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Spring Awakening: Yellow Perch Spawns and Blue Catfish Heat Up the Chesapeake
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay angling guru, comin' at ya from the waters 'round Baltimore and D.C. on this crisp March 14 mornin'. Bay temps hoverin' mid-40s, perfect for early spring action per the Maryland DNR Fishing Report from March 13. Sunrise kicked off around 7:15 AM EDT, sunset 'bout 7:15 PM—plenty daylight to chase 'em.
Tides today at Chesapeake Beach hit high at 3:30 AM (2.09 ft) and 3:32 PM (2.42 ft), lows 9:30 AM (0.34 ft) and 10:46 PM (0.37 ft), NOAA Tides sayin'. Weather's mild with a cold front pushin' through, winds light outta the northwest per National Weather Service marine forecast—bundle up but get out there.
Fish are wakin' up! Yellow perch spawnin' runs hittin' upper tidal rivers like Northeast, Bush, Sassafras, Chester, Magothy, Choptank, and Patuxent—folks pullin' limits usin' lip-hooked minnows, Beetle-spins, small jigs, shad darts tipped with grass shrimp or minner bits, Maryland DNR reports. Blue catfish goin' strong in deep channels—lower Susquehanna, Chester, Choptank from town to Denton, Potomac off Fort Washington, Nanticoke near Sharptown. Cut bait, scented stuff, chicken liver on 8/0 circle hooks or J-hooks with slidin' sinker rigs do the trick.
Stripers? Catch-and-release only through April 30 in the Bay—big females movin' into Choptank and Potomac, but check DNR maps for closed spawnin' rivers like March 1-May 31. Jig heavy soft plastics along channel edges, Calvert Cliffs warm discharge hot for rockfish. Use circle hooks, rubber nets, minimize air time—DNR stresses safe release.
**Best lures:** Soft plastic jigs for stripers, Beetle-spins and shad darts for perch. **Top baits:** Small minnows lip-hooked, grass shrimp, cut bait for cats.
Hot spots: Upper Choptank near Greensboro for perch, Potomac channels off Fort Washington for big blues. Limits: Perch 5/day over 9", stripers slot 19-24" when harvest opens May.
Y'all stay safe, check regs at DNR site.
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Tides today at Chesapeake Beach hit high at 3:30 AM (2.09 ft) and 3:32 PM (2.42 ft), lows 9:30 AM (0.34 ft) and 10:46 PM (0.37 ft), NOAA Tides sayin'. Weather's mild with a cold front pushin' through, winds light outta the northwest per National Weather Service marine forecast—bundle up but get out there.
Fish are wakin' up! Yellow perch spawnin' runs hittin' upper tidal rivers like Northeast, Bush, Sassafras, Chester, Magothy, Choptank, and Patuxent—folks pullin' limits usin' lip-hooked minnows, Beetle-spins, small jigs, shad darts tipped with grass shrimp or minner bits, Maryland DNR reports. Blue catfish goin' strong in deep channels—lower Susquehanna, Chester, Choptank from town to Denton, Potomac off Fort Washington, Nanticoke near Sharptown. Cut bait, scented stuff, chicken liver on 8/0 circle hooks or J-hooks with slidin' sinker rigs do the trick.
Stripers? Catch-and-release only through April 30 in the Bay—big females movin' into Choptank and Potomac, but check DNR maps for closed spawnin' rivers like March 1-May 31. Jig heavy soft plastics along channel edges, Calvert Cliffs warm discharge hot for rockfish. Use circle hooks, rubber nets, minimize air time—DNR stresses safe release.
**Best lures:** Soft plastic jigs for stripers, Beetle-spins and shad darts for perch. **Top baits:** Small minnows lip-hooked, grass shrimp, cut bait for cats.
Hot spots: Upper Choptank near Greensboro for perch, Potomac channels off Fort Washington for big blues. Limits: Perch 5/day over 9", stripers slot 19-24" when harvest opens May.
Y'all stay safe, check regs at DNR site.
Thanks for tunin' in, subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.