Maryland — bite forecast

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Bite season by month for the species of Maryland
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
White crappie	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active
Black crappie	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active
Striped bass	slow	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Black drum	active	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Bluefish	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Flounder	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Red drum	fair	fair	active	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	fair
Sheepshead	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak
Walleye	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
White bass	slow	fair	active	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
Largemouth bass	fair	fair	active	active	active	active	active	active	fair	fair	fair	fair
Rainbow trout	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Cobia	slow	active	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	fair	slow	slow
Spanish mackerel	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Spotted seatrout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Blue catfish	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow
Flathead catfish	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow	slow

Bite calendar

19–Oct 25

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Bite activity:highmediumlowslow

Based on:weatherseasonal

What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

20 OctTuesday, October 20

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

How this forecast is calculated

20 OctTuesday, October 20

+63°

Clear · feels like +57°

Low / high

+47°…+68°

Precipitation

0.00 in

Wind

11 mph N

Cloud cover

Humidity

42%

Pressure

30.28 inHg

00:00+52°—10 mph47%0%

01:00+52°—11 mph46%0%

02:00+52°—12 mph47%0%

03:00+52°—11 mph47%0%

04:00+51°—11 mph48%0%

05:00+51°—11 mph48%0%

06:00+50°—10 mph47%0%

07:00+49°—11 mph48%0%

08:00+50°—11 mph50%0%

09:00+54°—13 mph48%0%

10:00+57°—13 mph46%0%

11:00+60°—11 mph43%0%

12:00+63°—11 mph42%0%

13:00+66°—12 mph40%0%

14:00+67°—12 mph39%0%

15:00+68°—12 mph36%0%

16:00+68°—13 mph34%0%

17:00+67°—12 mph37%0%

18:00+62°—7 mph50%0%

19:00+56°—7 mph62%0%

20:00+53°—6 mph70%0%

21:00+50°—4 mph77%0%

22:00+49°—4 mph81%0%

23:00+47°—4 mph85%0%

Sun and moon

Tuesday, October 20

DaylightMoon above the horizon

Sunrise

07:25

Sunset

18:25

Day length

11 h

Sunshine hours

10 h 7 min

UV index

moderate

Moon

Waxing gibbous

Moonrise

15:40

Moonset

01:22

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7

Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.

Solunar feeding periods

+14% in the windowTuesday, October 20

Major periodsMinor periods

Minor00:52–01:52Moonset
Major07:36–09:36Moon underfoot
Minor15:10–16:10Moonrise
Major19:58–21:58Moon overhead

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?

Maryland — bite forecast

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Maryland — bite forecast

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Best fishing days for the next week

When the fish bite — season by month

Which fish are caught here

Fishing reports

Which fish are caught here

Best fishing days for the next week

Fishing reports

Bite calendar

Bite on rivers

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

When the fish bite — season by month