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Chesapeake Bay Spring Spawning Run: Stripers, White Perch, and Hot Catfish Spots
Published 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report.
Water temperatures across the Bay are sitting in the low to mid 50s right now, with some of the smaller streams and sunny spots warming up toward the low 60s. We're looking at average flows and clarity across most of the Bay and rivers, but keep an eye on those tidal currents—they're running above average thanks to the full moon that just passed.
The striped bass are on the move, and they're heading upriver to spawn. The upper Bay below the Abby Point to Worton Point line is open for catch-and-release through April 30. Focus on those channel edges in the low salinity zones—that's where the big females are staging before they spawn. If you're trolling, remember six lines max with barbless hooks and no stingers. Cut bait means non-offset circle hooks only, and leave the eels at home during this season.
White perch are running strong right now. Head up the North East, Sassafras, Bush, Gunpowder, Chester, or Magothy rivers—they're spawning and eager to bite. Small jig heads tipped with grass shrimp or bloodworm are working great. The Denton area on the Choptank River and below Hillsboro on the Tuckahoe Creek are absolute hot spots for white perch action.
Hickory shad have arrived in the Susquehanna River and Deer Creek. If you're in the lower Potomac around Fletcher's or Little Falls in D.C., you can catch them on small flashy spoons and shad darts.
Blue catfish are everywhere and hungry. The tidal Potomac, Patuxent, and Nanticoke rivers are loaded with them. Cut bait or scented baits work best—circle hooks are your friend.
For largemouth bass, they're feeding aggressively in the shallows near cover. Try crankbaits, jerkbaits, and paddletails around grasses and fallen timber.
The Susquehanna River mouth and Chester River mouth hold some of the largest blue catfish in the region. That's where you want to be if you're after trophy cats.
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Water temperatures across the Bay are sitting in the low to mid 50s right now, with some of the smaller streams and sunny spots warming up toward the low 60s. We're looking at average flows and clarity across most of the Bay and rivers, but keep an eye on those tidal currents—they're running above average thanks to the full moon that just passed.
The striped bass are on the move, and they're heading upriver to spawn. The upper Bay below the Abby Point to Worton Point line is open for catch-and-release through April 30. Focus on those channel edges in the low salinity zones—that's where the big females are staging before they spawn. If you're trolling, remember six lines max with barbless hooks and no stingers. Cut bait means non-offset circle hooks only, and leave the eels at home during this season.
White perch are running strong right now. Head up the North East, Sassafras, Bush, Gunpowder, Chester, or Magothy rivers—they're spawning and eager to bite. Small jig heads tipped with grass shrimp or bloodworm are working great. The Denton area on the Choptank River and below Hillsboro on the Tuckahoe Creek are absolute hot spots for white perch action.
Hickory shad have arrived in the Susquehanna River and Deer Creek. If you're in the lower Potomac around Fletcher's or Little Falls in D.C., you can catch them on small flashy spoons and shad darts.
Blue catfish are everywhere and hungry. The tidal Potomac, Patuxent, and Nanticoke rivers are loaded with them. Cut bait or scented baits work best—circle hooks are your friend.
For largemouth bass, they're feeding aggressively in the shallows near cover. Try crankbaits, jerkbaits, and paddletails around grasses and fallen timber.
The Susquehanna River mouth and Chester River mouth hold some of the largest blue catfish in the region. That's where you want to be if you're after trophy cats.
Thanks for tuning in, and don't forget to subscribe for more Bay fishing intel.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot 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.