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Sizzling Rockfish Bite and Surging Bluefish in the Chesapeake Bay - June 6, 2025 Update
# CHESAPEAKE BAY FISHING REPORT: JUNE 6, 2025
Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing update for the Chesapeake Bay region.
The sun rose at 5:45 AM today and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight hours to get on the water. Tide-wise, we've got high tide at 5:36 AM and 6:03 PM, with low tide coming in at 11:22 AM. The tidal coefficient is dropping slightly today, from 52 yesterday to the high 40s by evening.
Let me tell you, the fishing action across the Bay is absolutely sizzling right now! The rockfish (striped bass) bite has been phenomenal this week, especially in the Upper Bay where the Magothy and Patapsco Rivers are producing monster catches. Anglers casting topwater plugs and paddle tails at shoreline structure are having tremendous success during early morning and evening hours.
In the Middle Bay, the Bay Bridge continues to be a hotspot with many folks either live-lining spot or jigging plastics. Your best bet is targeting depths between 10-20 feet with 4-6 inch jigs in the ½ to 1 oz range. The Eastern Shore rock piles have also been consistently productive.
Down in the Lower Bay, the St. Mary's and Potomac Rivers are on fire with a nice mix of rockfish, speckled trout, and small red drum. Recent reports indicate that schools of bull red drum are moving up the Bay with cobia following close behind.
Bluefish have shown up earlier than usual this year and are mixing in with the rockfish throughout the middle sections of the Bay. If you're targeting blues, metal spoons or jigs will save your plastic baits from destruction.
White perch action is heating up in the Upper Bay creeks, with Perch Hounders and other spinners proving effective. For bait fishermen, bloodworms or grass shrimp on sabiki rigs are your best options.
For those looking to fill the cooler, spot and croaker are slowly moving into the shallows and can be caught on sabiki rigs tipped with bait. Small black drum have also been reported in the Middle Bay area, with peeler crab being the bait of choice.
Hot spots for this weekend: For an epic adventure, hit the former Key Bridge area or Pooles Island with 4-6 inch baits. Thomas Point and Poplar Island are producing consistently for those targeting structure. And if you're after the trophy catches, the Upper Bay between Love Point and Tolchester seems to be holding the biggest stripers in the Bay right now.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's report, folks! Make sure to subscribe for more up-to-date fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing update for the Chesapeake Bay region.
The sun rose at 5:45 AM today and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight hours to get on the water. Tide-wise, we've got high tide at 5:36 AM and 6:03 PM, with low tide coming in at 11:22 AM. The tidal coefficient is dropping slightly today, from 52 yesterday to the high 40s by evening.
Let me tell you, the fishing action across the Bay is absolutely sizzling right now! The rockfish (striped bass) bite has been phenomenal this week, especially in the Upper Bay where the Magothy and Patapsco Rivers are producing monster catches. Anglers casting topwater plugs and paddle tails at shoreline structure are having tremendous success during early morning and evening hours.
In the Middle Bay, the Bay Bridge continues to be a hotspot with many folks either live-lining spot or jigging plastics. Your best bet is targeting depths between 10-20 feet with 4-6 inch jigs in the ½ to 1 oz range. The Eastern Shore rock piles have also been consistently productive.
Down in the Lower Bay, the St. Mary's and Potomac Rivers are on fire with a nice mix of rockfish, speckled trout, and small red drum. Recent reports indicate that schools of bull red drum are moving up the Bay with cobia following close behind.
Bluefish have shown up earlier than usual this year and are mixing in with the rockfish throughout the middle sections of the Bay. If you're targeting blues, metal spoons or jigs will save your plastic baits from destruction.
White perch action is heating up in the Upper Bay creeks, with Perch Hounders and other spinners proving effective. For bait fishermen, bloodworms or grass shrimp on sabiki rigs are your best options.
For those looking to fill the cooler, spot and croaker are slowly moving into the shallows and can be caught on sabiki rigs tipped with bait. Small black drum have also been reported in the Middle Bay area, with peeler crab being the bait of choice.
Hot spots for this weekend: For an epic adventure, hit the former Key Bridge area or Pooles Island with 4-6 inch baits. Thomas Point and Poplar Island are producing consistently for those targeting structure. And if you're after the trophy catches, the Upper Bay between Love Point and Tolchester seems to be holding the biggest stripers in the Bay right now.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's report, folks! Make sure to subscribe for more up-to-date fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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By Quiet. Please# CHESAPEAKE BAY FISHING REPORT: JUNE 6, 2025
Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing update for the Chesapeake Bay region.
The sun rose at 5:45 AM today and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight hours to get on the water. Tide-wise, we've got high tide at 5:36 AM and 6:03 PM, with low tide coming in at 11:22 AM. The tidal coefficient is dropping slightly today, from 52 yesterday to the high 40s by evening.
Let me tell you, the fishing action across the Bay is absolutely sizzling right now! The rockfish (striped bass) bite has been phenomenal this week, especially in the Upper Bay where the Magothy and Patapsco Rivers are producing monster catches. Anglers casting topwater plugs and paddle tails at shoreline structure are having tremendous success during early morning and evening hours.
In the Middle Bay, the Bay Bridge continues to be a hotspot with many folks either live-lining spot or jigging plastics. Your best bet is targeting depths between 10-20 feet with 4-6 inch jigs in the ½ to 1 oz range. The Eastern Shore rock piles have also been consistently productive.
Down in the Lower Bay, the St. Mary's and Potomac Rivers are on fire with a nice mix of rockfish, speckled trout, and small red drum. Recent reports indicate that schools of bull red drum are moving up the Bay with cobia following close behind.
Bluefish have shown up earlier than usual this year and are mixing in with the rockfish throughout the middle sections of the Bay. If you're targeting blues, metal spoons or jigs will save your plastic baits from destruction.
White perch action is heating up in the Upper Bay creeks, with Perch Hounders and other spinners proving effective. For bait fishermen, bloodworms or grass shrimp on sabiki rigs are your best options.
For those looking to fill the cooler, spot and croaker are slowly moving into the shallows and can be caught on sabiki rigs tipped with bait. Small black drum have also been reported in the Middle Bay area, with peeler crab being the bait of choice.
Hot spots for this weekend: For an epic adventure, hit the former Key Bridge area or Pooles Island with 4-6 inch baits. Thomas Point and Poplar Island are producing consistently for those targeting structure. And if you're after the trophy catches, the Upper Bay between Love Point and Tolchester seems to be holding the biggest stripers in the Bay right now.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's report, folks! Make sure to subscribe for more up-to-date fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing update for the Chesapeake Bay region.
The sun rose at 5:45 AM today and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight hours to get on the water. Tide-wise, we've got high tide at 5:36 AM and 6:03 PM, with low tide coming in at 11:22 AM. The tidal coefficient is dropping slightly today, from 52 yesterday to the high 40s by evening.
Let me tell you, the fishing action across the Bay is absolutely sizzling right now! The rockfish (striped bass) bite has been phenomenal this week, especially in the Upper Bay where the Magothy and Patapsco Rivers are producing monster catches. Anglers casting topwater plugs and paddle tails at shoreline structure are having tremendous success during early morning and evening hours.
In the Middle Bay, the Bay Bridge continues to be a hotspot with many folks either live-lining spot or jigging plastics. Your best bet is targeting depths between 10-20 feet with 4-6 inch jigs in the ½ to 1 oz range. The Eastern Shore rock piles have also been consistently productive.
Down in the Lower Bay, the St. Mary's and Potomac Rivers are on fire with a nice mix of rockfish, speckled trout, and small red drum. Recent reports indicate that schools of bull red drum are moving up the Bay with cobia following close behind.
Bluefish have shown up earlier than usual this year and are mixing in with the rockfish throughout the middle sections of the Bay. If you're targeting blues, metal spoons or jigs will save your plastic baits from destruction.
White perch action is heating up in the Upper Bay creeks, with Perch Hounders and other spinners proving effective. For bait fishermen, bloodworms or grass shrimp on sabiki rigs are your best options.
For those looking to fill the cooler, spot and croaker are slowly moving into the shallows and can be caught on sabiki rigs tipped with bait. Small black drum have also been reported in the Middle Bay area, with peeler crab being the bait of choice.
Hot spots for this weekend: For an epic adventure, hit the former Key Bridge area or Pooles Island with 4-6 inch baits. Thomas Point and Poplar Island are producing consistently for those targeting structure. And if you're after the trophy catches, the Upper Bay between Love Point and Tolchester seems to be holding the biggest stripers in the Bay right now.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's report, folks! Make sure to subscribe for more up-to-date fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.