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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 2018
August 2, 2018
Upper 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...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2018
July 6, 2018
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 7/27/2018 Update: Warning: 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...
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2018
June 1, 2018
Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 6/29/2018: As the fishing dynamic changes moving into the heat of summer, we’ve seen fish shifting around at some of their recent haunts and sticking closer to channel edges, where trolling has often been the… Read more...