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1. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2017

   … caught four, mixed in with a couple of blues, while fast-trolling spoons.  Watermen have been enjoying abundant … They're mixed in with small blues and stripers, and trolling spoons is the best way to get 'em. 8/18/2017 … also in the same area for those willing to focus on them by trolling a bit faster with planers and small spoons. Read …

2. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 2023

   … thinning and many boats are switching over to jigging or trolling tandem rigs and umbrellas with small six-inch shad … tougher to locate as of late last week, and one found trolling along the drop from Love to the Pipe with six-inch … a good trip out on the Bay. Many boats are transitioning to trolling for them, though. Umbrella rigs with sassy shads or …

3. September 2018 Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

   … good in these situations. Many anglers are starting out by trolling spoons, hoses, and (relatively small) tandem rigs … anglers, however, have been running into the open Bay and trolling instead. With multiple schools of breaking fish … or a medium sized Halco Roosta. Many anglers are also trolling with spoons and hoses, with small spoons on planers …

4. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 2022

   … of the Bay were fair this week throughout the traditional trolling ground, when weather permitted. The white and … for the stripers. Haley caught this 40-incher trolling a white umbrella in the Potomac on the Dream Maker. …

5. November 2017 Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

   … this past week for anglers able to get out on the water. Trolling has been a popular option, with many guys sticking … the most successful tactics have been vertical jigging and trolling. Fishbones reported that most anglers jigging have … they move on. While the birds are up in the air circling, trolling light tackle with half to one-ounce heads and four …

6. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

   … Going after them has basically entailed spotting them or trolling the channel edges with a collection of small spoons … similar offerings in the four- to six-inch range and slow-trolling plugs and small bucktails dressed with paddle tails … Marianne caught this football of a rockfish trolling spoons near Nine Foot Knoll. Photo courtesy of Greg …

7. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2022

   … on September 15. Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and ribbonfish trolling remains very productive. The concrete … be the most effective method, though it's worth noting that trolling with 18-inch tube hoses in pink, purple, or tan can … and ribbonfish continue to keep inshore anglers busy. Trolling Clarkspoons behind number one and two planers has …

8. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

   … crawlers early in the week, as well. Tyler was trolling white tandems just north of Thomas Point, when he … up and down the Chesapeake. Anglers jigging, chumming, and trolling are all having success. One angler who trolled this …

9. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, July 2023

   … up — just look at the size of that thing! Many boats are trolling small Drone or Clark spoons behind number one … as far north as the South River this summer and one angler trolling near Thomas Point even caught one on a three-inch … have moved up into middle Bay areas. One reader reported trolling up a “mess” of blues off the Sharps Island …

10. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2022

    … remained favorite areas. Anglers heading to them often were trolling the channel ledges, live-lining, or chumming. … time finding success recently; last weekend one reported trolling near the Bridge for just one knock-down, and … some nice fish into the mid-20s for a pair of kayak anglers trolling lipped plugs. The mouth of the …