Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report - June 21, 2025: Sheepshead, Cobia, and More Filling Coolers Podcast By cover art

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report - June 21, 2025: Sheepshead, Cobia, and More Filling Coolers

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report - June 21, 2025: Sheepshead, Cobia, and More Filling Coolers

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 Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Sunrise greeted us at 5:43 AM with sunset coming at 8:29 PM, giving anglers a full stretch of daylight. Weather-wise, expect light southwest winds and temperatures hovering in the upper 70s to low 80s, with patchy cloud cover offering relief but also keeping things muggy, especially into the afternoon. Tidal movement through late morning and into the afternoon should have currents running strong—ideal for sparking fish activity through both high and low slack.

Sheepshead are stealing the spotlight at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) right now, especially stacked up around pilings between the second and third islands. Kayak and jet ski anglers are consistently limiting out by fishing live and frozen fiddler crabs on bottom sweeper jigs. Expect bonus catches of tautog, black drum, and the occasional red drum mixed in at these same pilings. If you’re after spadefish, they’re heavy around the bridge and the Chesapeake Light Tower, with clam strips and jelly balls working best. Bring stout gear: spadefish put up a serious fight.

Red drum are still cruising the shallow flats, but some of those bulls are starting to slide toward deeper structure around the CBBT islands. Boats with good electronics are searching the rocky areas and dropping big paddletails or straight-tail plastics on two-ounce jigheads once they mark a school. The best action is early or late, so time your trip for dawn or dusk if you can.

Cobia season opened just last week, and the buzz is electric. Boats with towers are covering the oceanfront and the shoals just inside the Bay mouth, glassing for surface cruisers. The bite isn’t gangbusters, but those putting in the miles are finding active fish. Live eels are the ticket once you spot a cobia, with large bucktails, topwater plugs, and shallow-diving twitchbaits also drawing aggressive strikes. The schools will only get thicker as the month rolls on.

Spanish mackerel and bluefish have started to show around the Bay mouth, the inshore wrecks, and rough bottoms. Trolling small spoons behind planers or casting metal jigs into breaking fish is the fastest way to load the cooler. For flounder hunters, bites are picking up along the CBBT and in all three southside inlets—minnows and cut squid strips are your baits of choice.

Hot spots to check today:
- CBBT second and third islands—sheepshead, drum, and spadefish are all stacked
- Chesapeake Light Tower—for spadefish and bluefish
- Shoals at the Bay mouth and oceanfront—keep your eyes peeled for cobia and breaking fish

This is a peak time for a mixed bag—don’t be afraid to switch up lures and presentations. Fiddler crabs, clam strips, and live eels are the local MVPs, but don’t overlook paddletail jigs, bucktails, and topwater plugs for exciting bites.

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