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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 »
November Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
November 2, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 11/30/18 Update: Temps are falling ever so steadily as the Christmas season is barreling towards us, and the fish are feeling the briskness below the water as much as we’re feeling it above them, bare hands… Read more...
October Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
October 5, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report Update, 10/26/2018: Birds are still being sighted at the mouth of Eastern Bay, south of Poplar, and down towards Chesapeake Beach, but it’s been mostly hordes of dinks chasing anchovies – it appears that… Read more...
September 2018 Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report
September 7, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 9/28/2018 Update: Most of the worst of the flotsam and water discoloration ends south of the Bay Bridges, though as noted in the Upper Bay report, fishing around the bridge pilings and rockpiles remains strong… Read more...