Every year is a little different than the year before when it comes to migratory fish movement in the Chesapeake Bay due to several factors such as seasonal weather patterns, water temperatures, and the general overall abundance or lack of the many different species of fish that migrate in and out of the bay from the atlantic ocean,
With that in mind, the above calender best represents a general guide to
peak fishing months in an average year in the Middle Chesapeake Bay region near Hoopers Island.
Yellow shaded months represents average fishing
Red shaded months represents the best times to target specific species.