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Lower Potomac teems with striped bass in late season

The lower Potomac River offers strong striped bass fishing opportunities through December 31, 2025, as pre-spawn migratory ...
You’ll get no argument from me that not only is bottom fishing on the tamer side of Chesapeake Bay angling, it can also be at times outright boring. It doesn’t take a whole lot of skill, effort or ...
Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...
I’m going to let you in on a secret: schoolie striped bass aren’t difficult to catch. If they’re in feeding mode, they’ll take a whack at just about anything that mimics a small baitfish as long as it ...
Striped bass hooked in the New Jersey surf on a T-Hex metal—a variation of the classic diamond jig. Photo Courtesy of Matt Farrell. Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle ...
The fall run of striped bass is on its final act, while tautog and sea bass fishermen are hunting the wrecks for big fish ...
Striped bass fishing is hot. Anglers are catching keepers (28 inches to less than 31 inches) in our bays, estuaries, salt ponds, and out in front from Watch Hill to the Sakonnet River. Block Island is ...
Although I’ve fished most of my life, I’d never employed a style of fishing quite like this. As a result of the higher-than-normal water conditions from recent rains and the location we needed to ...
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Maryland fishing report for Dec. 12, 2025

Anglers are now picking the days they fish based on weather, and there will be those sunny days with little wind that will ...
New Melones trout hitting, Kyle Wise reported. Delta stripers and sturgeon on a tear, Alan Fong said. Rankings key below: 4: ...
The big striped bass were hitting in the surf on Island Beach State Park Monday morning as the fall run keeps giving anglers opportunities to land a fish. Grumpy's Tackle in Seaside Park received a ...
Recently planted rainbows are taken on Speedy Shiners or T-Bone Tackle spoons at depths from the surface to 25 feet. Besides ...