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 Gibbous: "During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows thinner each night. We call this waning. Its shape is still gibbous at this point, but grows a little thinner each night.."
Maryland Fishing Report - September 9th, Composed by Lyndsie Pratt of Anglers Sports Center (Click Here)
Rockfish: The rockfish bite in our local Annapolis area has been great! It’s primarily a live lining and bait fishing bite. Live lining spot around the bay bridge pilings or any of the local lighthouses has been really productive. Soft crab or peeler crab is the best bet at any of the local shore fishing spots like Sandy Point, Kent Narrows, Romancoke and Matapeake. If you prefer to fish with lures, we are starting to see rockfish move into their fall patters in the rivers such as the Severn, Magothy, Patapsco and Chester. In the rivers, target points, structure and rocky shoreline and use Rat-T-l traps, jerk baits or paddletails on light jig heads. At first light and last light try top water! Both walk the dogs style and popping style topwater lures will work well, so bring a few different options and see what the fish bite on! Eastern Bay and Poplar Island are also good spots for shallow water and topwater fishing.
Spanish Mackerel: Mackerel are being caught as far north as Thomas Point, which is great news for all of us in the local Annapolis area! Troll size 0 or 1 spoons on #1 planers from Thomas Point down to the mouth of Eastern Bay and Poplar Island. Troll from 6-9 knots. You can also take metal jigs or casting spoons and cast them to breaking fish and birds! Don’t run through the schools of breaking fish, instead pull up on the edge of them and cast as far across them as you can. Then rip that metal jig back as fast as you can! There are of course still mackerel down around Chesapeake Beach, Breezy Point and the mouth of the Choptank as well, and you can fish for them in the same way!
Bluefish: Bluefish are mixed in with Spanish Mackerel all over the bay, and are actually being caught even further north, including Kent Narrows and the mouth of the Magothy! You can fish for them like you do Spanish Mackerel, and in most cases will catch a mix of both, but bluefish seem to be much more plentiful. To target bluefish specifically, you could slow your speed down slightly. Bluefish are also being caught using soft crab, and there have actually been several caught from shore!
Redfish: Bull reds are still being caught in decent numbers as far north as Chesapeake Beach. The pattern seems to be that they are feeding underneath of those schools of bluefish! If the redfish have been feeding on a lot of bait, it can be tough to entice a bite, so if you are marking them on your fish finder don’t be afraid to switch up lures and colors to find something that they will want to eat! Use 1.5 oz jig heads with 7-8 inch paddletails to jig for fish on the bottom, or try a popping cork with a 1/2 oz jig head!
Cobia: Cobia have also been caught as far north as the mouth of the Choptank, but your better bet is to head to Solomon’s or south. A lot of anglers have been having success trolling large surgical tubes or #2 or #3 planers at about 5-6 knots. Sight casting or chumming are also options, but trolling allows you to cover more ground to find those fish, since they are a little more spread out then the redfish!
Crabbing: Crabbing is still really good, especially in our western shore rivers such as the Magothy, Severn and South. Running a trotline with chicken necks or razor clams in 8-10 feet of water has really been producing. It will start to slow down soon, so get out there while you can!
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 9/14:
Low tide starting at 3:04 a.m. and again at 2:28 p.m.
High tide starting at 8:28 a.m. and again at 9:21 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:47 a.m.
Sunset: 7:16 p.m.
Thursday 9/15:
Low tide starting at 4:08 p.m. and again at 3:01 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:09 a.m. and again at 10:13 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:48 a.m.
Sunset: 7:14 p.m.
Friday 9/16:
Low tide starting at 5:16 a.m. and again at 3:37 p.m.
High tide starting at 9:54 a.m. and again at 11:05 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:48 a.m.
Sunset: 7:14 p.m.
Saturday 9/17:
Low tide starting at 6:24 p.m. and again at 4:22 p.m.
High tide starting at 10:45 a.m.
Sunrise: 6:49 a.m.
Sunset: 7:11 p.m.
Sunday 9/18:
Low tide at 7:27 a.m. and again at 5:16 p.m.
High tide starting at 12:01 a.m. and again at 11:44 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:50 a.m.
Sunset: 7:09 p.m.
Animal Cams (Click Here)
This week tune in to see some of the endangered species in our oceans. We are aiming to keep our oceans clean, and now that we can enjoy virtually watching these species in our oceans, let's make even more of an effort!
Beach Cam
Take a look at whats going on at your favorite East Coast beaches right now.
