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)
Third Quarter: "As it reaches the three-quarter point in its month, the Moon once again shows us one side of its disc illuminated and the other side in darkness. However, the side that we saw dark at the first quarter phase is now the lit side."
Maryland Fishing Report - July 17th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt of Anglers Sports Center (Click Here)
White Perch: It’s a great time of year to target White Perch in both the creeks an rivers and in the main bay! In shallow water, cast spinners or small paddletails towards the shore and structure. In deeper water, use a bottom rig or a Chesapeake Sabiki rig with a variety of bait. Small pieces of soft crab, razor clam, lug worm or fishbites all work well! Grass shrimp also work especially well this time of year, and are very easy to catch! Take a net with a small mesh and scrape it along any dock pilings or rock. You’re sure to scoop up plenty of grass shrimp that can be used as bait! Look for perch over hard bottom in 10-20 feet of water.
Catfish: Catfish are a fun species to target all over the bay! Great spots locally include the Severn, the Magothy, Podickory Point, Hackett Point, the Chester and Kent Narrow. Alewife is the most popular bait to use for them, but a variety of baits work well including herring, mullet, shrimp, chicken livers, razor clams, soft crab and peeler crab and much more!
Speckled Trout: The speckled trout bite continues to be very good on the eastern shore side of the bay, as far north as Eastern Bay! The further south you go, the better chance you have of catching a really nice big trout! We love to fish for them by casting 3-4 inche paddletails on 3/16, 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig heads, but bait fishing for them can actually be very effective. Try using soft crab or peeler crab!
Redfish and Cobia: Further south in the bay, around the Maryland/Virginia line the redfish and cobia bite is really starting to pick up. Most people are sight casting for them using large jigs. Use anywhere from 7-10 inch plastics on 1-2 oz jig heads! Trolling surgical hoses and chumming can also be effective, but until the bite picks up even more, covering some ground to find them is normally the way to go!
Crabbing: Crabbing in our area continues to be very good! Pull traps are still working well, but running a trotline is proving to me more effective if you are looking to catch your bushel limit. Both chicken necks and razor clams are producing! Try the Severn River, Magothy, Chester, Wye River or Eastern Bay!
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 7/20:
Low tide starting at 5:52 p.m. and again at 5:36 p.m.
High tide starting at 11:14 a.m.
Sunrise: 5:57 a.m.
Sunset: 8:28 p.m.
Thursday 7/21:
Low tide starting at 7:09 p.m. and again at 6:15 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:26 a.m. and again at 12:02 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:57 a.m.
Sunset: 8:27 p.m.
Friday 7/22:
Low tide starting at 8:23 a.m. and again at 6:54 p.m.
High tide starting at 1:16 a.m. and again at 12:54 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:58 a.m.
Sunset: 8:26 p.m.
Saturday 7/23:
Low tide starting at 9:30 a.m. and again at 7:35 p.m.
High tide starting at 2:23 a.m. and again at 1:49 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:59 a.m.
Sunset: 8:25 p.m.
Sunday 7/24:
Low tide at 10:26 a.m. and again at 8:20 p.m.
High tide starting at 3:15 a.m. and again at 2:47 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:00 a.m.
Sunset: 8:25 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
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Beach Cam
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