http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/ Southern Maryland fishing news and information. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/182/Chesapeake-Bay-Tidal-Fishing-Report--August-2-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/182/Chesapeake-Bay-Tidal-Fishing-Report--August-2-2010.html A new Chesapeake Bay tidal fishing report just came in from Striper Dave. He reports on monster red drum in the Potomac River area, spotty spanish mackerel, breaking blues and stripers, and nice spot and croaker showing up in numbers now. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/179/Chesapeake-Bay-Tidal-Fishing-Report--July-21-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/179/Chesapeake-Bay-Tidal-Fishing-Report--July-21-2010.html Striper Dave just submitted this Chesapeake Bay Tidal Fishing report with the highlight being the report of a new pending IGFA 20lb Line Class World Record Cobia caught by Dr. Julie Ball in the lower Chesapeake. It was caught back in mid-June, but we are just getting word. What a great catch! Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/178/Coastal-Angler-Magazine-announces-Smartphone-App-for-Anglers.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/178/Coastal-Angler-Magazine-announces-Smartphone-App-for-Anglers.html Coastal Angler Magazine has announced its new fishing and boating-centric Smartphone application, Fish On, which provides up-to-the-minute information at the touch of a button on all the areas that can affect a days fishing or boating. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/177/REPORT-Afternoon-Pond-Fishing-Yields-Panfish-Bass-and-Snakehead.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/177/REPORT-Afternoon-Pond-Fishing-Yields-Panfish-Bass-and-Snakehead.html An afternoon of fishing with an old friend and his two boys yields some excitement for the kids with some nice bream, a couple small bass, and what is becoming an average size snakehead at 23 inches (photo and video). Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/176/ALERT-NRP-Searches-for-Missing-Boater-on-Potomac-River-BUPDATEDB.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/176/ALERT-NRP-Searches-for-Missing-Boater-on-Potomac-River-BUPDATEDB.html UPDATED The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) continue to search for a boater missing from an accident that occurred at 9 p.m. June 29 on the Potomac River, 2 miles west of the Route 301 bridge. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/175/PHOTO-Nice-Bluefish-out-of-Buzzs-Marina.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/175/PHOTO-Nice-Bluefish-out-of-Buzzs-Marina.html Great photo of a nice 8lb bluefish caught near Cornfield Harbor on June 14, 2010. Photo and report courtesy of Buzz\'s Marina. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/174/Hit-and-Run-Boating-Accident-in-Chesapeake-Bay.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/174/Hit-and-Run-Boating-Accident-in-Chesapeake-Bay.html The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) are investigating a hit and run boating accident that occurred near Thomas Point Light, Chesapeake Bay between Fishing Creek and South River at 2:30 pm on Saturday, June 5. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/173/PODCAST-Maryland-Fishing-Line--June-4-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/173/PODCAST-Maryland-Fishing-Line--June-4-2010.html We have got a lot planned for today - my good friend Dave Yost, or Striper Dave, is going to call in with a tidal fishing report. He has information on rockfish, drum, flounder, white perch and I think croaker. We\'ll talk some freshwater fishing and touch a little on the ocean scene. We will check out what is happening throughout our whole family of fishing websites. Sun, 30 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/172/PHOTO-Buzzs-Marina-Croaker-Fishing-Report.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/172/PHOTO-Buzzs-Marina-Croaker-Fishing-Report.html This croaker fishing report just came in from Christy down at Buzz\'s Marina. Looks like croaker fishing out of Buzz\'s is really heating up. This looks to be THE hot spot on the Bay right now in Southern Maryland for the hardhead. Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/171/First-Reports-of-Breaking-Bluefish.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/171/First-Reports-of-Breaking-Bluefish.html We got the first report of breaking bluefish from Buzz\'s Marina in Ridge, MD. Not many more details than that at this point, but here\'s a nice photo of angler Chuck Diamond with the first bluefish to come into the marina for 2010! Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/170/New-Fishing-Jetty-Slated-for-Sandy-Point.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/170/New-Fishing-Jetty-Slated-for-Sandy-Point.html This is great news for the Maryland shorebound tidal angler! The Baltimore Sun is reporting today that the O\'Malley administration has set aside $550,000 to rebuild the stone jetty north of the Bay Bridge. Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/169/Maryland-Tidal-Fishing-Report--May-25-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/169/Maryland-Tidal-Fishing-Report--May-25-2010.html Here is the latest fishing report for Maryland\'s tidal waters including the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic beaches. It looks like the striper bite is shifting away from the trophy fish to the resident fish, white perch and croaker action is starting to heat up as is flounder fishing, and the beaches are seeing a nice run of stripers. This report was put together and filed by Dave Yost, aka Striper Dave. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/168/MD-DNR-Asks-Anglers-To-Catch-And-Kill-Snakehead-Fish.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/168/MD-DNR-Asks-Anglers-To-Catch-And-Kill-Snakehead-Fish.html The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that they are required by regulation to kill Northern Snakehead fish, if caught and kept. Snakehead fish, an invasive species, have started to thrive in the Potomac River and its tributaries. Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/167/Tidal-Water-Fishing-Report--May-17-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/167/Tidal-Water-Fishing-Report--May-17-2010.html Dave Yost, aka Striper Dave, just dropped me a series of reports gathered from his resources from around the Bay and Ocean City. Looks like trolling action might be slowing down a bit and some chumming is starting to take place. Spot are showing up just in time for some live-lining and flounder and croaker are finding their way into the box. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/166/PODCAST-Maryland-Fishing-Line-Report-May-14-2010.html http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/news/166/PODCAST-Maryland-Fishing-Line-Report-May-14-2010.html Welcome to the Maryland Fishing Line! Just as another reminder - For those of you who were tuning into the podcast last fishing season you will remember we were a \"rockfish only\" fishing forecast. For 2010 we are changing up the format and covering the entire state of Maryland and touching all aspects of fishing - freshwater, tidal and saltwater and the ocean scene.