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1. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 2022

   … Sandy Point, just in time for Thanksgiving. Boats trolling in the upper Bay have been finding fish in 30 to 50 … of success on rockfish up into the low 20-inch range while trolling tandems and umbrellas along the channel edges off … most productive method for catching the rocks right now but trolling small umbrellas and tandem rigs is working as well. …

2. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 2022

   … fishing a couple miles above the Bridge, where one said trolling produced multiples in the mid-20s and the other … crab. Louis tied into this nice 28-incher while trolling from his kayak near Rock Hall. (Pre-storm photo). …

3. Kayak Fishing for Blue Catfish With... Lures?

   … topped by 15- or 20-pound leader. I commonly start out trolling a chatterbait, sometimes trolling a second rod with a light jig, about a … Green or gray-blue are good colors of choice. I start by trolling up the center of the creek and once I get bit …

4. North Carolina Road Trip for Winter Bluefin

   … which was rigger with a horse ballyhoo and is a top bluefin trolling bait. Though jigging with this “light” gear may be the most fun, trolling is usually the more effective method. Pulling horse … on dedicated jigging trips, the day usually starts out with trolling lines deployed in order to locate the schools of …

5. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 2025

   … On the main stem of the James River and in the Bay, slow trolling live eels have also been working for stripers. One angler trolling near Newport News reported that he and another angler were able to catch a few striped bass while trolling live eels along the bottom. Most of the fish were …

6. April 2018 Way South and VA Fishing Report

   … the bait of choice for the flatfish. Many anglers are also trolling or jigging bucktails with Gulp Swimming Mullet and … and released at the HRBT, mostly by jiggers and kayakers trolling plugs. Beyond that most of the anglers on the … caught and released at the HRBT. Anglers throwing jigs and trolling in the James and Rappahannock have also reported …

7. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 2023

   … in after a good day of catching keeper sized fish while trolling in an undisclosed location of the Upper Bay. He and … came in from Love Point this week, including one who said trolling chartreuse umbrella rigs with six-inch shad was … reported a solid evening bite earlier this week while trolling umbrella rigs. They even had times where three rods …

8. Trophy Striper Update

   … Buoys, the Love Point channel edges, and Podickory Point. Trolling chartreuse or white parachutes has produced the … Jarrard assisted. The fish were caught off Love Point while trolling white tandem rigs in 35 feet of water. … rather quickly. If you encounter the off-color water while trolling, remember that you're likely to see a thermocline …

9. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 2023

   … where you would expect to catch rockfish. One angler trolling in the shallows near the mouth of the Rappahannock … has been uneventful for many, but a few boats found success trolling in the Potomac during the week. One boat trolling north of St. Clements Island on the Maryland side …

10. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, June 2023

    … catches. Charter boat Reel Current did some offshore trolling this week and boxed some very nice wahoo and … a great late week trip and boxed eight yellowfin tuna while trolling deep. We did hear a report from the fishing center … let us know that boats heading offshore are finding luck trolling for tuna and that the marlin fishing is picking up …