Catch of the Week:
This week's Catch of the Week is Eric Galasso and his Largemouth Bass in the Upper Bay by Harve De Grace.
Submit your own catch of the week here and keep an eye out for your catch to be featured in one of our next Resource, Reports, and Fun Fish Fact articles!
Did you know?
Largemouth Bass are known to eat smaller fish, but also eat insects, frogs, or even small aquatic birds. Their great sense of smell helps them track their prey by following scent trails.
Weather (Click Here)
Along with checking the tides before you hit the water, take a last second look at the most updated weather report. Another rainy week is coming our way.
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
Third Quarter - “As it reaches the three-quarter point in its month, the Moon once again shows us one side of its disc illuminated and the other side in darkness. However, the side that we saw dark at the first quarter phase is now the lit side.”
Public Angler Access (Click Here)
Use the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Angler Access map to find new fishing spots in Maryland. Here are a few:
Centreville Landing: Queen Anne’s County (Centreville) on the Corsica River; 24-hour, year-round fishing for Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth and Striped Bass, White Catfish, White Perch, Yellow Perch, and Chain Pickerel, all vehicles with trailers must have a permit
Bogles Wharf: Kent County on the Chester River; Open 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. Year-round fishing for Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, White Catfish, White Perch and Yellow Perch
Kinderfarm Park: Anne Arundel County (Severna Park) includes multiple ponds; 7 a.m. - dusk, closed on Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas; Fishing for Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, and Chain Pickerel
Maryland Fishing Report- August 6th compiled by Lyndsie Pratt from Anglers Fishing and Hunting (Click Here)
Rockfish: Early this week, the live lining action continued up at Hodges Bar, Pooles Island and the Mouth of the Patapsco, but we are predicting that the storm will have pushed them further south.. Try jigging the bay bridge pilings or fishing around the bridge and Love Point with live spot or soft crab, or try trolling small spoons in that area! When trolling for rockfish keep your speed between 1.5 and 3 mph.
Bluefish: Bluefish are all over the middle bay from Thomas Point up to Love Point! Look for schools of breaking bait and cast in to them with metal jigs! Let the metal jig sink below the breaking fish then reel it in catch quickly to catch the larger ones. You can also troll for them with spoons on number one planers!
Speckled Trout: The eastern side of the bay will be the best bet for speckled trout, especially after the rain. Good areas have been the lower Choptank, the little Choptank and the Hoopers Island area, as well as the Tangier Sound. Look for points and grass beds, and use small paddletails on very light jig heads. White and pink continue to be the best colors!
White Perch: Use bottom rigs with bloodworms or fish bites to catch large white perch at the bay bridge, Tolly Point and Hackett Point. In the rivers, use a Chesapeake Sabiki rig over oyster beds or hard bottom, and cast spinners towards shoreline and structure.
Mackerel: As with rockfish, the storm has most likely pushed the Spanish Mackerel back south a little bit. We had reports of them up at Bloody Point and even towards Thomas Point prior to the rain, but your best bet now will be from the Choptank south. The best way to find them is to look for breaking bait fish. Use a metal jig like you would for bluefish, or troll your spoons at a faster speed, 7-9 mph.
Cobia: Chunking with cut alewife and using the live eels in the middle grounds and Virginia waters will most likely still be your best bet for cobia. You can also slowly troll surgical hoses, large spoons and live eels.
Red Drum: Puppy drum are being caught in the shallow waters of the lower bay on soft plastics! Large bull reds will be in deeper water often under schools of breaking fish. Use a heavier jig head and a large soft plastic, or troll large spoons.
Flounder: Flounder are in the lower bay as well!! Bottom bounce gulp over hard bottom or structure and look for ledges.
Crabbing: Crabbing is really picking up! The Severn River is hot, and the Magothy is getting better! Eastern Bay is also a great spot. Try splitting up your trot lines or traps and run some more shallow, 5-7 feet, and some deeper, 8-10 feet. Chicken necks or razor clams are the ticket!
This Weekend's Tide Predictions (Click Here)
Keep an eye on this weekends tide schedule. These are the predicted tides for the Western Shore of the Chesapeake from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Wednesday 8/12:
Low tide starting at 7:14 a.m. and again at 5:42 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:15 a.m. and again at 11:47 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:17 a.m.
Sunset: 8:04 p.m.
Thursday 8/13:
Low tide starting at 8:23 a.m. and again at 6:29 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:06 a.m. and again at 12:44 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:18 a.m.
Sunset: 8:03 p.m.
Friday 8/14:
Low tide starting at 9:21 a.m. and again at 7:22 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:56a.m. and again at 1:47 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:19 a.m.
Sunset: 8:02 p.m.
Saturday 8/15:
Low tide starting at 10:10 a.m. and again at 8:19 p.m.
High tide starting at 2:46 a.m. and again at 2:48 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:20 a.m.
Sunset: 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/16:
Low tide starting at 10:53 1.m. and again at 9:18 p.m.
High tide at 3:35 a.m. and again at 3:46 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:21 a.m.
Sunset: 7:58 p.m.