Way North Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2 Update:
Happy New Year folks! Let’s make the 2025 fishing season another great one. Recent rains muddied up the water as we had runoff flowing in from the Susky. Water temperatures are also very cold which will make most fish more lethargic. There is no shortage of catfish to fish for in the Way North region of the Bay. The mouths of the tidal rivers along the deeper channels and holes will be a good place to search them out if you are fishing by boat. The lower Susquehanna River is one of the hotspots with a lot of fish pulled from Havre De Grace up to Lapidum during the winter. Another fish to target in the Susquehanna is smallmouth bass. They are more abundant above the Conowingo Dam but can still be caught below the dam. Fishing a slow retrieve with hair jigs and tube jigs around the rocks will be a good method for getting bites. During warming trends in the winter, smallmouth will get more active and jerkbaits will be a good lure to throw. The forecast is calling for some serious cold in the coming weeks which may lead to ice forming on the rivers and Bay. While it may complicate river fishing, it could lead to ice fishing opportunities on smaller ponds and lakes.
