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Chesapeake Bay Stripers and Blues Heating Up This April Morning
Published 1 week, 5 days ago
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay angling guru, comin' atcha with the straight scoop on fishin' around Baltimore and D.C. this fine Sunday mornin', April 19, 2026, at 3 AM Eastern. Skies are clearin' up after last night's drizzle, with temps hoverin' in the mid-50s, light WSW winds at 5-10 knots—perfect for an early start before it warms to the low 60s. Sunrise hits around 6:25 AM, sunset 'bout 7:40 PM, givin' ya a solid 13+ hours of light.
Tides are pumpin' today—high coefficient at 105, per Tides4Fishing charts. Expect high tide 'round 12:40 PM near Baltimore Harbor, low slack mid-mornin' and evenin'. Fish are feedin' hot durin' the incoming, especially 2 hours before peak flood.
Action's been steady post-spawn. Locals report solid stripers hittin' 20-40 inches, with keeper rockfish limits from Middle River and upper Bay. White perch are schoolin' thick in the shallows, and catfish are prowlin' the channels—dozens boated yesterday alone off Kent Island. Croakers startin' to show early, blues crashin' topwater at dawn.
Go with **chartreuse soft plastics** like 4-inch paddle tails on 1/4-oz jigheads for stripers—mimic those peanut bunker. Topwater poppers at first light for blues. Live bloodworms or menhaden chunks rule for perch and cats; cut bait if you're driftin' bottom.
Hot spots? Hit the ship channel off Hart-Miller Island for stripers, or Rocky Point flats for perch—both fire right now.
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Tides are pumpin' today—high coefficient at 105, per Tides4Fishing charts. Expect high tide 'round 12:40 PM near Baltimore Harbor, low slack mid-mornin' and evenin'. Fish are feedin' hot durin' the incoming, especially 2 hours before peak flood.
Action's been steady post-spawn. Locals report solid stripers hittin' 20-40 inches, with keeper rockfish limits from Middle River and upper Bay. White perch are schoolin' thick in the shallows, and catfish are prowlin' the channels—dozens boated yesterday alone off Kent Island. Croakers startin' to show early, blues crashin' topwater at dawn.
Go with **chartreuse soft plastics** like 4-inch paddle tails on 1/4-oz jigheads for stripers—mimic those peanut bunker. Topwater poppers at first light for blues. Live bloodworms or menhaden chunks rule for perch and cats; cut bait if you're driftin' bottom.
Hot spots? Hit the ship channel off Hart-Miller Island for stripers, or Rocky Point flats for perch—both fire right now.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! 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.