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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 5, 2017
5/26/2017 Update: Alltackle in Annapolis let us know that rockfishing has been good this past week. Most anglers have been chumming or light tackle jigging from Thomas Point to the Power Plant. Chesapeake Beach to North Beach was been especially… Read more...
The Rockfish are IN!
April 28, 2017
4/28/2017 Update: Anglers Sport Center let us know to target trophy rockfish by trolling chartreuse daisy chains or tandem rigs in 35 to 65 feet of water. They say the better bite, however, has been to our south near the shipping channel edges… Read more...