Waters · United States
Chesapeake Bay fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
America's largest estuary and the striped bass nursery of the Atlantic coast — light-tackle jigging under working birds from spring through the famous fall run.
Today's report: excellent (95/100)
Red Drum is the most promising species on Chesapeake Bay today. Water temperature is around 20.8°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 96/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 93/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Bass | 90 — excellent | 93 — excellent | 86 — excellent |
| Red Drum | 95 — excellent | 96 — excellent | 91 — excellent |
| Atlantic mackerel | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Chesapeake Bay rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:01:28 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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