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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 2018
August 2, 2018
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 8/31/2018 Update: Editor's Note: Mollie Rudow, our intrepid fishing report compiler, started at St. Mary’s College of Maryland last week. As a new student she has prioritized her studies and will no longer be… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2018
July 6, 2018
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 7/27/2018 Update: Notice: Due to the torrential downpours and high winds, the fishing report may be a bit abbreviated this week. It was difficult to locate many people who were able to fish, much less those who… Read more...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2018
June 1, 2018
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 6/29/2018: This time last year, I remember being crazy-envious of all the anglers south of myself, as I am an Annapolotian and thus located far north of all the cobia action. June has almost passed us, and… Read more...