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Silver Spring (Maryland) — a popular fishing spot. Nearby: 11 rivers, 15 water bodies and 8 sea areas. The bite forecast is computed separately for rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.
Biting
Fish in 7 of 7 reports · Mostly Largemouth bass
Anglers have logged 7 fishing reports here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Carp. Peak season: year-round.
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Clear · feels like +52°
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.
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: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| 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 |