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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, November 2025
November 7, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 27 Update: Contributor Eric Packard reports a solid rockfish bite on the Potomac out of Piney Point. Chasing birds and casting ¾-ounce jigheads with white and off-white plastic produced over a dozen… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 2025
October 3, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 31 Update: The windy weather continued this week, with stiff winds keeping most boats off the water, or at least restricted to wind protected shorelines. A reader fishing a creek in the York up near West… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 2025
September 5, 2025
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 26 Update: Big blues are still chopping near the Target Ship, with multiple readers reporting good catches of fish on hoses and spoons trolled over areas of live bottom. Many have been in the five-plus… Read more...