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Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Spot, and More for Memorial Day Weekend

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Spot, and More for Memorial Day Weekend

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 Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Saturday, May 24, 2025, covering Baltimore and Washington D.C. waters.

Sunrise this morning was bright at 5:45 AM, and you can expect dusk right around 8:20 PM. Weather is shaping up with mild temps in the low 70s, partly cloudy skies, and a light breeze out of the south. Tides today are moderate with a morning high around 8 AM and a falling tide through midday, which should set the stage for some solid fishing through late morning into early afternoon.

Striped bass season is now open in most of the Bay, except for the Way North region which is closed until June 1. In the open areas, reports have been strong from Love Point down to the Bay Bridge with good numbers of slot fish being found, especially by trollers and those soaking live spot or cut bait. Fish are also being caught shallow around structure as the water has warmed above 70 degrees. If you're fishing the Middle Bay, hit the clean water around the Bay Bridge pilings or try the mouths of the tidal rivers where bait is congregating[1][2][3].

Spot have moved in thick around the Bay Bridge and mouths of local tributaries. Most are in the three to six inch range, making them ideal for live lining to striped bass. Chesapeake Sabiki rigs tipped with bloodworms or Fishbites have been the ticket for quantity. Some small croaker are mixed in but most are undersized for keeping[3].

If you’re in the mood for action, there’s also a good bluefish bite south of the bridge and even some big ones being reported near Calvert Cliffs. Flounder are putting on a show at the mouth of the Bay and the inshore seaside, but right here locally you’re best off targeting them on hard bottom with Gulp! swimming mullets or live minnows.

Black drum and red drum are still running strong on oyster beds on the Eastern Shore. For those heading further south, speckled trout and puppy drum are firing up in the rivers off Virginia waters, notably the Potomac and Rappahannock. Anglers fishing grass flats with soft plastics and scented paddletails are doing well. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has also seen a push of sheepshead on crab baits recently[1].

Best bait for stripers this week has been live spot, peeler crab, and cut menhaden. For lure anglers, 5-inch paddletails in white or chartreuse on a half-ounce jig have been a consistent producer, especially around structure and current seams.

Hot spots this weekend include the Bay Bridge pilings, Love Point, and the mouths of the Magothy and Patapsco Rivers. For a change of pace, try Six or Seven Foot Knolls for spot or drift the channel edges south of the bridge for bluefish[1][3].

Go get ‘em, fish smart, and tight lines from Artificial Lure.
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