Looking for Chesapeake Bay fishing reports? You found them! We have original reports, in addition to the linked reports direct from Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and several additional sources. “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. And, “More Chesapeake Bay / Regional Reports” is exactly that—sources from across the region, making this landing page your “one stop shop” for all reports.
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