Above: Garrett Woerner, Michael Neuvel, and Nick Carneglia with their Rockfish ranging from 21" - 25" which they caught just South of Popular Island on November 9th.
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?
Yellow Perch lay eggs in long, connected ribbons rather than individual eggs.
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)
Waxing Crescent- “As the Moon moves eastward away from the Sun in the sky, we see a bit more of the sunlit side of the Moon each night. A few days after new Moon, we see a thin crescent in the western evening sky. The crescent Moon waxes, or appears to grow fatter, 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:
Reeses Landing: Talbot County (Cordova) on the Tuckahoe Creek; 4 a.m. - 11 p.m. fishing year-round for Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, White Catfish, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, and Largemouth Bass.
Cox Point Park: Baltimore County (Essex) on the Back River; Sunrise to Sunset, year-round fishing for Sunfish, Crappie, Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, and Yellow Perch
Maryland Fishing Report- November 13th compiled by Lyndsie Pratt from Anglers Fishing and Hunting (Click Here)
Rockfish: The best areas for Rockfish right now will be from Thomas Point south to the Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Beach and the mouth of the Choptank. Trolling channel edges in 50-60 feet of water has been the most productive method of fishing. The fish are primarily suspended in the middle of the water column, so you’ll want to keep a variety of inline sinkers on hand to vary your lure depth. Fish are still primarily biting on smaller, 6″ baits, but it’s a good time of year to upsize to bigger, 9″ baits. The most popular color has been white! Jigging is another productive tactic. Use heavier jig heads with 7″ baits and skirts.
Pickerel: Shallow waters of any of the rivers are a great place to catch pickerel! Try the Magothy, the Severn, or the Patapsco. Any of the Eastern Shore ponds are great spots as well! Use light, 1/8 oz-3/16 oz jig heads with 3.5-4 inch paddletails. Live minnows on a bobber also work great!
Perch Fishing: Yellow Perch are starting to show up in the shallows of the rivers and in the Eastern shore ponds as well! Minnows on a bobber will be your best bet! White perch are in deeper waters now, so you’ll want to use jigs or Chesapeake Sabiki rigs with grass shrimp, fish bites or small minnows. Look for ledges, points, underwater structure or oyster beds.
Snakehead: Snakehead are still biting! Minnows or mepps are definitely your best bet, and you will most likely find them in slightly deeper water, although we have heard some reports of them still hitting on Top Water up in the Middle River! Otherwise, Blackwater refuge and the surrounding areas or the upper Patuxent will be your best bet.
Black Sea Bass: This is an interesting one! We have been getting reports of Black Sea Bass being caught from the bay bridge south all summer, but they have been small. We are now starting to get reports of keeper sized (12.5″ or more) Black Sea Bass being caught on cut bait around the sewer pipe north of the bridge, the bridge and Thomas Point! Try a bottom rig around any kind of structure!
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 11/18:
Low tide starting at 2:04 a.m. and 12:37 p.m.
High tide starting at 6:56 a.m. and 7:49 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:53 a.m.
Sunset: 4:50 p.m.
Thursday 11/19:
Low tide starting at 3:01 a.m. and again at 1:32 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:52 a.m. and again at 8:44 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:54 a.m.
Sunset: 4:49 p.m.
Friday 11/20:
Low tide starting at 3:57 a.m. and again at 2:34 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:51 a.m. and again at 9:41 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:55 a.m.
Sunset: 4:48 p.m.
Saturday 11/21:
Low tide starting at 4:51 a.m. and again at 3:42 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:53 a.m. and again at 10:39 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:56 a.m.
Sunset: 4:48 p.m.
Sunday 11/22:
Low tide starting at 5:42 a.m. and again at 4:55 p.m.
High tide at 10:57 a.m. and again at 11:35 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:57 a.m.
Sunset: 4:47 p.m.