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  1. Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report

    … cobia boated. He did note that there were several charters trolling the eastern side shelf across from the Pax and … the fish’s presence. Another reader reported a goose-egg trolling for cobia there early in the week, and for the … They only heard of a few being caught, primarily by anglers trolling for stripers on the channel edges. Another evening …

  2. Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, September 2022

    … almost 40 schoolie stripers (with keepers in the mix) trolling three- and four-inch paddletails in pearl glimmer … great for those anglers bottom fishing. Readers trolling planers and spoons continue taking a mix of … cobia around Solomon’s Island. Most are being caught trolling surgical tubes on number two or three planers, but …

  3. Top Rigs for Tuna: Part I

    … Offshore Rigging Trolling

  4. Why Center Console Boats?

    … that require you to spot the fish, like bait-and-switch trolling for billfish  or sight-fishing for cobia . …

  5. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, July 2019

    … spread. Eric Olson picked up this wahoo while trolling at the Cigar, on the Auggiecat . Many … them, and is working better than drifting live eels or trolling. The bite has been best during early morning, and … a smattering of chopper blues recently. Both chunking and trolling have worked, but most boats partaking in this …

  6. May 2018 Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

    … tight. The primary mode for many anglers has shifted from trolling to jigging — Anglers recommends hitting … Bob Daley reports a limit of fish up to 25 inches while trolling between 83 and 85A in 60 feet of water. White and … the full scoop. Janine Samuel found this beauty trolling out of Solomons during the CBFSA tournament – and …

  7. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 2020

    … Saleya caught her first rockfish—a 22-incher—trolling a Stretch 25 in the James. Nice job, Saleya! Photo … area as well and we had a reader report from the James that trolling Stretch 25s proving productive, with a nice 22-inch … (over-slot for release) stripers are in the game right now. Trolling from the Cell to the CBBT the favorite option. A …

  8. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 2023

    … the mouth of the Potomac to areas south. Many boats are trolling with surgical tubes and small spoons. The mackerel … that can make for some fun catch and release fishing. Boats trolling and casting lures are scoring on these big fish, … longer and are more abundant right now. Many boats are trolling spoons or surgical tubes to catch the blues and …

  9. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, September 2025

    … caught on the main stem of the Bay. Charter boats are still trolling up fish anywhere from Point No Point down to … Ship area, with trolled red hoses producing the bites. Trolling is taking the lion’s share of the fish, but they … size of these fish is the three-to-five-pound range. Trolling has been the most effective with spoons and …

  10. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2025

    … point had all four rods go down with bites. Another boat trolling landed a 35”, 39”, and 44” fish. The striped … but everyone was doing some catching. Most boats were trolling with umbrella rigs pulling five-inch sassy shads. …