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1. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 2024

   … concentration is already there again this year. A boat trolling near the shipping docks mentioned that they located … catfish up to 24 inches in the Dundalk area. Trolling for rockfish at Love Point provided this surprise … stages this year. We did see a report from a boat that was trolling channel edges at the mouth of the Patapsco River …

2. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2025

   … but by 8:30 the action was complete. Multiple readers trolling in the mid-bay between the Stone Rock and … all around, but they’re barely-keeper size. One angler trolling down the Bay catching little blues, however, had a … Phil landed this jumbo bull redfish while trolling this week.  Reports Editor Dillon Waters …

3. Spanish Mackerel Fishing on Light Tackle

   … way to stack Spanish mackerel into a fishbox is trolling for them with planers and spoons. Another truth: … fish and half the time “fighting” them to the boat on trolling gear is akin to winching your boat onto the … Slim Jims, Kastmasters, and the like. You can also use trolling spoons like Drones but will need to add an ounce or …

4. Hot New Fishing Gear, December 2017

   … lure. Rapala X Rap Magnum 40 If you like trolling those jaw-breaking monster lipped plugs, then … get to experience during our test was Yamaha's Variable Trolling RPM. We did, however, get to play with some other … that had this optional feature. And, we love it. Variable Trolling RPM allows you to adjust rpm by tiny increments …

5. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2022

   … of Windmill Point, with up to five fish in the boat. Trolling spoons behind planers was the ticket, and silver or … near the Target Ships. We also heard from anglers trolling these same areas who caught plenty of blues up to … schools as opposed to being more widespread. A reader trolling PLO to the Target Ship reported that chartreuse and …

6. April 2018 Way North and Delaware Fishing Report

   … and soft plastics. Many anglers have been having success by trolling lipped plugs, as well.  Herb's reported that … in the box have been running down past Heart-Miller and trolling, however, that's been a tough gig for most folks. … Susquehanna Flats, prior to heading out. Anglers trolling bucktails, plugs, and hoses in deeper water have …

7. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2019

   … has slowed significantly. Reports coming in from anglers trolling the channel edges throughout the Lower Bay have … and jigging large spoons when they’ve been found, or trolling. Trollers are seeing very little action, and … reporting an average of a couple-few keepers in a day of trolling with some empty boxes in the mix, while those few …

8. Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, December 2024

   … action has been taking place. Boats have been doing well trolling and light tackle jigging, but one of the most … fishery in the winter months, especially for crappie. Trolling minnows or tipping them on jigheads and fishing … nice sized crappie can be found up the rivers right now; trolling minnow has been hot recently. The …

9. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, January 2025

   … they hooked into a true giant. In just five minutes of trolling, the crew was hooked up with a 97” bluefin that … action.  Last weekend, his crew went seven for nine while trolling for tuna. Each fish was landed with a tuna net and … pounds. Foolish Pleasures also got in on the fun while trolling and caught one for the box along with three …

10. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, July 2023

    … boats are catching a lot of bluefish and Spanish mackerel trolling along the oceanfront. Spanish mackerel are also … Ocean City that the Spanish bite was on fire, but another trolling near Cape Henry found “onsies twosies” but no … fish. On the bright side, they were of good size and while trolling the area they also spotted several cobia and put …