Chesapeake Bay Baltimore Washington D.C. Daily Fishing Report

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Dive into the latest updates with the "Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore/Washington D.C. Fishing Report Today" podcast. Stay informed on daily fishing conditions, tips, and hotspots in the Chesapeake Bay area, including detail-rich reports for Baltimore and Washington D.C. Ideal for anglers of all levels, our expert hosts deliver timely advice on bait, tackle, and the best catches. Tune in for your essential fishing guide in the Chesapeake region! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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news · society & culture · sports

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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

354 episodes in the feed.

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   19 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Striper Bite: Chesapeake Bay's Morning Flood Tide Setup

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for the Baltimore–D.C. stretch. We’ve got a classic early-summer pattern setting up. Around the mid‑Bay and mouth of the Patapsco, tides today are running a pre‑dawn low, then a strong incoming through the morning, easing to high mid‑day, then a softer outgoing into the evening. That building morning flood is your best bet for a solid bite along channel edges and structure. Weather across the upper Bay is light to moderate southwest breeze, generally 5–12 knots, with warm, muggy air and water temps in the low to mid‑70s. Skies are partly cloudy with good windows of sun, enough to push bait up but not so bright that fish get lockjaw. Sunrise is right around a little after 5:30 a.m. locally, with sunset a bit after 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got generous dawn and dusk feeding windows. Rockfish have been the main show. Recent reports from local charter captains and marina docks around Port Covington, Fort McHenry, and the Key Bridge have put keeper stripers coming on live spot, soft plastics, and bucktails worked near the shipping channel edges and bridge pilings. Schoolie stripers are plentiful, with some mid‑20‑inch fish mixed in; the bigger keepers have been coming early and late or in deeper current seams. Best artificial offerings right now: - 4–5 inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in chartreuse/white or “electric chicken” on 1/2–1 oz jig heads - White or yellow bucktail jigs tipped with a small paddletail or pork rind - Topwater walkers in bone or silver/black at first light along points and rip lines If you’re bait‑soaking, peeler crab, live spot, and fresh cut menhaden have been producing. Bloodworms are still drawing white perch and the odd striper along piers and rock piles. Speaking of perch, the white perch bite around piers in Middle River, the Magothy, and the shallows off Bodkin Point has been steady. Small shad darts, 1/8‑oz jigheads with Gulp! minnows, and bits of bloodworm or grass shrimp under a float will keep the rod bent. Catfish are thick in the upper reaches of the Patapsco and Potomac tribs; fresh cut bait on fish‑finder rigs will find them fast. A few speckled trout and puppy drum have been sneaking into the lower stretches toward the mouth of the Bay and the lower Potomac; early risers throwing small paddletails in natural bunker or shrimp colors over grass flats have been rewarded. Couple of hot spots to circle: - The Key Bridge and adjacent channel edges: drifting live bait or jigging plastics along the pilings on the incoming tide for stripers. - The mouth of the Patapsco and shipping channel ledges off Fort McHenry down to Seven‑Foot Knoll: vertical jigging and trolling small spoons and bucktails around bait schools. Plan your trip around that morning flood tide or the last light outgoing, keep an eye on the bird activity, and match your lure size to the local bay anchovies and peanut bunker. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more local 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

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   18 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Stripers and Perch: Playing the Mid-Bay Tide Window

   This is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for the Baltimore–D.C. corridor. We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up. Around the mid‑bay, tide tables from NOAA show a pre‑dawn incoming tide rolling through the Key Bridge and Hart–Miller area, topping out mid‑morning, then draining hard through early afternoon, with a smaller evening flood. Sunrise is right around 5:40 a.m., sunset near 8:35 p.m., giving you a long light window to play the tides. Weatherwise, local marine forecasts are calling for a warm, muggy day: morning temps in the upper 60s pushing into the low 80s by afternoon, light southwest winds 5–10 knots, and only a slight chop on open water. Skies are partly cloudy, which is great—enough light to see but dim enough to keep fish comfortable in the upper water column during the early bite. Recent reports from local tackle shops and charter skippers up and down the western shore say rockfish are still the headliners. Keeper stripers have been coming off shallow structure at first light: think rip‑rapped points in the Patapsco, ledges and humps around the Key Bridge, and the flats near Hart–Miller and Pooles Island. Most folks are picking a handful of fish per outing, with the better crews putting 5–10 solid schoolies in the boat, plus plenty of shorts. White perch action has been steady in the upper rivers—the Patapsco, Magothy, and Severn—especially around dock pilings and channel edges. Bankside anglers are reporting decent numbers of hand‑size perch, with the odd bigger slab mixed in. A few speckled trout and small red drum are starting to trickle into the lower western shore creeks and around the mouths of the Choptank and South River, typical of this time of year. For lures, early and late in the day you can’t go wrong with small to mid‑size **paddle‑tail swimbaits** on 1/4–3/8 oz jigheads in chartreuse, pearl, or olive over white. Topwater plugs—Zara Spook‑style walkers and poppers—are putting on a show at dawn and dusk around points and rip lines; just remember to pause the bait when a fish blows up. Metal spoons and 1 oz jigging spoons are working when stripers push bait deeper around channel edges. If you’re soaking bait, **soft crab**, cut menhaden (bunker), and bloodworms are the staples. Bloodworms or small grass shrimp on a high‑low rig are deadly for perch around piers and bridge pilings. For catfish in the upper Bay and lower Susquehanna reach, cut gizzard shad or chicken liver is putting fish in the cooler. A couple of local hot spots to put on your list: - **Francis Scott Key Bridge / Patapsco Mouth** – Work the bridge pilings, current seams, and nearby channel ledges on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing. Good shot at schoolie stripers and the occasional better fish. - **Hart–Miller Island and Pooles Island area** – Drift or slow‑troll jigs along the drop‑offs, or cast swim shads across the shallow bars at first light. Perch and the odd trout are also showing on the inside edges. If you’re bank fishing, check out the **Fishing Pier at Ft. Smallwood Park** or **North Point State Park** for perch, stripers, and catfish, especially on that evening tide. That’s the latest from around the Bay. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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   17 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Striper Bite: Bay Bridge to Patapsco – Light Winds, Prime Tides

   This is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for the Baltimore–Washington corridor. We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern. Around Baltimore, BWI and Bay weather outlets are calling for morning temps in the upper 60s climbing into the upper 80s, light southwest breeze 5–10 knots, and mostly clear skies with some afternoon haze. NOAA marine forecasts have the main stem of the Bay running a light chop, so it’s friendly for small center consoles and kayaks if you stay smart around the shipping channel. Local tide tables for Fort McHenry and Sandy Point show an early morning high followed by a late-morning drop, then an afternoon push. That falling tide mid-morning is the money window: it pulls bait off the flats and stacks predators on the points, rip lines, and channel edges. Sunrise is right around the 5:40 a.m. mark, sunset just after 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got generous low-light periods at both ends of the day. Reports from area tackle shops and charter skippers over the last few days say the upper and mid-Bay are giving up steady **striped bass**, schoolie to mid-20-inch fish with a few bigger out front of the Patapsco and off Love Point. White **perch** are thick on hard bottom and around dock pilings, with a mix of small **spot** and the odd **croaker** showing up on bloodworms and shrimp. Around the Bay Bridge pylons and deeper rock piles, folks are also picking a few **bluefish** and small **weakfish** when the tide’s moving. Fish activity has been best dawn through about 9 a.m., then again in the last two hours before dark. Midday, the bite hasn’t shut off, but you’ve got to go deeper or tighter to structure. Think bridge pilings, channel edges in 20–40 feet, and shaded marinas. For lures, local favorites are doing work: - For stripers: 4–5 inch soft-plastic paddletails on 1/2 to 1 oz jig heads in chartreuse, white, or opening-night purple. Also small metal spoons and jigs worked vertically around bridge pilings and channel marks. - For topwater at first light: walk-the-dog plugs and small poppers over shallow points and riprap. - For perch and spot: tiny shad darts tipped with grass shrimp, 1/16 oz jigs, or plain bottom rigs with bloodworms. For bait, you can’t beat live spot or soft crabs for larger stripers when you can get them. Cut bunker, peeler crab, and bloodworms are reliable producers. Grass shrimp under a float will keep kids busy with perch all morning around marina pilings. A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart: - **Bay Bridge area**: Work the rock piles and pilings on the eastern side during moving tide with jigs and live bait. The bridge has been giving up consistent stripers plus perch tight to the structure. - **Mouth of the Patapsco / Key Bridge zone**: Current edges and shipping channel drops are holding schoolie stripers; look for birds picking and bait dimpling, then cast paddletails or small metals into the life. Closer to D.C., the tidal Potomac is still producing bass and catfish, but if you’re targeting saltier species, you’ll want to slide east toward the main Bay. That’s your on-the-water scoop from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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