ANNAPOLIS — Fishing is often about the adventure of exploring a new place to fish, or the challenge of fishing for a new species, and it always helps when you have the company of family or friends.
Landon Derbyshire of Eden, Maryland recently became became the 13th FishMaryland Master Angler and only the second youth angler to reach that milestone . He caught all the qualifying species of trophy fish before his sixteenth birthday. Congratulations to Landon!
Forecast Summary: Sept. 11 – 17
Moderate weather with limited rain predicted will make for comfortable fishing conditions this week in Maryland’s waters. Shorter daylight periods and cooler daytime air temperatures have cooled main Chesapeake Bay surface water temperatures to the mid 70s. Maryland’s part of the Bay continues to run fresher than average.
Due to upper bay algal blooms, areas with suitable amounts of oxygen (>3mg/l) decreased this week. However, for finding the best combination of well oxygenated, cooler water preferred by many Bay gamefish, focus on fishing deeper during the daylight hours.