surface, while bull reds are roaming deeper water near the same bait schools and can be targeted with large soft plastics or trolling gear. Cobia remain somewhat inconsistent and mostly undersized… Read more from Lower Bay...
Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
The shallow-water bite around Tangier remains relatively slow, with speckled trout numbers well below what anglers typically expect during summer. Black drum and sheepshead are providing action around reef and wreck structure, while occasional bull reds are showing up and should become a much bigger opportunity when they return to the Eastern Shore shallows in September and October. The biggest bright spot is the strong… Read more from Tangier and Lower Shore...
Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 14 Update:
Bluefish and Spanish mackerel are providing some of the most consistent action in the Way South region, with both species concentrated around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Virginia Beach oceanfront. Anglers are finding mackerel around schools of glass minnows, while cobia remain spread from Virginia Beach to Cape Charles and Yorktown, with both undersized fish and quality fish available for anglers willing to cover water. Bull… Read more from Way South...