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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, May 2022
May 6, 2022
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 27 Update: Striped bass fishing is ON in the Lower Bay and the fleet is on the move. Trollers are enjoying some pretty solid striped bass fishing along the shipping channels, with the Tackle Box checking in… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 2022
April 1, 2022
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 29 Update: Plenty of anglers within reach of Maryland waters plan to partake in the rockfish opener on Sunday, but since there has been zero pre-fishing, we have zero intel on any hot zones to head for. We… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 2022
March 4, 2022
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 25 Update: The shad have arrived! The shad have arrived! Reports are flowing in from the James, Rappahannock, and Potomac of strong hickory shad bites, and despite the recent rainfall we didn't hear about… Read more...