Bluefish and Spanish mackerel blitz in the Bay, ocean reefs give up large flounder and sea bass, and striped bass anglers catch speckled trout and puppy drum on topwater plugs.

Bluefish and Spanish mackerel are caught on the troll, large red drum hit soft plastics in the lower Bay, and bottom fishing yields sea bass, flounder and triggerfish from the reefs.

Bluefish and Spanish mackerel blitz on bay anchovies, anglers live-line spot for striped bass in 30-foot depths, and big red drum take soft plastics in the lower Bay.

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Snakeheads hit topwaters and buzzbaits in upper Bay tribs, Spanish mackerel blitzes pop up throughout the Bay, and surf anglers enjoy good fishing for red drum and flounder.

Stripers bite well as the temporary season closure approaches, new state record snakehead is caught, and anglers enjoy bluefish and Spanish mackerel from the Middle Bay south.

Stripers and snakeheads bite well in the Susquehanna, the coastal bay channels hold quality flounder, and cobia fishing improves in the lower Bay.

Sea bass and flounder bite around wrecks and reefs, bluefish and Spanish mackerel are caught on the troll around ocean inlets, and stripers, drum and speckled trout entertain anglers in the bay.

Snakeheads and blue catfish are biting in the Susquehanna, striped bass and speckled trout hit topwaters in the lower Bay, and kingfish and bluefish are active in the ocean surf.

Stripers settle into middle and lower Bay tributaries, sea bass fishing remains strong on ocean reefs and wrecks, and cobia season opens in the Bay.