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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 2019
May 2, 2019
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 31 Update: With June 1 about to arrive, of course, there are countless Lower Bay anglers getting ready to set their sights on cobia. They’ve been spotted as far north as Wolf Trap already, and with surface… Read more...
April Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 2019
April 4, 2019
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report April 26 Update: Mid-week update, 4/30 - We're hearing that trolling just off the mouth of the Potomac is now consistently producing better catches than up north. One to three fish per day seems average, with… Read more...
March Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
March 1, 2019
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 28, 2019 Update: Large numbers of catfish in the Potomac have been dominating the brackish water fishery, which has seen a decrease in the number of yellow and white perch being caught as their spawn… Read more...