Yellow perch are moving up several of the Chesapeake Bay’s tidal rivers that support spawning areas. White perch are also on the move in many areas.
As blue catfish become larger, they have an exceedingly large appetite for spring spawning fish. It is an excellent idea to target the blue cats in the middle to upper sections of the region’s tidal rivers.
The upper Potomac River is providing excellent fishing for smallmouth bass this week and walleye can also be part of the mix.
Early spring is a wonderful time to target chain pickerel in both the tidal and nontidal waters of Maryland. The thick grass beds that they love to hide in during the summer months are absent, and the pickerel often can be found holding near sunken wood.