Striped Bass Fishing Advisory Forecast

Type: Tidal
Region: Statewide
Location: Chesepeake Bay and Tributaries

Maryland DNR-Fishing and Boating Services re-started the summer striped bass fishing advisory forecast this week. The Striped Bass Summer Fishing Advisory Forecast is an awareness campaign aimed to reduce striped bass mortality during the summer fishing season. A color-coded recommendation system (Green, Yellow, or Red) will advise of fishing conditions, allowing anglers to plan their striped bass fishing trips up to seven days in advance.The department will monitor temperature forecasts and announce a general recommendation each day during the summer months, from mid-June until Labor Day. The department utilizes the National Weather Service's temperature forecast for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) as its indicator. Information gathered during a 1999 catch and release study also used the National Weather Service's airport forecast as its benchmark, this is the study used to determine the temperature range for the three advisory levels. The daily flag color will coincide with the advisory system described on the flyer and website (see links below). Seasonal high water and air temperatures as well as low oxygen can cause fish to become sensitive and stressed, with increased mortality during catch-and-release fishing. Larger striped bass � 24 inches or larger � have the most difficulty with these conditions.

For more info on the color coded system and weekly forecast updates, see the links below:

dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/sb_forecast.aspx

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/Documents/SB_Advisory_flyer.pdf