This is Artificial Lure coming to you with your November 24th Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Baltimore and the D.C. corridor. We’re off to a chilly but fishy Monday. Sunrise was at 6:56 AM, and we’ll lose light at about 4:46 PM, so you’ve got those classic short late fall windows to make your day count.

Today’s weather started off brisk in the low 40s, with patchy clouds and a slight north breeze picking up as the morning moves on, typical for late November. Water temps across much of the Upper Bay and its tributaries have dropped into the upper 40s, which is perfect for firing up the striper bite.

Tidewise, we’ve got a low around 3:15 AM and a prime high tide at about 8:49 AM at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and folks near Chesapeake Beach saw a swing between about 0.4 and 1.7 feet this morning. Expect some movement and current for the AM bite. Another lower tide will pull through around 3:40 PM, so time your spots accordingly with that midday push for a classic late fall bite window. Sandy Point and the Bridge area tides fit the same rhythm today, so plan for moving water and fish on the move.

Now, on the striper front, it’s been truly hot out there. According to The Waters Edge YouTube fishing report from yesterday, the Choptank River saw a feeding frenzy of striped bass chasing bunker, with “combat fishing” conditions—tons of boats and birds, stripers blowing up on bait all over. Folks throwing metal flutter jigs like the FishLab Carnada, large paddle tails like the BKD, and wake baits are crushing nice fish. Swimbaits in white or chartreuse were top producers in the commotion. Live-lining spot or using fresh-cut menhaden is also working when you find the right school.

Most fish in the 20–30 inch slot are schooling mid-bay with some over-slots—release those big girls!—showing too. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge pilings, Love Point, and the mouths of the Magothy and Patapsco have all seen great action on mornings with falling temperatures. Surface blitzes are common wherever you see birds, especially just after sunrise on that moving tide.

White perch are schooling up deep around hard bottom in the rivers and creeks, hitting on small metal jigs and bottom rigs baited with bloodworms and grass shrimp. The Tackle Box Bait & Tackle shop confirms perch are staging up in the deeper holes around the Severn and South Rivers. There’s also a pick for catfish in the upper Bay, especially the Susquehanna and Patapsco, on cut bait or chicken liver.

And here’s a stunner from Maryland DNR researchers reported by The BayNet—they recently tagged and released the largest female Atlantic sturgeon ever documented in the Chesapeake system, right in the Marshyhope Creek. Sturgeon are endangered and must be released, but this is a sign of bay health and big fish potential in our waters.

For hot spots this week:
- The Choptank River mouth and Sharps Island Flats are lighting up with striper.
- The area around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge—especially the Eastern Shore side pilings—has produced consistent quality catches at first light and dusk.

Top-performing lures right now are:
- 6–7” BKD soft plastics in white, chartreuse, or electric chicken rigged on 1oz jig heads
- Metal flutter spoons
- Wake baits and large paddle tails
- For perch and bottom dwellers, go with a 1/2oz jigging spoon or a simple two-hook bottom rig with bloodworm.

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