Location · MD

Choptank River — Cambridge

Dorchester County, MD · multiple

The tidal Choptank River at Cambridge is a major mid-Bay tributary fishery. Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park provides pier and shoreline access. White perch, blue catfish, and snakehead are prolific; stripers in season.

Bill Burton Fishing Pier is free and ADA-accessible. Boat ramp at Great Marsh Park. Blue catfish and snakehead are invasive — no creel limit.

Right now

Water temp
63°F
Air temp
78°F
Wind
5 to 10 mph NW
Tide phase
outgoing
Sunrise / sunset
6:18 AM / 7:46 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
Forecast
Sunny

Best species to target today

  1. White Perch Morone americana
    96/100
  2. Striped Bass Morone saxatilis · harvest closed
    80/100
  3. Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
    74/100
  4. Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus · harvest closed
    74/100
  5. Northern Snakehead Channa argus
    74/100
  6. Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides · harvest closed
    74/100
  7. Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
    68/100