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Maryland Fishing Report for Friday, March 13, 2026

Warmer weather has been inviting anglers to enjoy fishing across Maryland. Trout stockings are providing good trout fishing in the waters that are open for fishing, yellow perch are beginning their ...
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Yellow perch run heats up at Wayson's, Allen's Fresh

Lexington Park, Md. – Yellow perch have begun their annual spawning runs in shallow creeks feeding the upper Patuxent River and Potomac River, drawing crowds of anglers to prime spots like Wayson’s ...
Charter Captain Rob Ebersole, left, and friends are pictured fishing aboard his 21-foot Starcraft Fishmaster used a Garmin Forward-Facing Sonar to score well fishing for Lake Erie yellow perch. Winter ...
Ashton Laird shares a picture of some monster yellow perch caught recently. Lairds adds, “Some of the fish weigh more than 2-pounds and are hitting artificial lures.” Photo by Devin Pleace Every ...
Thomas Dembeck Jr. of Hydes, Maryland landed a 2.3-pound, 16-inch yellow perch on February 7 while fishing the lower Susquehanna River. He was deep jigging in 50 feet of water, using a double-jig rig ...
If you want to catch Lake Erie yellow perch, now is the time to do it. Yellow perch are favorite for table fare in the Great Lakes region, and there is no better fishery for them than Lake Erie. While ...
Maryland angler Thomas Dembeck Jr. and his fishing partner of 50 years, Lee Haile, are old hands at catching limits of big yellow perch. They chiefly drift fish in Haile’s 20-foot aluminum boat in the ...
Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...