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Upper Bay Fishing Reports

Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 2026
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, March 20 Update: As water temperatures rise, striped bass are beginning to move up the Chesapeake Bay towards their spawning grounds. This will provide catch and release opportunities this spring in the Upper Bay. The way things look right now, it appears that April will be open for catch and release fishing in certain areas this year. The Upper Bay striped bass regulations for catch and release can be a bit confusing. In March and April, some areas are… Read more »
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 2023
February 3, 2023
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 24 Update: Yellow perch are starting to push into shallower areas of some western shore tidal tributaries. Anglers in the Severn and Magothy have been finding them schooled up in and around the creeks.… Read more...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2023
January 6, 2023
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 27 Update: Contributor Eric Packard had some good success in the Baltimore creeks fishing for pickerel, catching seven in a morning and “losing just as many.” He noted that many fish were short-striking… Read more...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2022
December 1, 2022
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 30 Update: Strong winds and an arctic blast made fishing difficult last week throughout most of the region. Rockfish season is closed and will close on the 31st of the month in the Potomac. Catch and… Read more...