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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, August 2022
August 5, 2022
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report August 26 Update: The story has been the same pretty much all year and that is that the Upper Bay is the place to be for the best rockfish action. FishTalk’s kayak fishing guru Zach Ditmars stepped aboard a… Read more...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2022
July 1, 2022
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 29 Update: Anglers: with both sorrow and joy, we inform you of the departure of our Fishing Reports Editor Mollie Rudow. Mollie has begun a different chapter in her life with a new full-time job and will no… Read more...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2022
June 3, 2022
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 23 Update: Striper fishing in the Upper Bay continues to be the rockfish highlight of the entire region this week. Anglers who checked in with us from the channel edges off Still Pond down to the Pooles… Read more...