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Did You Know?
Striped Bass are a predator of the White Perch.
Weather (Click Here)
Along with checking the tides before you hit the water, take a last second look at the most updated weather report.
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
Waning Gibbous- “During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows thinner each night. We call this waning. Its shape is still gibbous at this point, but grows a little thinner each night.”
Public Angler Access (Click Here)
Use the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Angler Access map to find new fishing spots in Maryland. Here's an example:
Stemmers Run Lake: Cecil County (Earleville) on Stemmers Run Lake; Year-round fishing for Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, and Northern Snakehead
Hammerman Small Boat: Baltimore County (Middle River) on the Gunpowder River; 8 a.m. - Sunset, year-round fishing for Sunfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch, and Catfish
Maryland Fishing Report- October 30th compiled by Lyndsie Pratt from Anglers Fishing and Hunting (Click Here)
Rockfish: Fishing is still great all over the Chesapeake Bay! The mouths of any of the rivers and inside of the rivers are great places to fish. Try the Potapsco, the Chester, the Magothy or the Severn! The bite north of the bridge is still pretty hot, but we are also getting reports of bigger fish moving north. Try heading down to Thomas Point, the Eastern Bay and Poplar Island. Jigging, trolling, and bait fishing are all productive methods right now. Upsize your plastics a little bit to 7 inches, and add skirts to bulk up the profile. Additionally, we often find that the fish move in shallow after rain storms, so these next few days would be a great time to try fishing paddletails in shallow water! Top water in shallow water should also be good. Last but not least, chumming at any of the points is still a good strategy!
Pickerel: Pickerel are also in all of the rivers! Try heading up to the shallow waters of the Magothy or the Severn! Use small paddle tails or xraps! Any of the Eastern Shore ponds such as Wye Mills, Tuckahoe and Smithville are also good spots for them.
Perch: White perch are in deeper water and can be found over hard bottom. The mouth of the Magothy is a good place to fish for them! Yellow perch are starting to shop up as well! Fish for them with a minnow on a bobber in the shallow waters of the rivers.
This Weekend's Tide Predictions (Click Here)
Keep an eye on this weekend’s tide schedule. These are the predicted tides for the Western Shore of the Chesapeake from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Wednesday 11/04:
Low tide starting at 2:04 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:00 a.m. and 7:37 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:37 a.m.
Sunset: 5:02 p.m.
Thursday 11/05:
Low tide starting at 2:52 a.m. and again at 1:10 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:46 a.m. and again at 8:19 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:38 a.m.
Sunset: 5:01 p.m.
Friday 11/06:
Low tide starting at 3:42 a.m. and again at 1:57 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:36 a.m. and again at 9:07 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:40 a.m.
Sunset: 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 11/07:
Low tide starting at 4:33 a.m. and again at 2:54 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:31 a.m. and again at 10:00 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:41 a.m.
Sunset: 4:59 p.m.
Sunday 11/08:
Low tide starting at 5:22 a.m. and again at 4:03 p.m.
High tide at 10:31 a.m. and again at 10:58 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:42 a.m.
Sunset: 4:58 p.m.
