Waters · United States
Chesapeake Bay fishing — live bite forecast
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 bite rating: good (68/100)
Red Drum is the most promising species on Chesapeake Bay today. Water temperature is around 27.8°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 63/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 67/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 65/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Sunday 5 Jul | Monday 6 Jul | Tuesday 7 Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Bass | 52 — fair | 54 — fair | 54 — fair |
| Red Drum | 68 — good | 67 — good | 68 — good |
| 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:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.9)
- wind: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:26 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy
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