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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, May 2021
May 7, 2021
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 28 Update: The AIC reports that there was some awesome fishing just north of Gum Thickets and along the 16’ to 24’ drop-offs along Kent Island late last week, but the schools appeared to get broken up to a… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, April 2021
April 2, 2021
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, April 28 Update: After lots of waiting the late start to trophy striper season begins tomorrow, but it looks like we'll have to wait one day longer yet - thanks to 20 knot winds with gusts to 30 predicted,… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, March 2021
March 5, 2021
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 26 Update: C&R striper anglers mostly had a good time during the recent warm-up, with some mid-sized fish reported by jiggers at the Bay Bridges and a few fish among the crowd at the power plant (but… Read more...