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Fall Fishing Report

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Marcie is ready for fall trolling
with her newly rebuilt Penn setup.

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     Maryland Chesapeake Bay Fishing

Fishing in the Middle Bay is ready to turn on as temperatures cool and schooling fish makes themselves known under working birds. Try topwater Rockfish with casting plugs, and jigs in the deeper zones. Bluefish and Spanish Mackeral will also be around for awhile biting trolled metal spoons Bottom fishing should remain good on the hard bottoms with White Perch being the most abundant as the weather turns to Fall. Stay close to the shell bottoms and fresh bait is always best.

Light tackle trolling is always a mainstay, with bucktails, hoses and spoons rounding out a good arsenal of baits to drag. Stay away from the soft plastics here as the Bluefish are still around and make short work of anything soft and plastic. As we inch closer toward the latter part October the big Rockfish will begin to move back into the Bay… making their migration to spawning grounds. The traditional big fish rigs are in order here and don’t be surprised if an early entrant into the Bay bends over a light trolling rig that you have set for smaller fish. For the big fish, umbrella rigs with shad trailers, big spoons and the like fished mid-depth should produce results on channel and near-channel edges. Fall can produce some of the best fishing of the year, grab your gear…and Let’s Go!

Learn your meter and stay away from "fish symbol" settings, using "arches" instead. It’s good practice to take your meter home in the Winter months as newer units can be interfaced on your PC for some great hands-on instructional demos.

Load the truck and bring the dog. Let's Go Fishin'.

 

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Maryland Chesapeake Bay Angler's Fishing Report
Rockfish, White Perch, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel