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Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
Tuna fishing is picking up and there were several reports from the coast this week. A few recreational boats made some long trips offshore, but it was well worth it as there were several yellowfin tuna boxed. The Spring Mix II was out this week, and their crew out two bluefin tuna in the box and had another to the boat that was released. Chasin’ Tides Charters also got in on the action with their crew catching tuna, black belly rosefish,… Read more from Coastal...
Freshwater Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
Most largemouth bass in our lakes and ponds have transitioned to post spawn patterns and are holding close to structure in the shallows. Banks with overhanging vegetation are good laces to cast as they are looking to ambush frogs, insects, and baitfish. Reports Editor Dillon Waters ventured out on a southern Maryland lake last weekend and said the bass were fired up after the storms rolled through last weekend. He found a shallow shaded cove where bass… Read more from Freshwater...
Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
Now that striped bass season has opened for the Way North region of the Bay, many anglers are getting back out on the water to chase the state’s most popular fish. After the first week of the season, the reports are looking good with several boats catching fish on the Susquehanna Flats. Live-lining whiter perch is doing the trick in the Susquehanna, with one reader checking in after catching a slot rock plus monster blue catfish in the… Read more from Way North...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
The Bay has been busy with anglers getting out for rockfish now that the season is open in all Maryland waters. The few charter boats fishing at the Bay Bridge this week said that the bite was inconsistent, with some days producing limits and other days producing only a few under slot fish. The rock piles have been a productive area with fish holding down deep close to bottom. Pilings have also been holding fish, but not all of them. It often… Read more from Upper Bay...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow says the rockfish have been biting fairly well along piers and shoreline structure in the shallows at times, with some slot fish and a surprising number of under-slots. Four- and five-inch paddletails in gray and brown/white on half-ounce heads have been doing the trick and bouncing them along bottom has been more effective than a steady or mid-column retrieve. However, it’s been hit or miss, and he says that on a… Read more from Middle Bay...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
The Tackle Box reports that schools of bull red drum are moving up the Bay, and cobia are on their heels. The big drum have been found in the shallows of the Eastern Shore. These fish are still shallow as water temperatures are still on the cooler side. Large paddletails, topwater lures, and jerkbaits are working well. Cobia are just starting to enter the mouth of the Bay around the CBBT, but will move north when larger schools arrive. The… Read more from Lower Bay...
Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
There were a lot of questions about how bad the speckled trout took a hit after the fish kill this winter, but after a slow start to the season, the action is picking up. A reader wrote in and let us know that the speckled trout bite improved on the lower Eastern Shore this week. They said a recent trip produced a half dozen speckled trout all on topwater lures. Most fish were around 20 inches, and they also missed a few bites… Read more from Tangier and Lower Shore...
Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 5 Update:
Sheepshead fishing is moving into prime form and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is a hotspot in the southern Bay. Several boats, jet skis, and kayak anglers have been pulling fish from the pilings. One jet ski angler reported that he had a slower, but steady day targeting sheepshead in between the second and third islands. They caught seven sheepshead and some nice sized tautog using frozen fiddler crabs for bait. Another kayak angler… Read more from Way South...