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Weather (Click Here)
Before you hit the trails or set up camp, make sure to take a second glance at the weather for this weekend!
Today's Moon Phase according to NASA (Click Here)
Waning Crescent: "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."
Maryland Fishing Report - November 26th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt of Anglers Sports Center (Click Here)
Rockfish: Finding birds still seems to be the way to go out there! There are definitely fish on channel ledges, around structure, and at the mouths of the rivers, but if you aren’t catching and see birds, go to the birds! Sometimes the birds will move or lay down, but the fish could very well still be there. Jigging is typically best, using heavier jig heads to get down to the bottom where those bigger fish will be hanging out. Metal jigs are working very well too. The schools of fish are often smaller with a few bigger fish mixed in, but we’ve also gotten reports of schools of more quality size fish (in the mid 20 inch range.. there are some 30s out there but not as many as what we would like to see!) You can also troll channel edges. You will want to use larger, 7-10 inch baits, and fish are in deeper water, from 30-60 feet. Look for submerged structure and reefs in the depth of water, and for ledges. If you can find a ledge that gradually drops from 30-60 feet, that would be a great place to troll over or drift over while jigging!
Red Drum: We got some awesome surprise reports of nice sized red drum still being caught all the way up to Chesapeake Beach and the mouth of the Choptank! They are being caught while fishing for rockfish, so the standard straight tail plastic or paddletail on a jig head is what you want to use! You can’t really target specifically this time of year, but it’s exciting to still see them. You just never know what you might find mixed in with those rockfish!
Black Sea Bass: We are still seeing large number of small black seabass being caught in the middle bay! We aren’t seeing many keepers yet, but that may change as we progress into the winter. They have moved into deeper water, from 30-50 feet and are schooled up over structure so once again you will want to look for those reefs! Use metal jig tipped with squid and bounce them off the bottom!
Pickerel: Head into the tributaries and creeks for pickerel! Target structure such as docks and downed trees, X-Rap baits are working great as well as live minnows. Use a slip bobber so that you can adjust the depth over 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 12/1:
Low tide starting at 7:52 a.m. and again at 9:14 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:36 a.m. and again at 2:33 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:06 a.m.
Sunset: 4:44 p.m.
Thursday 12/2:
Low tide starting at 8:31 a.m. and again at 10:19 p.m.
High tide starting at 2:27 a.m. and again at 3:25 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:07 a.m.
Sunset: 4:44 p.m.
Friday 12/3:
Low tide starting at 4:33 a.m. and again at 3:14 p.m.
High tide starting at 3:19 a.m. and again at 4:17 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:08 a.m.
Sunset: 4:44 p.m.
Saturday 12/4:
Low tide starting at 10:00 a.m.
High tide starting at 4:12 a.m. and again at 5:09 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:09 a.m.
Sunset: 4:44 p.m.
Sunday 12/5:
Low tide at 12:16 a.m. and again at 10:49 a.m.
High tide starting at 5:06 a.m. and again at 6:01 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:10 a.m.
Sunset: 4:44 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to watch the Atlantic Puffins at our own National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Beach Cam
In the winter months we all long for the beach. Take a look at whats going on at your favorite East Coast beaches right now.
