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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, February 2025
February 6, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 28 Update: The Angler in Chief says he visited the Potomac in the Indian Head area this week with FishTalk’s Zach Ditmars on the boat, on the hunt for blue catfish. The water was still a bit chilly at… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2025
January 2, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 30 Update:  Ice has been a big issue lately as brutally cold temperatures this winter have locked up many tributaries. Thankfully, warmer temperatures this week have started to break up and thaw out the… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2024
December 6, 2024
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 26 Update: The rockfish bite has broken wide open just in time for the holidays. The arrival of the migratory fish was an early Christmas present for anglers and a welcomed sight after a relatively… Read more...