Not to say that’s where and how Chesapeake Bay recreational fishing began. In the latter half of the 19th century, after the Civil War, gentleman sporting clubs sprouted along the bay.

Bluefish have dominated the Chesapeake Bay from Hooper’s Island Light to Smith Point, with schools breaking on peanut bunker ...

Somewhere in the vast Chesapeake Bay, there’s a fishing spot known as Ed’s Lump. It is believed to be the remnants of a giant oyster reef, rising from deep water to within 24 feet of the ...

Anglers in St. Mary’s County can expect a bountiful Fourth of July weekend in 2025, with favorable tides and active fish populations in the Patuxent River, Potomac River, and Chesapeake Bay, according ...

Cobia are drawing the attention of most anglers fishing from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel up the entire bayside of the ...

Maryland swimmer to tackle 24-mile swim from Bay to Inner Harbor BALTIMORE - Ultramarathon swimmer and Maryland native Katie Pumphrey is looking to make history with what she calls "a love letter ...

Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue.

Chesapeake Bay anglers are facing a stark future — a future in which summertime fishing for striped bass, once a hallmark, may become a distant memory.

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Maryland commercial fishing groups argued to a Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday that an interstate commission’s regulations on striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay violates the ...

Finding yourself smack dab in the middle of a full-blown bluefish-Spanish mac blitz is as close to angling heaven as you can get on the Chesapeake Bay.

For 40 years, the DMV has worked to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Now, a new report shows that those efforts have been disappointing.

BALTIMORE — Somewhere in the vast Chesapeake Bay, there’s a fishing spot known as Ed’s Lump. It is believed to be the remnants of a giant oyster reef, rising from deep water to within 24 ...