Maryland & Virginia · United States
Chesapeake Bay
BrackishThe largest estuary in the US is the nursery and migratory highway for East Coast striped bass. Trophy fish move through in spring, resident fish feed hard in fall, and a huge blue-catfish fishery runs all year.
- Water
- Brackish
- Best time
- Trophy stripers in spring, resident fish in fall; catfish year-round
Target species
- Striped bass (rockfish)
- Blue catfish
- Cobia
- Spanish mackerel
Recommended techniques
- Trolling
- Chumming
- Light-tackle jigging
Best time of year: Trophy stripers in spring, resident fish in fall; catfish year-round
Live conditions at Chesapeake BayCurrent wind, wave height, water temperature and tide times from the nearest NOAA stations — plus any active weather warnings.