The Catch of the Week is Landon Burger with the redfish he caught while he was visiting Carolina Beach in North Carolina.
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!
Local Updates:
On September 10th 2020, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources recognized 26-year-old David Schrock of Woolford as the second official state record holder for the Florida Pompano in the Chesapeake Division. The record-breaking 5.05-pound fish was caught on Tilghman Island during Labor Day weekend. Read the full story here.
Every year, Arundel Rivers Federation surveys local streams to learn what types of fish are living there. At the 16 sampled sites for this year, there was a recorded total of 2,165 fish from 20 different species. Most of these sites were part of the stream restoration project. The Bacon Ridge Restoration Project had the best results. Before the restoration project, they found one species and 14 fish total. Since the project began, they found 6 species of fish and 200 fish total.
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 Crescent- “As it completes its journey and approaches new Moon again, the Moon is a waning crescent.”
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:
Cabin Creek Landing: Queen Anne’s County (Grasonville) on Cabin Creek and Prospect Bay; open 24 hours, year-round to fish for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Spot, Flounder, Croaker, and White Perch
Goodhands Creek Landing: Queen Anne’s County (Chester) on Goodhands Creek and Prospect Bay; open 24 hours, no night fishing year-round to fish for Striped Bass, Bluefish, spot, Mackerel, Flounder, Croaker, and White Perch
Maryland Fishing Report- September 11th compiled by Lyndsie Pratt from Anglers Fishing and Hunting (Click Here)
Rockfish: Rockfish are being caught all over the bay in a variety of different ways! Try top water lures in the early morning and evening around points, troll spoons on number 1 or 2 planers, or troll tandem rigs over channel ledges! The jigging bite above the bridge at Love Point, Seven Foot Knoll and Belvedere Shoals has also been hot! Chumming with fresh alewife at any of the points is also a good option, and spot are very easy to catch for live lining right now!
Mackerel/Bluefish: We are getting reports of Mackerel being back in the mid bay area, even in the Severn River! The largest concentrations of them will still likely be further south from Poplar Island or Chesapeake Beach down to the lower bay. Troll spoons on number 1 planers between 7-9 knots, or cast metal jigs or casting spoons. Bluefish are in the mix and can be caught using the same methods.
Perch/Spot: Perch really are everywhere! Look for them over hard bottoms and oyster beds and bottom fish with blood worms or grass shrimp, or use a two-hook sabiki rig. In the rivers and creeks, a small spinner or small rat-l-trap cast toward shoreline or structure will work great!! Bottom fishing for spot with bloodworms and grass shrimp in the main bay or near the mouths of the rivers is also successful. Jonas Green on the Severn River would be a great shore fishing spot for both perch and spot.
Please note: in the video we mention receiving perch pounders. Believe it or not, they have already sold out! We have a number of different perch lure options available though. Check with our pro-staff for their favorites!
Red Drum: The reports of puppy drum in the mid bay area continue to increase! They are being caught in the South River, the Severn River, from shore at Sandy Point, and even in the Patapsco. Many of them are nearing keeper size (18-27 inches). Fish for them with spinners, or soft crab. Bigger Bull Reds are still further south, and can be caught in the Tangier Sound using soft crab or peeler crab!
Speckled Trout: Speckled trout have been caught in both the South River and in Eastern Bay! Your chances of catching them will of course increase as you head south though. Look for rocky shoreline or grass beds and use a small 1/4 oz jig head with a paddletail.
Crabbing: Crabbing is outstanding just about everywhere right now! Both traps and trotline with chicken necks or razor clams are working well, and we’ve heard great reports from the Severn, the Magothy, the South River, Eastern Bay and the Choptank!
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 9/16:
Low tide starting at 11:26 a.m. and 11:08 p.m.
High tide starting at 4:44 a.m. and 5:05 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:49 a.m.
Sunset: 7:12 p.m.
Thursday 9/17:
Low tide starting at 12:02 p.m.
High tide starting at 5:31 a.m. and 5:56 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:50 a.m.
Sunset: 7:10 p.m.
Friday 9/18:
Low tide starting at 12:08 a.m. and again at 12:39 p.m.
High tide starting at 6:17 a.m. and again at 6:48 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:51 a.m.
Sunset: 7:09 p.m.
Saturday 9/19:
Low tide starting at 1:09 a.m. and again at 1:17 p.m.
High tide starting at 7:03 a.m. and again at 7:41 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:52 a.m.
Sunset: 7:07 p.m.
Sunday 9/20:
Low tide starting at 2:12 a.m. and again at 1:56 p.m.
High tide at 7:49 a.m. and again at 8:35 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:52 a.m.
Sunset: 7:05 p.m.
