A nice 21-inch striped bass caught in the Severn River at sunrise on November 10th by our own editor James Houck.
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?
When we discuss "Saving the Bay" we are talking about more than just the 200-mile-long bay, but we are also talking about 50 major rivers and streams that feed the bay and even the rivers and streams that pour into those. The full watershed is ab out 64,000 square miles.
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- “The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.”
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:
Otter Creek Roadside: Harford County (Edgewood) on the Otter Point Creek; Sunrise to Sunset fishing year-round for Sunfish, Catfish, and Largemouth Bass.
Fairlee Landing: Kent County (Chestertown) on the Fairlee Creek; 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. year-round fishing for Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, White Catfish, White Perch, Yellow Perch, and Chain Pickerel
Maryland Fishing Report- November 6th compiled by Lyndsie Pratt from Anglers Fishing and Hunting (Click Here)
Rockfish: As November progresses, we expect that the rockfish bite will continue to move south. The bite north of the Bay Bridge is indeed starting to slow, but we are still getting decent reports from the Patapsco, the Chester, the mouth of the Magothy, Hackett Point and they Bay Bridge. As we move south, Thomas Point, Bloody Point, Eastern Bay, and Poplar Island are really starting to pick up. A lot of fishermen are having success trolling tandems and umbrellas in deeper water. Use larger in-line sinkers, up to 12 oz, to get your lures down to the 30-35 ft range. The same goes for jigging! Use 1-1.5 oz jig heads to get those lures down deeper. Now is also the time to increase the profile of your baits. Use 7-8 inch plastics to attract those larger, mid 30 inch fish! Lastly, don’t forget about bait fishing! Chumming and using fresh alewife at any of the classic points can be very successful this time of year!
Perch: It’s a fun time of year to white perch fish, because you can often find large schools of nice sized fish in deeper water (15 feet or more) and jig for them! Use a Chesapeake Sabiki rig with small pieces of bloodworms or fishbites, or use a small metal jig! Look for them over ledges and hard bottom.
Yellow Perch are also starting to show up in some of the rivers! Try using a live minnow on a bobber in shallow water.
Pickerel: This is a great time of year for pickerel fishing! Use paddletails or live minnows on a bobber in the shallow waters of any of the rivers or in any of the Eastern Shore ponds such as Tuckahoe or Wye Mills! The Annapolis Waterworks Park is also a great spot, but a pass is required.
Snakehead: The Snakehead is slowing down a little bit at Blackwater and in the western shore rivers, but it’s still there! Try going to Blackwater with live minnows, or fish the patuxent with chatterbaits or mepps spinners. The bite will slow down more as the weather gets colder, so get out there while it’s still on!
Crabbing: Crabbing has slowed down quite a bit but is still worth doing! You just want to set your traps in deeper water, up to 20 feet. Try the Severn, the Magothy or the South 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 11/11:
Low tide starting at 7:35 a.m. and 7:51 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:54 a.m. and 1:34 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:45 a.m.
Sunset: 4:55 p.m.
Thursday 11/12:
Low tide starting at 8:15 a.m. and again at 9:00 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:48 a.m. and again at 2:32 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:46 a.m.
Sunset: 4:54 p.m.
Friday 11/13:
Low tide starting at 8:55 a.m. and again at 10:05 p.m.
High tide starting at 2:40 a.m. and again at 3:27 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:47 a.m.
Sunset: 4:53 p.m.
Saturday 11/14:
Low tide starting at 9:35 a.m. and again at 11:07 p.m.
High tide starting at 3:31 a.m. and again at 4:20 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:48 a.m.
Sunset: 4:52 p.m.
Sunday 11/15:
Low tide starting at 10:17 a.m.
High tide at 4:21 a.m. and again at 5:12 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:50 a.m.
Sunset: 4:52 p.m.
