The eagerly-anticipated spring season for striped bass, known locally as rockfish, opens at 5:00 a.m. this Saturday, April 16 in the main stem of Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay south of the mouth of the Patapsco River. The legal fishing areas for striped bass include the waters of the main stem of the Bay stretching from the Brewerton Channel at the mouth the Patapsco River south to the Virginia line, including Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds. To protect fish that may spawn later, some tributaries to the Bay are closed to striped bass fishing until June 1.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Communications Office
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Communications Office
