We weren't having any luck catching fish on the Potomac — until the lightning storm hit and the bass started biting.

The opening day of striped bass season brought robust fishing action across the Potomac River, the mouth of the Patuxent River, and Chesapeake Bay, according to Ken Lamb of St. Mary’s Tacklebox.

The Patuxent River opened for rockfish fishing on June 1, 2025, with a daily bag limit of one fish per person and a slot size ...

On April 9, Connor Lynch, an angler fishing on the Potomac River near Fletcher’s Cove, hooked and released a shortnose sturgeon, a fish not seen in the river since 2007. The Potomac Riverkeeper ...

that’s not how shad were caught in rivers such as the Potomac ... estimate how many fish were in that river.” Said Jim: “It wasn’t a sport-fishing thing. It was a fill-my-larder kind ...

In a secret spot on the banks of the Potomac River, just past Georgetown, a fishing rod has begun to twitch. Then it arcs with the weight of what has become Ernest Robinson’s catchphrase ...

Stanley "Sebby" Brock III poses with an enormous catfish found in the Potomac River near the Chain Bridge (courtesy of Stan Brock) A 20-year-old Arlington man out fishing near the Chain Bridge ...

The recent discovery of sea lamprey in the Potomac River has sparked significant debate ... identified as a local fishing enthusiast and blogger, posted about catching a sea lamprey in the ...

Check out our Kentucky Lake Fishing Report. Check out the Bass Pro Tour tournament updates for Kentucky Lake. 6. Stage Six at the Potomac River Nearly time to get this tournament started on the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) – Something unusual was pulled out of the Potomac River in Washington D.C ... including Kevin Sutliff, magnet fishing is a hobby full of surprises.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) – Something unusual was pulled out of the Potomac River in Washington D.C. over the weekend ... For the fishermen, including Kevin Sutliff, magnet fishing is a hobby full of ...