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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, February 2020
February 7, 2020
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 28 Update: Anglers fishing the Lower Bay are enjoying a revival of the catch and release striper bite. Angler’s Sport Center let us know that fish coming up to the surface are fairly steadily breaking… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2020
January 3, 2020
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 30 Update: The Tackle Box let us know that the trophy-sized striper catch and release bite has paused, with just a few (although still impressive) fish reported this week. All confirmed reports came from… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2019
December 5, 2019
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 26, 2019 Update: Happy Holidays and Merry Fishmas anglers - we hope your holidays are full of lake trips, bucktails, and winter water wonderland fishing success stories. This week, the below report is… Read more...