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Chesapeake Bay Fishing
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| | | The Chesapeake Bay offers a wealth of sport fishing opportunities. Favorite Chesapeake Bay species include rockfish, bluefish, drum, speckled trout, flounder, spot, and croaker. Look below for regulations, reports, and resources for fishing Maryland and Virginia's Chesapeake Bay waters. If you're looking for some great Chesapeake Bay fishing advice, Rudow's Guide to Fishing the Chesapeake is a good resource.
The Chesapeake Bay Program's Bay Field Guide has good information on the types of fish that live in the Bay. They have pictures and information on where each type of fish lives and what it eats. And it covers, everything, not just the game fish. So if you ever wondered what's in the water, this is a good reference. | Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports:Capt. Jim's Fishing Reports. Fishing reports for the middle Chesapeake Bay area. Maryland Chesapeake Bay Fishing report provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Chesapeake Bay-wide fishing reports for Maryland waters updated weekly. Chesapeake Angler. Monthly fishing reports Tidal Fish. Has fishing reports and a Chesapeake Bay fishing forum. | | | 
Rudow's Guide the Fishing the Chesapeake Bay, with detailed charts show over 550 specific hotspots and 35 public shoreline fishing hotspots. See more details and purchase online from Amazon.com | Going Fishing? Know the RegulationsMake sure you're legal. Fishing regulations are different for Maryland and Virginia waters. Know the proper Chesapeake Bay fishing regulations and licensing requirements.
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| Chesapeake Bay Fishing Charters:View our Charter Boat Listings - Find charter boats available throughout the Chesapeake Bay region There are Chesapeake Bay Charter fishing boats operating throughout the Maryland and Virginia regions of the Bay. If you want to be assured of a good day of Chesapeake Bay fishing, taking a charter is a great option. Most Chesapeake Bay towns have at least a few fishing charters operating out of their port. Some of the larger charter fleets are located in Deale, Chesapeake Beach, Solomons, Kent Island, and Reedville are popular places for charter fishing boats to depart from. Charter captains know where the fish are and how to catch them. They will provide the fishing tackle and bait and they'll ice down your catch for you. BayDreaming.com's Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing Directory will point you to the websites for fishing charter captains in the Chesapeake Bay area.
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PRO-KNOT Fishing Knots Saltwater Edition
Easy to read drawings on waterproof plastic cards are perfect to carry on your boat or in your tackle box.
Includes the best knots to use with lines of all materials - fluorocarbon, braided and monofilament. Make reliable terminal tackle connections, leader to line, line to line and loop knots. Knots illustrated are: Improved Clinch Knot, Palomar Knot, Seaguar Knot (floro to mono knot), Bimini Twist, Offshore Swivel Knot, Albright Special, Uni Knot, Surgeon's Knot, Double Uni Knot, Surgeon's End Loop, San Diego Knot (braided, floro or mono knot), Dropper Loop, Rapala Knot.
| Waypoints:There are several websites available that list Chesapeake Bay Loran and GPS waypoints for fishing and boating use. We've gathered links to these sites and have provided them below.
Careful Catch:
Help conserve our Chesapeake Bay resources by only keeping the fish you'll use and releasing the rest for another day. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has released a fact sheet with helpful information on how to safely practice catch and release fishing. Chesapeake Bay Fishing Links:Chesapeake Angler Magazine. The online version of the monthly Chesapeake Bay fishing magazine. Includes fishing articles and charter fishing boat directory. Virginia Marine Angler's Guide. From the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Includes a guide to Virginia's saltwater fishes, saltwater fishing tournament information, and licensing requirements.
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