Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 6 Update:
February gets many anglers excited as we anticipate the spring spawning runs and yellow perch are already bending rods. During the deep freeze the Gunpowder River creeks and tribs have turned out to be a producer for fishing through the ice, with a reader report of crappie, bass, and perch all hitting on a mix of tip-ups and jigging gear. That ice might be gone, but surely the fish aren’t! Now that the ice has melted, it is much easier for boats to get out to fish, and that is exactly what they have been doing. Yellow perch have been very active, and the fishing has been good recently. Most fish are being caught around the Perryville area and in the mouths of other tidal rivers. We had a few reports of boat limits this week with some jumbos over 13” in the mix. Live minnows are working best, but small artificial jigs are also enticing bites. The perch are mostly schooled up in depths of 40' to 60'. They will stay staged at the mouths of the tidal rivers for a few more weeks, then will start to push further into their spawning tributaries. Blue catfish are another species that are abundant throughout the Way North region and will bite in the cold winter months. They will also be holding along deeper ledges in the Susquehanna, Elk, and North East rivers. Fresh cut gizzard shad or eel are tried and true baits that usually get the blue cats biting. The biggest fish are typically caught in the winter and spring, so now is a great time to try for a trophy sized fish.
Gary drilled some holes on the Gunpowder and was rewarded with a nice largemouth bass.
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Ice is beginning to break up thanks to warmer temperatures this week, but the Way North reaches of the Bay still have a lot of floating ice. The current shot of rain will help to melt away… Read more...
Way North Chesapeake Fishing Report, December 26 Update:
We hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and got some new fishing gear to try out in the new year. There are still a few days to get out and catch fish in 2024 and there are a few species… Read more...
Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 29 Update:
Striped bass fishing in this region of the Bay has been in quite a slump lately. The somewhat decent bite at the Conowingo Dam earlier in the fall has died out and there are very few… Read more...