Choptank River, MD

River in Caroline County, Maryland. Eastern Shore's longest tidal river. Premier yellow perch, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, blue catfish.

Overall bite score

Scored 30 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled66

Pressure trendNOAAsteady60

Flow vs medianUSGS100

Tide phaseNOAA100

SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit63

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed50

WindNOAA30

Cloud coverNOAA70

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Choptank River, with the months each fishes best.

Blue Catfishcommon · best Jun-Aug

Chain Pickerelcommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Nov

Largemouth Basscommon · best May-Jun, Sep-Oct

Yellow Perchcommon · best Feb-Apr

Water facts

TypeRiver

CountyCaroline

StateMaryland

WaterFreshwater, tidal

USGS gauge01491000

Yellow perch spawn run Feb-Mar is iconic. Upper river freshwater, lower brackish.

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