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Lower Bay Fishing Reports

Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 2026
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 20 Update: The spring runs are moving right along as the yellow perch run winds down, others are starting up. Contributor Eric Packard paid a visit to Mason Springs looking for shad, but only found a few mostly small male yellow perch. Other anglers on-site reported the same, with small fish present but only a couple of keeper-sized fish showing up. The water was high and muddy from the rain early this week, but it should have settled out by the… Read more »
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2025
August 8, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 29 Update: Anglers in the Lower Bay have been hitting the Potomac River now that striped bass season has reopened. Contributor Eric Packard reports mixed results on different days of fishing the Potomac,… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2025
July 4, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 31 Update: Striped bass season is open again as of August 1st for all Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The Potomac River will remain closed to targeting until August 22nd. It has been a few weeks… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2025
June 5, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 26 Update: Summer fishing patterns have set in, and the heat has led to condensed bite windows thanks to hot water temperatures. Contributor Eric Packard says the number of rockfish he’s encountering on the… Read more...