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Middle Bay Fishing Reports

Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 2026
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 20 Update: Water temperatures on the main stem of the Bay are on the rise as we anticipate the start of the striped bass migration. Main stem temperatures on the west side are in the low to mid 40s, while on the east side they are closer to the 50-degree mark. The Eastern Shore always warms up quicker, and fish will often gravitate to those warmer waters. We didn’t have any readers check in with striper reports this week, but the Eastern Shore… Read more »
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, August 2022
August 5, 2022
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 26 Update: Macks and blues are still in the area of Poplar Island and Bloody Point. A reader checking in late this week noted gold and silver spoons did the trick and he had a mackerel and multiples… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, July 2022
July 1, 2022
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 29 Update: Anglers: with both sorrow and joy, we inform you of the departure of our Fishing Reports Editor Mollie Rudow. Mollie has begun a different chapter in her life with a new full-time job and will… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, June 2022
June 3, 2022
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 23 Update: Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow says there are a few keepers to be scrounged in the Middle Bay area, though the reports seem significantly better from north of the Bridge or south in the Potomac.… Read more...