Chesapeake Bay
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Chesapeake Bay Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Texas Rigs (Worming)6
- Frogs/Toads2
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)2
- Football Jigs1
- Grass Jigs1
Largemouth Bass16 Reports
Striped Bass5 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
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Christopher Hinds
Bronze Ambassador
5/5/25
Species
Northern Snakehead
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
71°
Polka Pig
Bronze Ambassador
5/31/24
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Summer
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Docks
Rockhold Creek to the West
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Alewife
Found a few stripers early, just before sunrise. Had 6 or 8 blow-ups on the Zara Super Spook. Boated a 21" keeper and a few juveniles. Then switched to jerkbaits as the sun was up. Caught several more including a 23". That was our limit so back to the ramp by 07:00.
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