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
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
Conditions have settled in the middle Chesapeake Bay region, water clarity improved, and the fishing fired up; we talk trout, stripers, perch, and more!
The “big chill” gives way to above average temps, snowmelt, and improvements to multiple Chesapeake fisheries
A deep freeze is upon the middle Chesapeake Bay region, but there are still a few angling options