To see the latest water clarity conditions, check Eyes on the Bay Satellite Maps. Expect average water clarity in Maryland’s waters. There will be above average tidal currents through Thursday as a result of the June 4 full moon. However, there are still plenty of cool, well oxygenated areas in the Bay to pursue gamefish.Įxpect below average flows all week. Avoid fishing below 20 feet in these areas. Some areas of very low oxygen are present in the bottom waters from Swan Point down to Bloody Point, as well as in the Potomac River near Colonial Beach. Warmest Bay waters will be found near the surface as well as near river mouths.īay salinity is still above average. Main Bay surface water temperatures have risen since last week to the low 70s. These conditions will keep water temperatures rising for game fish in Maryland waters.
It will be a beautiful week ahead with continued warm weather and low winds. Ask a neighbor or friend who doesn’t fish to join you and pick up this great pastime. Maryland’s free fishing days are the first two Saturdays in June and the Fourth of July. All other fishing laws and regulations will apply on those days. During a free fishing day, a person may catch and possess finfish in the tidal and nontidal waters of Maryland for recreational purposes without an angler’s license, Chesapeake Bay sportfishing license, or any fishing stamp normally required by the Department of Natural Resources. Maryland will host the second of three license-free fishing days June 10. Be sure to carve out time for some fishing adventures in Maryland’s varied waters. Graduations and school dismissals are setting our younger anglers free to spend more time outdoors. Remember that under new coastwide regulations, striped bass longer than 31 inches in length must be released. Kristen D’Amore-Benko caught and released this 40-inch striped bass in the surf on Assateague Island in mid-May.
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