Chesapeake Bay December Fishing Report

Well howdy y’all, River Realm Life family! It’s December 23, 2025,

and winter is settling in. Down here on the Chesapeake Bay, the fish are

still biting like old friends saying goodbye. Water temperatures are sitting in the

mid-forties. We are showing you the good spots today. Maryland striped bass

season wrapped on the tenth, so it is catch-and-release only for now.

The jigging is still hot in deep channels, Bay Bridge rocks, and the Eastern

Bay. Watch for diving birds and bait balls. Tautog are hitting

hard on wrecks until year-end. In Virginia, stripers stay open through the thirty-first