Chesapeake Bay

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jun 4, 2025

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

59 Fishing Reports

427 Followers

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Texas Rigs (Worming)
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Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
2
Football Jigs
1
Grass Jigs
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Fishing Reports

59 Reports on Chesapeake Bay

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Tim Miles
Gold Ambassador
5/29/25
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Bladed Jigs
- Structure
  Laydowns
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  62°
Fished the Upper Chesapeake Bay out of Havre de Grace, MD and got onto a productive pattern almost immediately. We started fishing during dead low tide and caught fish in a three foot ditch that ran along a lily pad field. Good largemouth had vacated the pads and positioned themselves in the ditch while the water was low. They willingly ate the Jack Hammer when it was brought past them as they sat in the ditch. The bite slowed significantly as the tide began to rise, but once it began to fall again, the bite got hot. At that time, we moved to a steep bank and began catching lots of good largemouth on laydowns using the Jack Hammer. As the tide got lower, the fish positioned themselves off the ends of the laydowns in deeper water, but they still continued to eat the Jack Hammer. In fact, most of the fish inhaled the Jack Hammer. I hadn't experienced such an aggressive bite in a while!
JP
Silver Ambassador
5/24/25
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Neko Rigs
- Structure
  Docks
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  63°
The Tatula Elite Chris Johnston Ned Rig rod is the rod you want for Neko rigging. It's a soft tip medium action rod. Perfect length, action, and power. Skipping docks and grass edges i worked that neko during the slack tides. There are lots of good neko baits but I lean towards the Daiwa one most of the time. Just gets bit. That VMC neko hook is special as well. They stay pinned!
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°
Casting a 3/8 chatterbait up onto a small wind blown shallow pocket (1’-3’) surrounded by arrowhead just outside the creek channel on an outgoing tide. You could see groups of bull minnows busting around the edges of the arrowhead. Lots of activity from white perch in the area as well. Gold blades and chartreuse are must haves for me when fishing tidal Chesapeake tributaries.