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Read more about the article Big Striped Bass in Annapolis

Big Striped Bass in Annapolis

  • Post published:April 4, 2026
  • Post category:Latest/Reports

The spring catch-and-release season for striped bass is here. With a goal and plan to target big fish, we set out on Good Friday to find them near Annapolis

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Read more about the article Early Spring at Severn Run

Early Spring at Severn Run

  • Post published:March 28, 2026
  • Post category:Latest/Reports

Signs are everywhere that activity in the upper Severn watershed is increasing, from the perch spawn to eagles, hawks, ospreys, turtles, deer, and foliage springing to life!

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Read more about the article 2025 Angling & Adventure Review

2025 Angling & Adventure Review

  • Post published:December 25, 2025
  • Post category:Adventures/Features/Reports

From January through December and season to season, we fished for various species in many locations using multiple angling styles!

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Read more about the article Wonderful Pickerel Fishing!

Wonderful Pickerel Fishing!

  • Post published:November 23, 2025
  • Post category:Features/Reports/Tactics

Several outings produced a creek pattern that's fairly easy to replicate, given the right conditions, for very good pickerel fishing

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Read more about the article Rocktober is Here!

Rocktober is Here!

  • Post published:October 10, 2025
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

The autumn season of quality fishing for striped bass has arrived in the Severn River, and throughout the Chesapeake Bay!

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Read more about the article Cool in the Creek

Cool in the Creek

  • Post published:October 1, 2025
  • Post category:Reports/Tactics

Water temperatures continue to dip lower as autumn sets in, contributing to an improved bite in the feeder creeks of the Severn River

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Read more about the article Return to the Millponds

Return to the Millponds

  • Post published:September 15, 2025
  • Post category:Features/Reports

Largemouth bass fishing is the order of the day, but would the Eastern Shore millponds serve 'em up?

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Read more about the article Dude, Where’s My Fish?

Dude, Where’s My Fish?

  • Post published:September 5, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

The bite in the Severn River has been tough at best, but a few fish are starting to show as we inch toward fall season

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Read more about the article Grind on the River

Grind on the River

  • Post published:August 4, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

Striped bass action resumes across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but would I find life in the Severn River?

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It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r is the real deal. Found a couple packs of chunky stripers in the Severn/Whitehall area, cruising in 4–6’. Got a few fish to eat. All on the SP minnow pictured. A bit foggy through morning and overcast, which was great. Calm water until 10:30am. Fish seemed to bite about an hour into the tide turning. Bite lasted maybe an hour tops. Give it a shot when the conditions align—the opportunity is out there…

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More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tre More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tree, osprey return, skunk cabbage, redbuds, red-shouldered hawk, carp carcass. Lots going on—live, dead—circle of life is only going to move faster as the weather warms…

#severnriver #circleoflife #fishing #snakehead #chesapeakebay
Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg masses are likely a week-plus old. Saw them when scouting the run last week. Best educated guess is the perch made their run during the first warmup earlier this month. Many more signs of spring up there. Will post more…

#severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing #yellowperch @sraontheriver #chesapeakebay #signsofspring
Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Severn, to fish for…..gizzard shad?! Bleh šŸ¤®šŸ˜‚ All good fun regardless, but maybe I should have ventured to the mouth?

#fishin #anglin #feelslikespringā˜€ļø #severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing
HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. Found a good number of them—all sizes, with some bigs in the mix. I tried method feeding and got them to nose the bait but couldn’t entice a really good take/hookset. Still learning this species and different techniques. Also saw the remnants of carp the eagles and hawks have been picking off. This is a fun winter pursuit! 

#carpefishing #commoncarp #carpangling #chesapeakebayfishing #winterseason #januaryhikes #hiking #bankfishing #reelchesapeake
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