Casting poppers with spinning gear or skipping bugs with fly fishing tackle over grass beds is always an exciting way to fish for striped bass. The early morning and late evening hours offer good shallow-water fishing for striped bass. The lower sections of the region’s tidal rivers hold the best option for light-tackle anglers. Many striped bass anglers are making the run up to the mouth of the Patapsco River. The same can be said for exploring Thomas Point and the rocks at Poplar Island the morning hours offer the best opportunities for those casting soft plastic jigs, paddletails, or topwater lures. The best action occurs during the early morning hours on a good running tide. Striped bass anglers are finding some action on the east side of the Bay Bridge at the 35-foot drop-off by jigging or drifting back to the bridge pier bases with live spot or soft crab baits. Young of the year shad, photos by Keith Lockwood The Middle River area has been offering excellent fishing for snakeheads in the grassy areas. There are plenty of blue catfish and northern snakeheads to catch in the lower Susquehanna River area and south along the Bay shore and tidal rivers. Casting small spinnerbaits, jigs, and spinners are a fun way to catch white perch along shorelines. Grass shrimp and pieces of bloodworm on a bottom rig work well in deeper waters near structure. Anglers are also finding a mix of white perch and small croakers in the same areas.Īnglers who are not targeting striped bass are enjoying good fishing for white perch in the tidal rivers and creeks of the upper Bay. There are plenty of spot to be found this week to use for live-lining in the upper Bay – at the mouth of the Magothy River, and near the shores of Podickory Point, and the shallower west end of the Bay Bridge. There are reports of striped bass action near the Love Point Rocks and Swan Point. Jigging or trolling along the channel edges, or jigging near the bridge piers, provide good options for anglers. There are also good jigging and trolling opportunities in the Patapsco River near the Key Bridge and the mouth of the river. The fish being caught are reported to be in the 20-inch and larger category and anglers are limiting out. Boats are coming from the lower and middle Bay to fish in the area as well. Most anglers are using spot for live lining in the channel at the mouth of the river with very good results. The best striped bass fishing is once again occurring at the mouth of the Patapsco River and near Hart-Miller Island. Drop any form of cut bait or a variety of other baits on the bottom and most likely you will soon have a catfish on your line. The lower Susquehanna River and much of the upper Bay and its tidal rivers provide plenty of fishing action for a mix of blue and channel catfish. Anglers are fishing the dam pool in the early morning and evening hours and catching striped bass and snakeheads by casting topwater lures and paddletails. Anglers might expect some of the better striped bass fishing to occur during the evening hours in the river. Īnglers are witnessing typical power generation at the Conowingo Dam, which refreshes the lower Susquehanna with some cooler water. Īs always, the best fishing areas could be further refined by intersecting them with underwater points, hard bottom, drop-offs, and large schools of baitfish.įor more detailed and up-to-date fishing conditions in your area of the Bay, be sure to check out Eyes on the Bay’s Click Before You Cast. To see the latest water clarity conditions, check Eyes on the Bay Satellite Maps. Expect average water clarity in Maryland’s waters. There will be above average tidal currents Thursday through Tuesday as a result of the upcoming full moon on July 3. However, localized thunderstorms may increase flows in nearby waters. However, there are still plenty of cool, well oxygenated areas in the Bay to pursue gamefish, including the main Bay from Tolchester north to the Susquehanna Flats, and the area from Gooses Reef south to the Virginia line.Įxpect below average flows all week. Avoid fishing below 20 feet in these areas. Some areas of low oxygen are present in bottom waters from Middle River down to Bloody Point, as well as in the Potomac River near Colonial Beach. Main Bay surface water temperatures are holding in the upper 70s. Expect partly cloudy with continued warm weather and a chance of rain later in the week.
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