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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 5, 2017
5/26/2017 Update: According to the guys at the Tackle Box, Point Lookout is the place to be this spring. In addition to catching rockfish, anglers fishing the point can look forward to a good croaker catch and Point Lookout has produced many limit-… Read more...
Striper Update and More
April 28, 2017
4/28/2017 Update: The Tackle Box in Lexington Park reports that trolling has picked up a bit, but only a bit. Cove Point down to the mouth of the Potomac has accounted for most of the catches, with a few lucky anglers hitting their limit but many… Read more...