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Read more about the article Target Species During Striper Shutdown
This perch hit a grass shrimp baited on a tiny hook and lowered below a shallow pier.

Target Species During Striper Shutdown

  • Post published:July 16, 2025
  • Post category:Tactics

Maryland DNR shuts down striped bass fishing in the Bay and all tribs 7/16 to 7/31; here's what species we're targeting during these next two weeks

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:September 13, 2023
  • Post category:Reports

Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:August 30, 2023
  • Post category:Reports

Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:August 23, 2023
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Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:August 16, 2023
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Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:August 2, 2023
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Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:July 26, 2023
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Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:June 21, 2023
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Chesapeake Bay angling summary of what's biting and where throughout the watershed

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Three Times Tryin’

  • Post published:September 2, 2022
  • Post category:Reports

Triptych of fishing trips target striped bass, spanish mackerel, bluefish, and white perch

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Casting a lot for a few littles this early morning Casting a lot for a few littles this early morning—stunning sunrise, gentle puffs from the northeast, and some modest gains made on the fly. I still suck, but suck less than a week ago…I think. Figuring things out one cast at a time. Practice before fall bite. Feels like the payoff will come…

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Uh so yeah…bit hazy this a.m. with the wildfire sm Uh so yeah…bit hazy this a.m. with the wildfire smoke hanging over MD. 😶‍🌫️ More practice on the fly. A few fish moving around but not much current. Heard dolphins have gotten stripers moving far upriver. Getting a touch better at casting clousers on intermediate line. Topwater (gurglers today) on floating line still tricky for me. Keepin at it tho 😵‍💫 

#flyfishingfool #eatmeplease #clouserftw #chesapeakebayfishing #stripedbass
Trying flies. Tying flies. Flying flies. Fly this. Trying flies. Tying flies. Flying flies. Fly this. Fly that. Man, this is becoming one big a**, addictive, obsession with a heckuva learning curve. Just trying to capture the summer river schoolie bite during the early dawn. It’s been a gas. Upgrading fly line a MAJOR boost. Caught a couple small bass on a clouser casted around docks close to a weed line on intermediate line

#stripersonthefly #stripedbass #severnriver #chesapeakebay #justchewit
We crab, they dab…Happy Fourth! Celebrated by the We crab, they dab…Happy Fourth! Celebrated by the dawn’s early light and got into good sized Severn crabs using traps and razors clams. Best crabs were in 8-10’….clickity clack!

#marylandisforcrabs #crabman #crabwoman #severnriver #annapolis
Coaxed this little one w/ a clouser, trying my nov Coaxed this little one w/ a clouser, trying my novice hand at fly casting an 8w for schoolies. Got a ways to go. Tried poppers in morning. Then clousers. Arms are sore. A fun and frustrating challenge sheesh. Pretty morning tho 😎

#justfishin #stripedbass #whatamidoing #severnriver #annapolis
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