It’s [one of] the most wonderful times of the year! With holiday celebrations, a new year on the horizon, and temperatures plummeting across the Chesapeake Bay region, a couple of our coveted local species remain active and are prime targets for winter fishing. Yellow perch and chain pickerel go hand-in-hand, from tributary creeks to freshwater mill ponds, when fishing December through early-March. If you, as an angler, have the determination to fish during the coldest time of year, you can be rewarded with excellent catches of winter perch ‘n pickerel!
We’ve culled our archives for past seasons’ reports that specifically targeted chain pickerel and yellow perch. Many techniques and lures where used across the spectrum of conditions and locations fished. We believe that these reports can be helpul to you, when planning your next winter outing.
The reports are organized top to bottom, from December through March (regardless of year). Enjoy!
- Severn Tough: December 2022
- Perch ‘n Pickerel!: December 2022
- Mining the Quarry: December 2022
- Anyway the Wind Blows: January 2022
- Ice Cold Pickerel: January 2022
- Hot Steel Cuts the Cold: January 2023
- Slim Pickins’: January 2023
- Couple Nice Pickerel: February 2022
- Oh, Beautiful Day: February 2023
- Willin’ and Vibin’: March 2022
- One for the Money, Two for the Show: March 2022
