Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Lower Potomac River

Our boat is United States Coast Guard licensed to carry up to 38 passengers per trip but smaller groups are our specialty.  If you have a larger group or would like to split your trip in to smaller more comfortable groups we can pull from our friends in the charter boat community to accomodate any size group.  For multiple boat charters please give as much advance notice as possible.

April - From opening day Trophy Striped Bass season is in full swing with the big Bass feeding to make their migration north to cooler waters.  Most of these fish are caught trolling with big tackle and large lures where some can weigh in excess of 50lbs.  If you need to catch that trophy striper this month is for you.    

May - This is a month of change, the Trophy fish are now on the move and heading north. Depending on the weather the big ones could stay in our area as late as the beginning of June or could leave as early as the second week in May.  But right on their tail fins  are the smaller chumming striped bass migrating up from the South to spend their summer in the Chesapeake Bay. Along with the smaller striped bass, croakers and trout start to show late in May.        

June - This month you can find the 2 lb and larger striped bass swirling in the chum lines on light tackle rods and some trout, croakers and flounder mixing on the bottom during the day. The evening is where the action gets intense with striped bass feeding feverishly before sunset then the croaker action takes over with some of the best fishing in years averaging in size of 2 to 4 lbs. Trout and flounder can also start showing mixed with the croakers. This time of year your bound to fill coolers in the evening.      

July - Starts where june left off with the evening fishing in mid-stream and the day fishing for striped bass going strong.  As the days heat up the striper action moves to around daybreak and sunset being the cooler times to fish.  The fish become a little slower during the high noon hours when the heat is at its peak.  But just when you think the fishing will slow down the bluefish begin to show up in the early part of June in scattered number usaully small at first then growing as the season continues.  About mid-July is when spanish mackeral start to make there appearance these hot water fast swimming fish from the South like small high speed trolling lures or darting casted plugs to bite.

Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Lower Potomac River - A new 46-foot custom Chesapeake Bay charter boat ideally designed for sport and tournament fishing, U.S Coast Guard Licensed to carry large and small groups, offers trolling,
chumming and bottom fishing the Chesapeake Bay and Lower Potomac River for striped bass (rockfish), bluefish, trout, flounder, spanish mackeral, croaker, Norfolk spot and other sport fish.  

The cockpit has  seating area and ample room for fishing action.  Our charter boat includes  state-of-the-art electronics, top-of-the-line tackle and a friendly, experienced crew will ensure that your fishing trip will be enjoyable and successful.  We dock in Smith Creek just off the Potomac River and picks up charters at Schieble's Fishing Center just minutes from the Chesapeake Bay.  

With our unique location you will be able to fish Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries, Virginia's Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries and the lower Potomac River.  To take advantage of the best fishing the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River has to offer we also have the ability to fish Reedville, VA, Chrisfield, MD, Potomac River Bridge and Solomons, MD areas.

Please submit an inquiry. When to go fishing outlined below.

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$150 deposit is required at time of booking to hold a date.

**Prices include everything need to fish.  (Licenses, Rod and Reel, Tackle, Bait, Ice for fish, Boat and Guide.)