There are several fantastic bass fishing rivers in the Eastern Shore of Maryland, including the Pocomoke, Wicomico, Nanticoq and Choptank rivers. Anglers catch fish from private boats or fish with a local guide for big bass and other freshwater fish on these waterways.
The Pokomoka River is one of the most popular fishing spots in Maryland, especially on the Delmarva Peninsula. Guides offer fishing and sightseeing charters all year round at Pocomoke, even during the winter months. Cold water fishing begins after Thanksgiving around the second week of March and can be surprisingly very good. Largemouth bass is a cold-blooded fish, so their body temperature is the same as the water temperature for the most part.
The Pocomoke River Largemouth Bass avoids strong currents and prefers back surface areas where they can pause and save energy in cold conditions. They can only eat a couple of days a week because of their slow metabolism, so low bait presentations are crucial. Focusing on areas such as oxbows, marinas, cuts or ponds gives winter fishermen access to warmer water and smaller currents. Guides focus on local success. For example, the sun hits the northern and northwestern coasts on the river in winter, so your guide can focus on these areas looking for warm water. A water temperature gauge is also useful for winter bass on the Pocomoke. Lures for cool water include baits for the back, crank baits, accessories and senko.
The next stage of fishing occurs at the end of March - June. This period includes all stages of caviar. Fishing guides are looking for breeding grounds such as bays, apartments, and backwaters. The bass fisherman is also looking for deeper water with a lid leading to spawning grounds. Prior fishing can be excellent around this structure. Water temperature for pre-regrowth, spawning and post-spawn can vary greatly, so guides often suggest checking spawning areas and migration routes leading to and from them on every trip at this time of year. Keep in mind that the bass prefers a sandy or hard bottom and should have sunlight to help hatch the eggs. Hard river bottoms are rare on this river, but the bass will do so thanks to the best they can find. During this period, productive baits are Senka, tubes, lizards and flies.
Summer is a favorite fishing season on the Pokomoka River, as the fish is very active. The river is tidal, which affects where the fish are collected. A good ebb is at least three feet. In the summer, this river is known for only sinking on its foot or less and quickly filling it up to the tide. Northeast winds usually keep water at the mouth of the river, and this is a good bet, the next few days thereafter will be really ebb. Largemouth bass can still be adapted by adapting to the conditions. Anglers can find containment zones, such as bulk heads, walls or high banks of rivers, and upper tides cannot pass. It keeps the fish in an area that you can still get. Also skipping baits, such as senko and frogs on flooded shores, creeks and pad fields will continue to produce. If you are lucky to get a good ebb, the fish close to the canal falls, the falling line falls and the streams with jigs, senki, bait-bait and bait.
Fall is another preferred time to catch the Pokomoka River. Bass does not affect cold fronts so much and is very active in feeding on difficult days. This is a great time to run along streams such as Nassavango and further north over the Snow Hill Bridge. An experienced guide will cover a lot of water in the fall with the help of a lure on his knees, lures on his back and humming lures. Senkos, jigs and worms are always good for heavier autumn days with high barometric pressure.
