CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. — Bluefish have dominated the Chesapeake Bay from Hooper’s Island Light to Smith Point, with schools breaking on peanut bunker throughout the first week of July 2025, according to ...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials submitted a proposed “baseline reset” for recreational striped bass ...

Since 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has implemented numerous changes to recreational and commercial fishing regulations in their efforts to improve striped bass survival rates. Wh ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Addendum III for public comment, introducing a new plan aimed at rebuilding the Chesapeake Bay's striped bass population ...

The Chesapeake Bay isn’t just a body of water. It’s Maryland’s beating heart, a place where families bond over striped bass fishing, where small businesses thrive and where generations have built ...

No saltwater gamefish is more associated with fall than the striped bass. From late September through the winter months, the migration pushes thousands of these fish down the coast from north of New ...

Atlantic striped bass season began May 16 on the Chesapeake Bay amid mounting tensions between fishing industry groups and regulatory agencies. A federal lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District ...

Under the new rules, recreational anglers will be limited to keeping one striped bass per day, instead of the previous limit of two stripers. Photo by Will Parson / Chesapeake Bay Program On Tuesday, ...