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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 »
February 2018 Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
February 1, 2018
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report Update 2/23/2018: The Tackle Box is reporting that the strong run of yellow perch in the Potomac continues, however, this is being overshadowed by the sheer number of catfish swimming in the river’s muddy waters… Read more...
January 2018 Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
January 5, 2018
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 1/25/18 Update: The lower bay is barren of ice, which we will take as good news for the week. Unfortunately, J&W is reporting that it is also barren of fish, the reason why we'd like for there to be no ice.… Read more...
December 2017 Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
December 1, 2017
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 12/29/2017 Update: Despite the season’s end, at least until the rugged temperatures hit these last few days many anglers were continuing to catch rockfish in the mid-20s to upper-30s in the lower bay. The channel… Read more...