5 species named: crappie, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, striped bass, white perch
Read at Delaware DNRECWhite perch Morone americana
50 of 63worth the trip today
Best right now at Mariner Point Park, Maryland. Water is inside the 50–78° range white perch like at 61 of the 61 spots with a live reading.
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Where white perch score best right now
About white perch
Smaller cousin of the striped bass that schools in brackish tidal rivers, creeks, and coastal ponds, and in inland lakes where it has been introduced. Hits bottom rigs with bloodworms, grass shrimp, or small jigs. The spring spawning run into fresh water is the marquee fishery.
Around the Chesapeake. Arguably the Bay's most popular panfish, schooling heavily in the tidal rivers and creeks.
Morone americana, family Moronidae.
White perch, spot by spot
All 63 spots with white perch in season, scored for white perch, best first.
Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park (Perryville)Cecil County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 13 mph wind · outgoing tide
100Go
Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)Baltimore County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
100Go
Woodland Beach Wildlife AreaKent County, DelawareWhite perch
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
100Go
Conowingo Dam TailraceHarford County, MarylandWhite perch
72° water · 12 mph wind · outgoing tide
98Go
Havre de Grace Fishing PierHarford County, MarylandWhite perch
72° water · 13 mph wind · outgoing tide
98Go
Jug Bay — Patuxent RiverAnne Arundel County, MarylandWhite perch
63° water · 14 mph wind · outgoing tide
95Go
Chesapeake Beach — Rod N' Reel PierCalvert County, MarylandWhite perch
63° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
95Go
Beverly Triton Nature ParkAnne Arundel County, MarylandWhite perch
63° water · 18 mph wind · outgoing tide
91Go
Jefferson Patterson Park & MuseumCalvert County, MarylandWhite perch
64° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
90Go
North East Community ParkCecil County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 12 mph wind · high slack tide
90Go
Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)Cecil County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 12 mph wind · high slack tide
90Go
Greenwell State ParkSt. Mary's County, MarylandWhite perch
64° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
90Go
Snow Hill Farm ParkSt. Mary's County, MarylandWhite perch
64° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide
90Go
Belle Isle State ParkLancaster County, VirginiaWhite perch
63° water · 9 mph wind · incoming tide
90Go
Occoquan Regional ParkFairfax County, VirginiaWhite perch
62° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide
87Go
Flying Point ParkHarford County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
62° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
85Go
Fort Smallwood ParkAnne Arundel County, MarylandWhite perch
72° water · 17 mph wind · outgoing tide
84Worth the trip
Rock Hall BeachKent County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Choptank River — CambridgeDorchester County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 14 mph wind · low slack tide
80Worth the trip
Blackwater NWR — Fishing AreaDorchester County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 12 mph wind · low slack tide
80Worth the trip
Martinak State ParkCaroline County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 10 mph wind · low slack tide
80Worth the trip
Great Marsh Park (Gerry Boyle Park)Dorchester County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 13 mph wind · low slack tide
80Worth the trip
Tyaskin WharfWicomico County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 12 mph wind · incoming tide
80Worth the trip
Cove Road BeachWicomico County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide
80Worth the trip
Lewes CanalSussex County, DelawareWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
75Worth the trip
Kings Landing ParkCalvert County, MarylandWhite perch
64° water · 13 mph wind · incoming tide
75Worth the trip
Chapel Point State ParkCharles County, MarylandWhite perch
63° water · 13 mph wind · incoming tide
75Worth the trip
Kitts Hummock BeachKent County, DelawareWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
75Worth the trip
Roaring Point Waterfront ParkWicomico County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 16 mph wind · incoming tide
72Worth the trip
Pohick Bay Regional ParkFairfax County, VirginiaWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
62° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
70Worth the trip
Deal Island Wildlife Management AreaSomerset County, MarylandWhite perch
62° water · 20 mph wind · low slack tide
67Marginal
Sandy Point State ParkAnne Arundel County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
63° water · 18 mph wind · outgoing tide
66Marginal
Kent Narrows — Public Fishing PierQueen Anne's County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
63° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
66Marginal
Solomons Island Fishing PierCalvert County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
64° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide
65Marginal
Flag Ponds Nature ParkCalvert County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
64° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide
65Marginal
Breezy Point BeachCalvert County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
64° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
65Marginal
Mason Neck State ParkFairfax County, VirginiaWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
62° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide
62Marginal
Leesylvania State ParkPrince William County, VirginiaWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
62° water · 17 mph wind · outgoing tide
62Marginal
Point Lookout State ParkSt. Mary's County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
64° water · 16 mph wind · incoming tide
61Marginal
North Point State ParkBaltimore County, MarylandWhite perchSmall Craft Advisory
72° water · 16 mph wind · outgoing tide
59Marginal
The water they want
White perch feed from about 50° to 78°F and best near 65°. Each pin is one spot’s water right now, from NOAA and USGS gauges; 61 of 61 are inside the range.
ideal 65°
50°78°
How they feed
- Water50–78°F, best near 65°
- TideOutgoing
- MoonEither
- DepthUsually 3–25 ft
Scored against their own temperature range and tide preference first, then wind, weather and warnings. Solunar periods only break ties. How the score works
Season by state
The Maryland, Delaware and Virginia months are the Chesapeake-region season. Everywhere else it is carried over by water temperature: a month counts at a spot when its usual water is in the range that marks the mid-Atlantic season (47–78°F), from the spot’s own gauge where it has one and an estimate from air temperature where it doesn’t. Each state lists the months that hold at half or more of its spots. Where the water temperatures come from.
Keep or release
- Delaware tidal8" minimum · no daily limitDelaware tidal waters: 8" minimum, no daily limit, open all year.Tidal delaware waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
- Maryland non-tidalno daily limitMaryland nontidal waters: no minimum size and no daily limit, open all year.Non tidal waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
- Maryland tidalno daily limitNo separate Atlantic-coastal reg — the statewide rule applies: no minimum size or creel limit by hook & line (8" minimum with other gear).Atlantic waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
- Maryland tidalno daily limitMaryland Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries: no minimum size by hook and line (8" with other gear) and no daily limit, open all year.Tidal bay waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
- Potomac River Fisheries Commissionno daily limitPRFC's 2026 recreational order (#2026-03) does not list white perch, so the Commission sets no recreational size or catch limit for it on the tidal Potomac main stem.Tidal potomac waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
- Virginia tidal (VMRC)no daily limitVirginia sets no statewide daily or length limit for white perch, including the tidal rivers below the fall line.Tidal bay waters · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source · 15 days since checked
Rules change, and they differ by state and often by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water. White perch are fished at spots in 3 states: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.
Reports that mention white perch
2 state agencies named white perch in their latest reports, newest first, linked to the source.
4 species named: blue catfish, crappie, striped bass, white perch
Read at South Carolina DNRFished in the same water
Species people target at the same spots as white perch, and how they’re doing today.
Striped bassMorone saxatilis100 of 159 spots worth the trip
Best now at Elms Beach Park, MD100
Bites in 50–72° water
Blue catfishIctalurus furcatus31 of 54 spots worth the trip
Best now at Conowingo Dam Tailrace, MD96
Bites in 55–85° water
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix54 of 127 spots worth the trip
Best now at Elms Beach Park, MD100
Bites in 60–80° water
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus80 of 118 spots worth the trip
Best now at Calcasieu Lake, LA100
Bites in 60–85° water