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Choptank River

🎣 River fishing  Maryland · 🌅 05:38 - 🌇 20:29

Choptank River is a river in Maryland. Flowing water with species ranked by weather, temperature and season, see below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
⛅ Partly cloudy
Water temp (est.)
23.6°C
Air temp
26.1°C
Wind
3.2 m/s
Pressure
1011.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
86.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:14–21:14 🌙 Night 21:14–04:53

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

09:00
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26.0°
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28.0°
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30.0°
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31.0°
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32.0°
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34.0°
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34.0°
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32.0°
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29.0°

Likely catch now (14 species)

Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
17%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
17%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
17%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
12%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
3%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
2%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
2%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for channel catfish, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for channel catfish at night. Fish hard now.
Colour Low light: try strong scent, yellow or blood red for channel catfish.
Lure Ledger bait for channel catfish: Stinkbait on the bottom.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Choptank River

The Choptank River is a major tributary of Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. Running for 71 miles (114 km), it rises in Kent County, Delaware, runs through Caroline County, Maryland, and forms much of the border between Talbot County, Maryland, on the north, and Caroline County and Dorchester County on the east and south. It is located north of the Nanticoke River, and its mouth is located south of Eastern Bay. Cambridge, the county seat of Dorchester County, and Denton, the county seat of Caroline County, are located on its south shore.

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