The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a closure of the Chesapeake Bay striped bass recreational ...

A century ago, fishing for striped bass was centered on meals for the table. Then sportfishing boomed in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, with increased incomes, leisure and boat ownership.

Marylanders are out enjoying the outdoors as we find ourselves in the peak of the summer vacation season. Anglers are finding ...

It is not quite chiseled in concrete, but the regulations for Chesapeake Bay spring trophy striper season were set late Thursday morning at one fish per angler per day, between 28 and 35 inches ...

Here's what our striped bass fishing expert recommends for rods, reels, and lures. Plus tactics on targeting stripers year-round. ... mainly Chesapeake Bay, and straggles into North Carolina.

Through Dec. 10: Striper season in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, including Maryland’s side of the Potomac River. Creel is one rockfish per day per angler. Slot size is ...

Striped bass populations in the lower Chesapeake Bay are not doing well, marking the second year in a row for below-average numbers in Virginia waters. According to a 2024 survey from the Virginia ...

Under the new rules proposed by the department, Chesapeake Bay anglers wouldn’t be able to catch and keep rockfish, also known as striped bass, until May 16 next year.

Maryland is taking a new approach to protect a vital fish species found in the Chesapeake Bay. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:03:39 GMT (1742983419662) Story Infinite Scroll ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY - The Chesapeake Bay's striped bass population continues to show concerning trends, with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reporting a sixth consecutive year of ...

It was a customer who typically booked striped bass fishing ... The coming-of-age of the rockfish born in 2015 — the last time there was a truly robust birth year for stripers in the Chesapeake.