Sign up to receive our weekly fishing reports
emailed to your inbox every Friday.

 

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, February 2022
February 4, 2022
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 25 Update: AIC Lenny Rudow says he finally made it out for some perch mid-week this week, but the bite was thin at the traditional Eastern Shore spots (Greensboro, Hillsboro, etc) and their catch… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2022
January 7, 2022
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 28 Update: Although conditions this week still weren’t great, they have improved. Some anglers managed to get out on the water, poking around for pickerel throughout the Magothy and Severn’s coves and… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, December 2021
December 3, 2021
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 31 Update: Welcome to the final fishing report of 2021! Here’s hoping that 2022 is a better year, both fishing-wise and otherwise. There are reports of a few big rockfish swimming in the Middle Bay… Read more...