Tangier Sound Fishing Report, January 25, 2019 Update:
Cold weather and high winds have made fishing in the Sound near impossible, as it has been throughout the Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic waterways. We had no confirmed reports of fish being caught, however, the weather is supposed to warm up this weekend, providing ample opportunity to head onto the water. Our best guess is that heading for the upper Nanticoke, Pocomoke, and Wicomico with a bucket of bull minnow, and suspending them under bobbers on shad darts, should produce perch, pickerel, and crappie when the conditions allow for fishing again.
Tangier Sound Fishing Report, January 18, 2019 Update:
Due to the weather squelching fishing effort, we don’t have much info to bring you from this zone, this week. Fishing in the Sound has been slow following the general trend of this winter weather. We have a lack of reports this week partly because not many anglers ventured out due to poor weather conditions, and partly because those who did had a tough time finding good action. That said, the upper Nanticoke, Pocomoke, and Wicomico, as well as the millponds, had been producing solid catches of pickerel, perch, and some bass and crappie up until this weather hit. We’d expect this to continue to be the best shot at bending a rod in this neck of the woods, for the near future.
Tangier Sound Fishing Report, January 11, 2019 Update:
Fishing the Tangier has been lively for those heading to its tributaries, focusing on the Pokomoke, upper Nanticoke, and Wicomicico. Cold water species have been particularly active in these regions, and reports of crappie, pickerel, and some perch and largemouth bass were not uncommon at Sea Hawk Sports Center this past week. Although high winds have kept most anglers off the water for the past few days, the beginning of the week saw a fair number of fish being brought in and the near-by Eastern Shore millponds provide an excellent option for wetting a line when the winds are gusty.
Yellow perch have yet to turn on in a significant way, however, we expect the coming cold front to positively impact the viability of this fishery.
Tangier Sound Fishing Report, January 4:
Editor’s Note: We’d like to say a special thank-you to Parker Martin for compiling the fishing reports these past few months. Now he’s getting ready to study abroad, and starting this week the reports are being compiled – once again – by none other than Mollie Rudow. Parker, as we bid you adieu we rest assured in the knowledge that the FishTalk fishing reports will be in good hands moving forward!
While the open waters of the Sound remain quiet, its tributaries are running hot! Crappie, largemouth bass, pickerel, and perch are all in the mix for anglers travelling to the upper Nanticoke (above Sharptown), Wicomico (work the piers and pilings downriver from Salisbury), and the Pocomoke. We also heard recent rumblings of a few snakeheads being caught on warm, sunny days, up the creeks and feeder canals at roadside pull-offs. In all cases, bull minnow are the top offering (usually lip-hooked behind a dart and either cast or suspended under a bobber). Swimbaits and spinnerbaits have also been reportedly tempting the largemouth. The warm weather has allowed these species to remain more active than usual for this time of year, and we've been hearing of some stellar catches. One note of caution: moving waters have just recently begun running clear again after all the rainfall, and the forecast rain could muddy up some areas again in the near future. If you arrive at one spot to find discolored water, changing locations may be a good move.