Fishing Reports
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Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Weather has been an issue recently, and reports have been a bit thin for both offshore and inshore; late in the week Capt. Monty on the Morning Star was simply saying he’s itching to get back at it, and that weather-wise this is the worst September he’s ever seen. This weekend looks like a wash thanks to the weather, too. Constant east winds have also kept the surf churned. FishInOC says the sheepshead are still around the OC inlet and… Read more from Coastal...
Freshwater Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
There’s some big news for Maryland freshwater anglers this week: this fall’s crop of stocked brown and rainbow trout will be larger than in the past. Although fewer fish will be stocked than last year, angler surveys indicated people would prefer larger fish as opposed to more. So, for fall 2024 the DNR prioritized quality over quantity and the average fish will be over one pound plus more trophy-size fish of three to four pounds will be in the… Read more from Freshwater...
Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Snakehead action is up as fall-like weather triggers the urge to feed, with good catches reported this week around the Flats and in the rivers. We heard from a pair of readers this week who had excellent action near Aberdeen, with a catch of eight fish including two over 30”. They noted that frogs made for short strikes but Mepps #3, a spoon, and chatterbaits made for solid hookups.
Bryson and Bret tied into some serious dragons… Read more from Way North...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Although the mackerel have by all reports headed south for the season we had a reader report of a pair picked up off Love Point last weekend, so there’s still a chance of finding some stragglers. We also heard from a reader on the Magothy that some small red drum are still around, too, catching a pair while casting to docks for perch on the lower river with white Perch Hounders. He also noted the perch fishing had picked up and there… Read more from Upper Bay...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow says things have been a bit weird, but not in a bad way, in his area of the Middle Bay recently. The east winds have bay-frontage zones churned with dirty water and fishing has been slow at best where the water’s discolored. However, up inside the creeks off the South River in protected areas with clean water there’s a lot of bait present and the redfish have been on fire. On a couple of morning jaunts this… Read more from Middle Bay...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Contributor Eric Packard reports good action on a range of fish in the lower Potomac, catching a mix of rockfish, redfish, speckled trout, flounder, and some small sea bass on chrome Gulp! paddletails on quarter-ounce heads. The Tackle Box backs up the report, saying the rock, reds, and specks are hitting plastics fished in the shallows of the tribs. They added that in the mainstem below the Target Ship bluefish are chewing on surgical… Read more from Lower Bay...
Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
In the open waters of the Sounds from out near the islands to the Target Ship there are schools of bull redfish to be found, and The Tackle Box reported some very nice catches were coming in the Tangier vicinity while jigging over structure. We also had a reader report hooking into several bull redfish plus a holdover cobia in open water.
Reds like these will make any angler smile! Photo courtesy of The Tackle Box.… Read more from Tangier and Lower Shore...
Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 26 Update:
Weather remains an issue for anglers as the unusual stretch of east winds continues. However, there are plenty of fish to be caught and although the Spanish mackerel are on their way out other summer visitors like bluefish and bull reds are still around in solid numbers. VBSF reports that bull drum are providing lots of action as the schools begin their migration out of the Bay, and flounder fishing has been a peaking with live spot… Read more from Way South...