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Yellow Perch Run Heats Up at Wayson's, Allen's Fresh

Lexington Park, Md. – Yellow perch have begun their annual spawning runs in shallow creeks feeding the upper Patuxent River and Potomac River, drawing crowds of anglers to prime spots like Wayson’s ...
Maryland angler Thomas Dembeck Jr. and his fishing partner of 50 years, Lee Haile, are old hands at catching limits of big yellow perch. They chiefly drift fish in Haile’s 20-foot aluminum boat in the ...
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Maryland fishing report for Friday, March 13, 2026

Warmer weather has been inviting anglers to enjoy fishing across Maryland. Trout stockings are providing good trout fishing in the waters that are open for fishing, yellow perch are beginning their ...
A Maryland fisherman set a new yellow perch record earlier this month with a 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish caught on the Susquehanna River. Thomas Dembeck caught the big perch in 50-feet of water, the ...
White perch fishing is still a good option in the lower Susquehanna this week, casting tandem rigged shad darts of fishing a bottom rig baited with grass shrimp or pieces of bloodworm are a good ...