Chesapeake Bay Fishing

The latest Chesapeake Bay fishing news; information on fishing seasons, regulations, and tournaments; along with stories and destination pieces from fishermen on the Chesapeake Bay.

June 24, 2016
According to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), any person desiring to take or catch finfi
June 8, 2016
I considered opening this month’s column with Thoreau’s quote about men becoming the tools of their tools, but that seemed way too pompous (besides I’m not really sure what it means).
May 31, 2016
Rich Howard of Edgewater, MD had quite a surprise when he pulled up his crab trap over Memorial Day weekend. Inside was a 7 lb., 26" Northern Snakehead.
May 17, 2016
I first met Bernard “Lefty” Kreh at the Coastal Conservation Association’s (CCA) 16th annual Lef
April 29, 2016
There are a number of ways to present a trolled lure to deep dwelling big rockfish, and here we look at a few.
April 25, 2016
If you want to catch a keeper flounder in Maryland, your odds range from fair to pretty good if you fish off of Ocean City or in its back bays.
April 21, 2016
For many fishermen, the April 16 Chesapeake striper opener kicks off the fishing season, and that makes the timing of this month’s column on landing nets all the better.
April 18, 2016
The Bay was pretty much a parking lot of fishing boats on Maryland's opening day for rockfish season, Saturday
April 14, 2016
Yesterday we spent the afternoon with legendary fly fisherman Bernard "Lefty" Kreh.