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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, August 2021
August 6, 2021
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 27 Update: HOT WEATHER ALERT! Hey, FishTalkers! Our region is in the midst of another hot, hot, hot spell! We want to pop in and remind you to please keep undersized fish in the water when releasing them… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2021
July 2, 2021
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 30 Update: Some more flounder reports have come in for the Lower Bay region, a development which we certainly hope to see continue. Point Lookout in Cornfield Harbor, the lower Rappahannock, and The Cell… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2021
June 4, 2021
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 24 Update: Reader reports of good cobia catches are coming in, people! Chummers working just outside the Rappahannock have been doing well in 15 to 25 feet of water off Windmill Point with several fish in… Read more...