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1. November Way South and Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

   … two ounce heads, in the same color patterns. Light-tackle trolling with plugs including red/white MirrOlures has also … as if the weather doesn’t wanna budge at this point. Trolling for stripers has been incredibly popular at this … remain the more consistent areas for stripers. Trolling is on the up-swing, with umbrella rigs leading the …

2. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November 2019

   … edges are providing a great bite for anglers jigging and trolling. Jiggers have been doing well with chartreuse, … the mid-20s Emily Teagle caught this 26-incher trolling umbrellas in the Rappahannock. Nice fish, Emily!! … on while scanning the horizon with binoculars for birds, or trolling Sassy Shad and umbrellas with six-inch baits, has …

3. Middle Chesapeake Bay fishing Report, September 2021

   … macks and three blues plus hordes of lizard fish while trolling near Bloody Point. So yeah, we’re getting pretty … an uptick in the striper action in the river and mentioned trolling small bucktails near shore was producing fish. … the False Channel, and Chesapeake Beach to Herring Bay. Trolling spoons behind planers and Spoonbrella rigs was the …

4. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, June 2024

   … tremendous numbers and Contributor Eric Packard spent a day trolling tubes there to no avail. The AIC ventured down to … likely be better the further south you go and chumming or trolling may be the best move until the south breeze gives … behind number one or two planers has done the trick. Trolling between three and five knots works well for the …

5. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, October 2025

   … including Colonial Beach, Coltons Point, and Lewisetta. Trolling in depths of 15’ to 40’ seems to be the ticket. … blue catfish bite last week. Down on the Rappahannock, the trolling bite for stripers has been slow, but a few boats … shows this week, and boats fishing on the Rappahannock are trolling up some fish along the main channel edges at the …

6. Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, August 2022

   … cobia were caught. Many anglers have switched over to trolling 18-inch tube hoses to cover more ground in search … that the blues were hitting his 18-inch hoses while he was trolling for cobia. Mackerel have been seen rocketing out of … moving fast and casting to them was tough. Throwing the trolling rods over with small Clark spoons has allowed boats …

7. April Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 2019

   … Mid-week update, 4/30 - We're hearing that trolling just off the mouth of the Potomac is now … with some boats catching up to five trophies in a day of trolling. Although fishing for stripers hasn’t been … Box reported that the vast majority of guys have been trolling the Potomac from Piney Point south, around Cove …

8. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, August 2023

   … producing a lot of Spanish mackerel and bluefish for boats trolling small Drone and Clark spoons. Good sized flounder … they are good at picking the bait off the hook. Boats trolling along the oceanfront off Virginia are catching a mix of bluefish and Spanish mackerel while trolling Drone or Clark spoons, along with some cutlassfish. …

9. Gearing Up Part III: Choosing the Ideal Jigging Gear

   … Gearing Up, Part II: Choosing The Best Chesapeake Bay Trolling Gear Tags …

10. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 2019

    … Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 31 Update: Trolling still seems to be the most productive means of … Upper Bay has been producing fish just north of the bridge. Trolling still seems to be the most productive means of … locations is a good tactic.  Fishbones recommends trolling light tackle, such as small tandems, spoons, and …