Fishing Reports

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Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, March 15 Update: The weather has final made the turn this week and we have been enjoying summerlike temperatures in the afternoons. Water temperatures have responded well and are steadily rising which can only mean one thing: Flounder are starting to return to the coastal bays, and we had the first successful reports roll in this week. Fish In OC reported that Captain Tim Walch out of Chincoteague caught the first flattie earlier in the week. We also heard… Read more from Coastal...
Freshwater Fishing Report, March 15 Update: FishTalk intern Adam Greenberg hit several ponds plus the Miles River over the weekend and reported a good bite on minnow under bobbers despite the rain. The river produced a nice bunch of crappie, plus a couple of largemouth bass up to 5.5 pounds. He also took a stab at the Potomac but reported chocolate-milk water and was only able to manage one smallmouth that hit a white spinnerbait. Crappie action was hot in various other locations of the state… Read more from Freshwater...
Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 15 Update: It has been a great week to get out and do some fishing on the Chesapeake. Very warm temperatures are showing signs of spring’s early arrival. Unfortunately, rainfall last weekend has led to heavy flow conditions in the Susquehanna River and many locations way up the Bay are dealing with muddy water. Anglers who have avoided the debris and murky water are finding some white perch starting to show up on the Flats and around Perryville.… Read more from Way North...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 15 Update: It is feeling like spring more and more with the warm temperatures this week. FishTalk intern Adam Greenberg visited Beechwood Park on the Magothy in search of perch but reported seeing nothing more exciting than a river otter swimming by. While the yellow perch run can be very hard to time, the white perch run is usually more reliable. Warm air temperatures this week will have water temperatures on the rise and the perch should be running… Read more from Upper Bay...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 15 Update: Spring is in the air and the fish are biting! Contributor Eric Packard hit the Tuckahoe for perch last weekend and despite very high water, discovered a red-hot bite on white perch. Zero yellows were found, but he reported a frantic bite for white perch with both grass shrimp and bloodworms proving effective (minnow got just one perch and one blue catfish), and the action was so fast he “lost track of how many as we neared the 100 mark.”… Read more from Middle Bay...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 15 Update: It has been a beautiful week to get out and fish and our springtime patterns are starting to shape up. FishTalk intern Adam Greenberg managed to find our first photo-confirmed shad of the year, which was caught at Fletcher’s on the Potomac. We had a second reader report also from the area confirming the beginning of the run, but in both cases only a single lone fish was landed. Later in the week, contributor Eric Packard ventured down to… Read more from Lower Bay...
Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Eastern Shore Fishing Report, March 15 Update: The weather has final made the turn this week and we have been enjoying summerlike temperatures in the afternoons. Water temperatures have responded well and are steadily rising which can only mean one thing. Flounder are starting to return to the coastal bays, and we had the first successful reports roll in this week. Fish In OC reported that Captain Tim Walch out of Chincoteague caught the first flattie earlier in… Read more from Tangier and Lower Shore...
Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 15 Update: It has felt like summer at some points this week and every angler should be out taking advantage of this amazing weather. The warm temps have the fish very active this week in the southern tributaries. Multiple anglers checked in after successful trips into the Elizabeth River targeting speckled trout. Fish are starting to stage in 10 to 15 feet of water. The reliable baits are jerkbaits, paddletials, and any other of your favorite… Read more from Way South...