Looking for fishing reports? You found them! We have original reports, in addition to the linked reports direct from Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “Maryland DNR Reports” offer weekly recaps/forecasts of what’s biting and where throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. “Reel Chesapeake Reports” offers recaps of actual outings to many locations throughout the watershed, but especially within the Severn River.
Maryland DNR Reports
Reel Chesapeake Reports
It’s mid-September and fish activity is picking up. Fishing from the community beach with a handful of go-to lures brought in a couple species
Pre-Fall Stripers: Slow Start, Strong Finish
August 23, 2024 9:16 amEarly signs of autumn and the week’s full moon spurred striped bass activity; the bite was good, but took effort to find!
Severn River Sunsets & Fishing
August 16, 2024 4:00 pmEvening boating in late-summer offers excellent sunset views and the opportunity to hook into feeding fish!
A new moon, plus a favorable tide, temperatures, and cloud cover create the recipe for great fishing at dawn!
The best striped bass fishing in the middle Chesapeake Bay is happening in the rivers during dusk, dawn, and overnight
Pleasant Start to Summer Striper Fishing
May 24, 2024 6:36 pmOn a beautiful morning, the Severn River produced a few schools of striped bass
Has the shad run in Central Maryland started cooling off or is it firing on all cylinders? A week’s worth of fishing gives us some answers
The upper Patuxent River continues to offer a glimpse of how well the shad runs have been this spring throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Spring Shad Runs Starting Early
April 3, 2024 5:47 pmThe reports are in…early! Hickory and American shad are showing up weeks ahead of schedule in the Potomac, Patuxent, and throughout the Bay watershed
Spring arrived this week, so did cold weather. Fish are biting throughout the Chesapeake, but it’s been a challenge.
A beautiful week of weather in the middle Chesapeake has led to an increase in fish activity (many species) and anglers ready to catch them!
A weather warm-up has the fish and anglers active, with multi-species reports flooding in…spring is close!
From sunny and 65 degrees to an Arctic blast dropping temps to freezing, the Bay region’s weather this week has definitely impacted fisheries
A fairly conventional late-winter week with fish holding in pre-spawn patterns; we await the first major push of yellow perch…
A mix of wonky weather this week made for some tough conditions on open water and in the creeks, but fish were caught regardless
A mild week of weather has helped stabilize fisheries in the middle Chesapeake, making for typical late-winter patterns