Fishing the Mid-Atlantic
The Mid-Atlantic covers VA, MD, DE and the Jersey Cape. The water people actually fish here is the Chesapeake, Delaware Bay, the seaside marshes and the surf.
19 species below, each with the baits that work, how to work them, where the fish hold, and the months they're worth targeting. June has the most species at peak (14).
What’s biting, month by month
The months each species is worth planning a trip around in the Mid-Atlantic.
Every species in the Mid-Atlantic
19 species, each with what to throw, how to work it, where they hold and when they peak.
- Atlantic BonitoJun · Oct
- Atlantic CroakerMay–Sep
- Black DrumApr–Jun
- Black Sea BassMay–Nov
- Bluefin TunaJan–Feb · Jul–Aug
- BluefishMay–Oct
- CobiaJun–Aug
- False AlbacoreSep–Oct
- FlounderMay–Sep
- King MackerelJul–Sep
- Mahi-MahiJun–Sep
- RedfishMay–Oct
- SheepsheadMay–Sep
- Spanish MackerelJun–Sep
- Speckled TroutMay–Jun · Sep–Nov
- Striped BassApr–May · Oct–Dec
- TautogJan–Apr
- WeakfishMay–Jun · Sep–Oct
- Yellowfin TunaJun–Oct