EASTON, MARYLAND — Striped bass fishing has kicked into gear along the tidal rivers and Bay, with Eastern Bay and the mouth of the Choptank named as two places to look, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in its Nov. 4 fishing report.
Main Bay surface and river-mouth water temperatures are holding in the low 60s. Smaller rivers and streams are in the low to mid-50s. Bay salinities are running higher than normal because of continued dry conditions, the report said.
In the middle Bay, anglers are finding success casting paddletails, crankbaits and topwater lures in the morning and evening. Kent Narrows is another spot named for striped bass and white perch this time of year. At the mouths of the major tidal rivers and along steep channel edges, schools of striped bass are feeding on bay anchovies and juvenile menhaden; diving gulls mark fish pushing bait to the surface.
When the striped bass fishing is not so hot and heavy, trolling can be a good alternative, the report said, with heavy inline weights needed to get tandem-rigged bucktails or umbrella rigs down to the fish, and chartreuse a go-to fall color.
White perch are leaving shallow summer water for deeper water in the lower tidal rivers, where oyster bars are a good place to look for them, the report said. Tidal currents are expected to run above average from Thursday through the rest of the week because of the new moon on Nov. 9.
Eastern Bay and the Choptank mouth are among the places the report names.
Source: Maryland DNR
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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