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Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: July 11, 2016

This crew came fishing with me for the very first time today, on a Chesapeake Bay fishing charter. It turned out to be a great time for this group of 13 people. Obviously, not all of them are in the picture. They didn't all want to pose. We headed up the bay this afternoon, found some fish, and started getting hook-ups right away! They limited out on Chesapeake Bay rockfish in pretty short order. All 26 legal fish caught today were between 20 and 26 inches long, a very healthy grade of fish. They were also all caught on light tackle. A bunch of smaller fish that had to be thrown back were caught as well. It was enough to keep this crew entertained. Below is a cooler shot of what they went home with. They said it was more fish than they knew what to do with! Not a bad problem to have!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: June 24, 2016

Today was another day of chumming for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay. It worked out great! Even though the current was running extremely hard down the bay, the fish didn't care, as they were biting like crazy as soon as we dropped the anchor! It wasn't hard for these guys to limit out on striped bass, and they even caught a bunch of small fish that had to be thrown back. The biggest of the day for these guys was 30 inches long, similar to what we catch during the spring trophy season! These guys had such a good time, that they're now talking about fishing with me again in the fall season!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: June 18, 2016

For the first time this year, we did some light tackle fishing on the Chesapeake Bay for rockfish. I've been taking these guys fishing on the bay for the last few years, and they've always had good luck. The only difference this time around was that we had to sail a pretty good distance to get to the fish. When we got to the fishing grounds, I rode around until I spotted a few marks on the fish finder. After we dropped anchor, we started fishing with fresh bunker for bait. It took a while before the fish started to bite, but once they did, we couldn't keep them off the lines! These guys ended up with a really nice catch! The fish were all 20-25 inches long, and they put up a really nice fight, considering that we were using spinning reels and 20-lb. test line! Another fantastic day on the Chesapeake Bay!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: June 1, 2016

This was the first charter that I've had in over a week, but boy, was it a good one! It was a small group today, so we didn't need to catch that many fish. Fortunately, when we arrived at the Chesapeake Bay fishing grounds, the fish were waiting for us. We put over eight lines, and started getting bites almost right away! Within a little over an hour, we had our limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass! These fish are smaller than what we've been catching, ranging between 21 and 26 inches long, but they were fat and healthy!

However, there are  reports of bigger fish still being around! I've got all next week open for anyone who wants to go fishing! Call me at (410) 397-3743!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: May 12, 2016

Over the last few days, the fishing on the Chesapeake Bay had been pretty slow, with the average trip netting about 2-3 rockfish per day. Not only that, it took us all day long to catch that amount. Well, today was not like that at all! Of the four trophy rockfish that you see in the above picture, three of them were caught before we could even get all of our lines out! By 7am this morning, this group of four fishermen had their limit of trophy Chesapeake Bay striped bass! The bite was fast and furious early this morning! This shows that while trophy rockfish season is winding down, there are still a few big ones around! I'm open for both Saturday and Sunday this weekend for anyone who has a group and wants to go!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: May 4, 2016

Here's another group of guys that have been fishing with me for a long time. They've been fishing every year on the Chesapeake Bay with me since 2008, and they generally have really good luck. Today was no different! Look at what they went home with! The fishing wasn't as fast and furious as it was yesterday, but it was still good enough for these guys to limit out on trophy striped bass! Hope this keeps up!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: May 3, 2016

Last night, I almost cancelled this trip, because the weatherman was calling for two inches of rain between last night and today. Thank goodness that I didn't! That rain that we were supposed to get never materialized this morning, and the rockfish were out of the water! These guys caught four BIG striped bass by 8am, and then caught five more that had to be thrown back. All of this was done by 9am! These rockfish were all WHOPPERS, each one clocking in at over 40 inches in length! Hopefully, this continues as the 2016 trophy rockfish season progresses on the Chesapeake Bay!

It was rainy, cold, and foggy today, but apparently, the fish didn't care! A longtime customer of mine decided to bring some of his family members along for this Chesapeake Bay fishing trip, and they did not go home disappointed! The fish started biting right out of the gate, as we caught our first one while we were putting our lines out. Then, we had to wait them out for a while, as we gradually limited out! It turned out to be a fine day on the water!

It was a bit of a tough campaign on the Bay today, as there was a lot of boat traffic out and about due to an annual fishing tournament. However, that didn't stop us from bringing home four BIG Chesapeake Bay rockfish! All four of these fish were over 40 inches long!

I brought this crew out fishing with me for the first time on the Chesapeake Bay. Hopefully, it won't be their last time. They came home with a really nice catch of four big trophy rockfish from Maryland's Eastern Shore!

The fishing was fast and furious for me today, both in the morning and in the afternoon! The above picture is the result of my morning trip. One of the guys in this group had been fishing with me for several years as part of another group. He decided to form his own group this year, and they did not go home disappointed! These fellows landed their legal limit of monster rockfish by 8am! One of the guys in the group didn't want to hold up his fish. Guess he was just tired from reeling it in!

The above picture is from my afternoon trip. These guys also fished with me yesterday. As you can see, they were successful again! These seven guys landed some really pretty rockfish!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: April 27, 2016

This may have been my best day yet this season on the bay! These guys came down to see me first thing this morning. It was blowing a bit, but we went out anyway. The sea conditions turned out not to be that bad. And, the fishing wasn't that bad either! Look what these four guys ended up with. We had our limit by 7am this morning, and caught four more rockfish that we had to throw back! These guys were tickled with how well they did, and they're already talking about fishing with me again this fall!

The above picture is from my afternoon trip. These guys have been fishing with me for over 15 years! This picture is part of the reason why! These guys started catching fish at 3pm and had their limit of monster Chesapeake Bay rockfish by 4pm! There were two occasions when we had three fish on at the same time! We would see piles of suspended bait fish on the sonar. Then, we would slow the boat way down and let the lines drop right into it, and we'd start getting hookups! This was about as fast and furious as you could ask it to be!

How about this? In this picture, we see 90 year-old John Bilic of Collingswood, New Jersey, with this monster rockfish that he caught with me today! It was the biggest fish of the day and he hauled it in! And, no, this is not the biggest fish that he has caught!

This was one of my best fishing days yet so far on the Chesapeake Bay this season. This crew normally has really good luck, and they certainly had it today, as they went home with a legal limit of trophy Chesapeake Bay rockfish! All of these fish were enormous at 40 inches long or more. The boy pictured below landed a whopping 48-inch striped bass that came in at over 40 pounds! This young man won't soon forget today!

I still have May 14 and 15 available if anybody wants to book a fishing charter with me during trophy season! Give me a call at (410) 397-3743!

I've been taking this crew fishing with me for a few years now, and they generally do well when it comes to landing BIG striped bass. As you can see, these three guys were successful yet again! It was another fantastic day on the bay for me and my crew!

Today was a fantastic day on the Chesapeake for both myself and this crew of longtime customers. Check out the Chesapeake Bay rockfish in this picture! Today, the fishing was very consistent, as we picked up a fish about every 30 minutes or so until we had our limit for the day! Hope this is a sign of things to come!

Here is how my trip turned out for today. We left Hoopers Island bright and early in the AM and noticed it was quite breezy. However, the sea conditions weren't bad at all where we ended up fishing. We caught three BIG trophy rockfish as soon as we got our lines out, and then, it was almost as if someone turned off the switch. We landed another striped bass about two and a half hours later, and caught our final keeper of the day as we were pulling our lines up. We also boated another nice striper, but we had to put it back because it did not meet the new minimum length requirement in the state of Maryland. The biggest fish of the day came in at about 45 inches in length. A great day on the water!

The group that I took fishing today was a mixed group of both new and returning customers. As you can see, they came home with a nice load of fish. It started out pretty slow, as we went without a bite until about 8:30. But then, over the next 90 minutes, we proceeded to land 5 BIG rockfish, which turned out to be our final tally of the day. The biggest one of the day was 46 inches in length, with the next biggest coming in at 44 inches. The little guy on the right caught the 44-incher, and was the biggest fish that he's ever caught! He'll remember this day for a long time!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: April 19, 2016

Hope everybody had a good winter. Our Chesapeake Bay trophy striped bass season began this weekend, and this is the best day that I've had yet! I took this crew out bright and early this morning on one of my Chesapeake Bay fishing charters. I was one of the first boats on the fishing grounds and that paid off, as my crew and I started getting hook-ups almost right away. By the time everyone else showed up, we had caught most of the fish that we needed. These fish were all whoppers too! Almost all of them were over 40 inches long! Just look at how some of these guys are straining to hold their fish up for this photo!

This crew has been fishing with me for several years now, and always seem to do well. Today was no exception! It didn't seem that way at first, as we were held to just two fish for the better part of the morning. However, after pulling up our gear and heading up the bay, we found flocks of birds on the water everywhere! When we saw that, we put out our trolling lines and went from just two rockfish to a full limit of 17 in about an hour! It was about as fast and furious as you could ever ask it to be! The last two fish (and the biggest) of the day were caught by a young man who had both of them on the line at the same time. One of them was a whopping 35 inches in length, while the other was 29 inches! He won't soon forget that experience! Below is a cooler

shot of what we did today!

The season continues until December 20. I don't have any parties on the book between now and then, so if you have a group and want to go this week, let me know!

Trolling for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay was hot again today! As soon as we put our trolling lines out, we started getting hook-ups with fat striped bass right away! The biggest fish of the day was 32 inches long! These fine folks had their limit of rockfish by around 8am! Fast and furious! After this trip, they decided to book two more trips with me next spring!

This crew went fishing with me for the very first time today! Hopefully, it will be the first of many Chesapeake Bay striped bass fishing trips in the years to come! We left the dock early in the morning and were putting our trolling lines out as the sun was coming up. We were out to the fishing grounds before anyone else could get there. That can often be the difference between success and failure! Today, it certainly helped! This crew had its limit of Chesapeake Bay rockfish by 9am! Fish ranged between 20 and 32 inches long! It was a great day!

Here's what this gang did with me today! The fishing on the Chesapeake Bay was red hot again, except the quality of the fish have improved over the last few days! Of the fish that you see in this picture, four of them were 28 inches or longer! The biggest striped bass today clocked in at 32 inches. As was the case over the last few trips, we started getting bites almost right away! I still have plenty of dates available from now until the end of the season, if you want to go fishing for striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay! Just give me a call!

Here is another crew that has been fishing with me for several years now. They also had a successful day on the water!  The fishing was red hot this morning, as we had several trolling rods go down at the same time on multiple occasions! Fish caught today ranged between 20 and 32 inches in length! This was a great bunch of guys and I look forward to seeing them again soon!

Here's a fine crew that I've been taking out on the Chesapeake Bay for the last several years. They always seem to have a good time, and today was no exception. We left the dock at 6am, before the sun came up. We were putting out our trolling lines as the sun was rising. Not long after that, we started getting hook-ups. It was fast and furious for about an hour or so, as we were catching striped bass that ranged between 20 and 33 inches in length! We caught about nine fish in that first hour, and then ground away at the rest over the next couple of hours. It was a great day for all of us! On top of that, the weather was fantastic!

A Stunning View of the Chesapeake Bay

It was big family affair for this crew, as they were all in the area for the Thanksgiving holiday, and were looking to do some fishing for striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay to round it all out. As you can see, they did pretty well here. Upon arriving at the fishing grounds, we started getting hook-ups almost right away, with multiple rods going down several times throughout the day! The biggest fish on the day was 33 inches in length! All of these fish were fat and healthy, after spending a large part of the year in the many tributaries that feed into the Bay. As you can see from the above picture, this was a very happy bunch!