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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 2018
August 2, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 8/31/2018 Update: Editor’s Note: Mollie Rudow, our intrepid fishing report compiler, started at St. Mary’s College of Maryland last week. As a new student she has prioritized her studies and will no longer be… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2018
July 6, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 7/27/2018 Update: Notice: Due to the torrential downpours and high winds, the fishing report may be a bit abbreviated this week. It was difficult to locate many people who were able to fish, much less those who… Read more...
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2018
June 1, 2018
Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 6/29/2018: Tactics for fishing the Middle Bay have taken a shift this week, as the chumming bite has slowed down and has been replaced with far more active trolling and (daybreak and sunset) topwater fisheries.… Read more...