Chesapeake Bay anglers are facing a stark future — a future in which summertime fishing for striped bass, once a hallmark of Bay fishing, may become a distant memory. A century ago, fishing for ...

Anglers are now picking the days they fish based on weather, and there will be those sunny days with little wind that will invite anglers to wet a line. After December 10, the 2025 striped bass season ...

You just don’t keep throwing 40-pound plus Chesapeake Bay striped bass onto the scales at Chris’ Bait and Tackle Shop without the locals taking notice. That’s what Tim Nugent and his buddies began ...

Even before the big blow, extreme cold weather had pretty well ended successful striper fishing in the lower Chesapeake Bay off Eastern Shore. In her Christmas fishing report, Dr. Julie Ball noted ...

<p><br><P> The striped bass &mdash; known around the Chesapeake Bay area as rockfish &mdash; is the official state fish of Maryland and right now there are some prime specimens of this magnificent ...

AnnGardner Eubank Out on the bay, the wind has opinions and the water doesn’t negotiate. But when the rockfish are schooling and the rods start bending, you remember exactly why you’re there. The ...

Chesapeake: Contributed by Dr. Julie Ball. With the New Year upon us, many anglers are reflecting on the previous year with fond memories. Rockfish anglers in particular have little to complain about, ...