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Chesapeake Fishing Report: Rockfish, Blues, and Specs Lighting Up the Bay
Artificial Lure here with your Saturday, June 21 fishing report for the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, and D.C. region.
Today greeted anglers with that classic early-summer weather—light southwest breezes, highs around 81°F, and plenty of sunshine. The sun popped up at 5:45AM and won’t dip below the horizon until 8:27PM, giving us a full day on the water. Tides peaked early this morning at 4:51AM and will rise again at 5:29PM, with lows just before lunchtime and around midnight, according to Tide-Forecast.com. That means moving water and prime bites around the mid-morning ebb and late afternoon flood.
Striped bass (rockfish), bluefish, and speckled trout are lighting up the Bay right now. Reports this week from FishTalk Magazine and The Tackle Box highlight consistent catches of rockfish in the 19–24” slot, especially along the Patapsco, the mouth of the Severn, and out toward Love Point and the east side toward Tolchester. Topwater lures have been drawing vicious strikes in low light, while soft paddletails and jerk shads on moving tide are working well by day.
Blues are running with the rockfish schools, especially near deeper structure and around the Target Ship. A few Spanish mackerel are starting to trickle up as waters hit 80°F, hinting at the hot summer season just ahead. Speckled trout activity is building fast, particularly in grassy shallows north of the Bay Bridge and into the Potomac and Rappahannock. Try popping corks rigged with paddle tails or Gulp! shrimp over the grass beds for your best shot—Eric Packard’s crew boated six specks to 27” fishing that way just days ago.
White perch are pushing up into the rivers—Severn, Magothy, and the Patapsco—chewing well on bloodworms and small plastics, especially around docks and rock piles. Croaker are starting to show, and the blue catfish bite is absolutely on fire in the Upper Bay—don’t be surprised to wrestle a 30- or even 40-pounder from the Flats or Susquehanna.
Best artificial baits: Spooks, Skitter Pops, and Heddon Topwaters at dawn or dusk; Z-Man 5” paddletails and BKDs jigged near structure mid-day. For bait: bloodworms, cut bunker, and peeler crab are pulling the most consistent numbers, especially for perch, croaker, and cats.
Hot spots to try? The mouth of the Severn near Thomas Point, the Patapsco between Fort Carroll and the Key Bridge, and the Tolchester area on the east side—each is producing steady action for rockfish, blues, and big cats. Don’t overlook Poplar Island for mixed bag fishing or the grass beds off the mouth of the Potomac for specks and reds.
That’s your up-to-the-moment Chesapeake Bay report. Thanks for tuning in—make sure to hit subscribe for the latest. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.
Today greeted anglers with that classic early-summer weather—light southwest breezes, highs around 81°F, and plenty of sunshine. The sun popped up at 5:45AM and won’t dip below the horizon until 8:27PM, giving us a full day on the water. Tides peaked early this morning at 4:51AM and will rise again at 5:29PM, with lows just before lunchtime and around midnight, according to Tide-Forecast.com. That means moving water and prime bites around the mid-morning ebb and late afternoon flood.
Striped bass (rockfish), bluefish, and speckled trout are lighting up the Bay right now. Reports this week from FishTalk Magazine and The Tackle Box highlight consistent catches of rockfish in the 19–24” slot, especially along the Patapsco, the mouth of the Severn, and out toward Love Point and the east side toward Tolchester. Topwater lures have been drawing vicious strikes in low light, while soft paddletails and jerk shads on moving tide are working well by day.
Blues are running with the rockfish schools, especially near deeper structure and around the Target Ship. A few Spanish mackerel are starting to trickle up as waters hit 80°F, hinting at the hot summer season just ahead. Speckled trout activity is building fast, particularly in grassy shallows north of the Bay Bridge and into the Potomac and Rappahannock. Try popping corks rigged with paddle tails or Gulp! shrimp over the grass beds for your best shot—Eric Packard’s crew boated six specks to 27” fishing that way just days ago.
White perch are pushing up into the rivers—Severn, Magothy, and the Patapsco—chewing well on bloodworms and small plastics, especially around docks and rock piles. Croaker are starting to show, and the blue catfish bite is absolutely on fire in the Upper Bay—don’t be surprised to wrestle a 30- or even 40-pounder from the Flats or Susquehanna.
Best artificial baits: Spooks, Skitter Pops, and Heddon Topwaters at dawn or dusk; Z-Man 5” paddletails and BKDs jigged near structure mid-day. For bait: bloodworms, cut bunker, and peeler crab are pulling the most consistent numbers, especially for perch, croaker, and cats.
Hot spots to try? The mouth of the Severn near Thomas Point, the Patapsco between Fort Carroll and the Key Bridge, and the Tolchester area on the east side—each is producing steady action for rockfish, blues, and big cats. Don’t overlook Poplar Island for mixed bag fishing or the grass beds off the mouth of the Potomac for specks and reds.
That’s your up-to-the-moment Chesapeake Bay report. Thanks for tuning in—make sure to hit subscribe for the latest. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseArtificial Lure here with your Saturday, June 21 fishing report for the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, and D.C. region.
Today greeted anglers with that classic early-summer weather—light southwest breezes, highs around 81°F, and plenty of sunshine. The sun popped up at 5:45AM and won’t dip below the horizon until 8:27PM, giving us a full day on the water. Tides peaked early this morning at 4:51AM and will rise again at 5:29PM, with lows just before lunchtime and around midnight, according to Tide-Forecast.com. That means moving water and prime bites around the mid-morning ebb and late afternoon flood.
Striped bass (rockfish), bluefish, and speckled trout are lighting up the Bay right now. Reports this week from FishTalk Magazine and The Tackle Box highlight consistent catches of rockfish in the 19–24” slot, especially along the Patapsco, the mouth of the Severn, and out toward Love Point and the east side toward Tolchester. Topwater lures have been drawing vicious strikes in low light, while soft paddletails and jerk shads on moving tide are working well by day.
Blues are running with the rockfish schools, especially near deeper structure and around the Target Ship. A few Spanish mackerel are starting to trickle up as waters hit 80°F, hinting at the hot summer season just ahead. Speckled trout activity is building fast, particularly in grassy shallows north of the Bay Bridge and into the Potomac and Rappahannock. Try popping corks rigged with paddle tails or Gulp! shrimp over the grass beds for your best shot—Eric Packard’s crew boated six specks to 27” fishing that way just days ago.
White perch are pushing up into the rivers—Severn, Magothy, and the Patapsco—chewing well on bloodworms and small plastics, especially around docks and rock piles. Croaker are starting to show, and the blue catfish bite is absolutely on fire in the Upper Bay—don’t be surprised to wrestle a 30- or even 40-pounder from the Flats or Susquehanna.
Best artificial baits: Spooks, Skitter Pops, and Heddon Topwaters at dawn or dusk; Z-Man 5” paddletails and BKDs jigged near structure mid-day. For bait: bloodworms, cut bunker, and peeler crab are pulling the most consistent numbers, especially for perch, croaker, and cats.
Hot spots to try? The mouth of the Severn near Thomas Point, the Patapsco between Fort Carroll and the Key Bridge, and the Tolchester area on the east side—each is producing steady action for rockfish, blues, and big cats. Don’t overlook Poplar Island for mixed bag fishing or the grass beds off the mouth of the Potomac for specks and reds.
That’s your up-to-the-moment Chesapeake Bay report. Thanks for tuning in—make sure to hit subscribe for the latest. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.
Today greeted anglers with that classic early-summer weather—light southwest breezes, highs around 81°F, and plenty of sunshine. The sun popped up at 5:45AM and won’t dip below the horizon until 8:27PM, giving us a full day on the water. Tides peaked early this morning at 4:51AM and will rise again at 5:29PM, with lows just before lunchtime and around midnight, according to Tide-Forecast.com. That means moving water and prime bites around the mid-morning ebb and late afternoon flood.
Striped bass (rockfish), bluefish, and speckled trout are lighting up the Bay right now. Reports this week from FishTalk Magazine and The Tackle Box highlight consistent catches of rockfish in the 19–24” slot, especially along the Patapsco, the mouth of the Severn, and out toward Love Point and the east side toward Tolchester. Topwater lures have been drawing vicious strikes in low light, while soft paddletails and jerk shads on moving tide are working well by day.
Blues are running with the rockfish schools, especially near deeper structure and around the Target Ship. A few Spanish mackerel are starting to trickle up as waters hit 80°F, hinting at the hot summer season just ahead. Speckled trout activity is building fast, particularly in grassy shallows north of the Bay Bridge and into the Potomac and Rappahannock. Try popping corks rigged with paddle tails or Gulp! shrimp over the grass beds for your best shot—Eric Packard’s crew boated six specks to 27” fishing that way just days ago.
White perch are pushing up into the rivers—Severn, Magothy, and the Patapsco—chewing well on bloodworms and small plastics, especially around docks and rock piles. Croaker are starting to show, and the blue catfish bite is absolutely on fire in the Upper Bay—don’t be surprised to wrestle a 30- or even 40-pounder from the Flats or Susquehanna.
Best artificial baits: Spooks, Skitter Pops, and Heddon Topwaters at dawn or dusk; Z-Man 5” paddletails and BKDs jigged near structure mid-day. For bait: bloodworms, cut bunker, and peeler crab are pulling the most consistent numbers, especially for perch, croaker, and cats.
Hot spots to try? The mouth of the Severn near Thomas Point, the Patapsco between Fort Carroll and the Key Bridge, and the Tolchester area on the east side—each is producing steady action for rockfish, blues, and big cats. Don’t overlook Poplar Island for mixed bag fishing or the grass beds off the mouth of the Potomac for specks and reds.
That’s your up-to-the-moment Chesapeake Bay report. Thanks for tuning in—make sure to hit subscribe for the latest. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.