Catch of the Week:
This week's "Catch of the Week" is submitted by our own Editorial Director James Houck with this 13.5 inch Yellow Perch caught on 7/2 in the upper creeks of the Severn River.
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?
The State Record for a Yellow Perch caught is 2.2 lbs. by Niles Pethel on 11/29/1979 in Marsh Creek.
Weather (Click Here)
Along with checking the tides before you hit the water, take a last second look at the most updated weather report. It is supposed to be a wet and rainy weekend!
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
Waning Gibbous – “The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows 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 are a few:
Jonas Green State Park: Anne Arundel County (Annapolis) on the Severn River; License free fishing area for white perch, croaker, bluefish, and striped bass; 24-hour pier fishing.
Unicorn Lake: Queen Anne's County (Millington) on the Chester River; Year-round fishing Sunrise to Sunset for Largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, chain pickerel, and yellow perch
Carrs Wharf: Anne Arundel County (Mayo) on the Rhode River; Easy access, year-round fishing from sunrise to sunset for White perch, yellow perch, striped bass, and sunfish
Fishing Reports
FishTalk Magazine (Click Here): “When it’s time to shift gears, break out your trolling gear or head to the hard bottom at the mouth of the Choptank or Chesapeake Beach to load up on spot and white perch. We were excited to hear from a reader who did catch a couple speckled trout in the Choptank this week. Live-liners have been having some luck at Thomas Point, Breezy and Bloody Points, and Hacketts. Alltackle let us know that these popular areas are likely to be packed this weekend, and you’ll want to stake out a spot early. These locations are producing a mix of (very) undersized and a few keeper fish.
While there’s plenty of bluefish hype coming from areas further south, it seems the bluefish and mackerel still haven't made their way into the Middle Bay in good numbers yet. Two readers who checked in with us tried trolling spoons in the Hooper Island to Solomons area, and between the two of them caught just one blue and a dink striper.
On the perch front, David Rudow reports that perch bite is strong in the creeks of the South River, where casting Mepps spinners with chartreuse blades and white hair has been proving quite effective.”
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 7/8:
Low tide starting at 1:25 a.m. and again at 3:14 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:17 a.m. and again at 8:41 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:48 a.m.
Sunset: 8:34 p.m.
Thursday 7/9:
Low tide starting at 2:18 a.m. and again at 3:48 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:59 a.m. and again at 9:31 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:49 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Friday 7/10:
Low tide starting at 3:13 a.m. and again at 4:21 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:41 a.m. and again at 10:22 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:50 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Saturday 7/11
Low tide starting at 4:13 a.m. and again at 4:53 p.m.
High tide starting at 10:21 a.m. and again at 11:16 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:50 a.m.
Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
Sunday 7/12
Low tide starting at 5:19 a.m. and again at 5:25 p.m.
High tide at 11:03 a.m.
Sunrise: 5:51 a.m.
Sunset: 8:32 p.m.