Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

November 25-26, 2011

This past weekend was highlighted by catches of trophy Chesapeake Bay rockfish that were 28" and longer, on board the Sawyer during its Chesapeake Bay fishing charters. The gentleman pictured below caught our first big fish of the fall. It was about 38 inches long.

The picture below shows what transpired this past Saturday, as the crew in the picture went home with four trophy Maryland striped bass that were 28 inches or longer. The biggest fish of the day was about 39 inches long and weighed 35 pounds! These guys went home happy and we hope to see them again.

As the weather cools off, the fishing for these trophy stripers should only get better. If you're thinking about booking one of your very own Maryland fishing
charters, then you still have time. Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 or visit us online at http://www.sawyercharters.com!

Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing

August 23, 2011

We heard that there was some kind of earthquake that happened today, but we never noticed it. While everyone on shore was trying to find something to hold on to, we were out on one of our world-famous Chesapeake Bay fishing charters, hunting for striped bass. As you can see from the above picture, it was another successful day, as this crew limited out on Maryland rockfish in pretty short order. They did this by fishing with live bait, using light tackle and spinning reels. After that, we did some bottom fishing for white perch, which are great to eat.

This was our first Chesapeake Bay charter fishing trip in almost two weeks, and it feels great to be back out on the water. We have a bunch of available dates, so if you're thinking about doing some striper fishing, don't hesitate to call us at (410) 397-3743!

Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Charters

July 30, 2011

The excellent Chesapeake Bay striped bass fishing conditions continued through the weekend, as the group in the above picture, like the ones that came before it, limited out on rockfish. They did so in very short order, after spending the first couple of hours during the trip catching live bait. They even had fun doing that.

Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 to reserve a Maryland charter fishing experience that you will never forget!

Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing

July 22-26, 2011

The last several days featured more of the same Chesapeake Bay fishing action aboard the Sawyer, action that culminates in a full legal limit of Maryland rockfish.

We are still catching these stripers using live spot fish for bait, in a process that is more popularly known as live-lining. This can be the most challenging, yet most exciting way of fishing for striped bass.

These fish generally range anywhere from 18 to 28 inches, with some of them more than 30 inches in length, making for great action on a spinning reel!

We expect this fishing to remain good in the days to come. If you would like to reserve a date, give us a call at (410) 397-3743.

Maryland Charter Fishing Report

July 13-17, 2011

This past week featured yet more excitement on the Chesapeake Bay, marked by nice weather, and excellent Maryland striper fishing.

Right now, our Chesapeake Bay fishing charters feature bottom fishing for spot fish that are used for live bait, followed by free-spooling those fish for striped bass. From the pictures in this post, you can see that we've been rather successful, catching our legal limits most of the time. Keep in mind that not everyone in the pictures wanted to hold up two fish :).

We expect the Maryland striper fishing action to remain good in the foreseeable future. We have plenty of open dates if you want to reserve your very own fishing charter.

Just give us a call at (410) 397-3743, or visit our website at sawyercharters.com .

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Charters

July 5-9, 2011

The fishing for Chesapeake Bay striped bass right now is white hot! Over the last few days, we've been catching our legal limit of Maryland rockfish everyday in less than an hour.

We've been catching our fish with live spot fish for bait, a technique that is more popularly known as live-lining. If you put that spot on a treble hook and toss it out, the stripers just can't resist it. The fish are all of a very healthy grade, ranging between 20 and 32 inches in length.

We have plenty of available dates for Chesapeake Bay fishing charters, if you would like to try your hand at this type of fishing. We expect this fishing to remain very good for the foreseeable future. Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 or visit our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com!

Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing

July 1, 2011

Today was another fabulous day of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. The guys in the above picture have been out with us on Chesapeake Bay fishing charters for years, and they always seem to do really well. Today was no exception. These guys caught their fish today by using live spot for bait, a technique that is also known as live-lining. After spending a couple of hours fishing for bait, we went on out to where we've been catching our fish, and the stripers were waiting for us. Within an hour of dropping the anchor, these guys caught their legal limit of Maryland Chesapeake Bay rockfish!

By looking closely at the above picture, it may appear that they came up short of their limit, but some of them only wanted to hold up one fish. Oh, well.

Maryland Chesapeake Bay Fishing

June 24-27, 2011

We've seen some more great Chesapeake Bay fishing over the past few days. On Friday the 24th, we had a group of seven limit out on Chesapeake Bay stripers. It wasn't easy, as they had to catch their bait, but once they started fishing for the stripers, they started picking them up, one after the other. However, the fishing really dried up before they could finish their limit, so we had to pull our anchor and look around. Not long after that, we found birds working over numerous piles of breaking fish. Sure enough, those breaking fish were Maryland rockfish. We put over our trolling lines and started catching right away. Our crew was catching fish as fast as they could pull them. They had their limit in no time.

On Saturday, we headed down the bay to do some croaker fishing. The crew that we had with us managed to catch their legal limit of croakers. It was slow starting out, but once the sun went down, the fish started to bite like crazy. This is typical when croaker fishing. There were numerous occasions throughout the evening where everybody had a fish on at the same time.

This past Monday, the 27th, we were back to striper fishing with a great crew that came to see us for the first time. Hopefully, it won't be their last. They went fishing with us early in the morning. It took us a while to get the stripers to come to us, but once they did, we started picking away at them. Just before we finished out our legal limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass, the fishing cut off due to a hard-running current. We pulled up our lines and went perch fishing for a while. Then, we went back to looking for the stripers, and they were ready for us. They would have eaten the bottom off of the boat if they could have. The crew pictured above caught their legal limit in very short order. It was a great time for everybody.

If you're looking to book a Chesapeake Bay fishing charter this summer, give us a call at (410) 397-3743, or visit our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

June 17-18, 2011

It was another fantastic weekend of Chesapeake Bay fishing aboard the Sawyer! The two crews pictured below both caught their legal limits of Chesapeake Bay striped bass, on a weekend where you couldn't have asked the weather to be any better.

The crew pictured above caught their legal limit of stripers with live bait. After they caught their bait, they went hunting for rockfish. They dropped their lines upon seeing a few on the meter. The fish started to bite right away and the action was non-stop until they caught their limit. Toward the end, you couldn't keep the fish off!

The next day, the crew pictured above also caught their limit of Maryland rockfish, but they really had to work for it. When we got out into the Bay, there was no current, and the fish wouldn't bite. While we waited things out, we did some perch fishing, and then we started to head down the Bay. As we were working our way down, we started seeing rockfish breaking the surface all over the place. Upon seeing this, we broke out our trolling gear and started putting out lines. Within an hour, we went from zero to a full limit of stripers. When the fish bite, the action is just non-stop!

We still have plenty of availabilities this summer if you want to reserve your very own Maryland charter fishing experience. Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 or visit our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com!

Stripers With Live Bait!

June 12, 2011

Live-lining is back at Sawyer Charters! This group of anglers went fishing with us yesterday on the Chesapeake Bay for Maryland rockfish, and did not go home disappointed. However, unlike in prior trips, today we were using live spot fish for bait.

It took us a while to get to where we were fishing, but once we put the lines out, it didn't take long at all for this crew to limit out on Chesapeake Bay striped bass. These were some really nice fish, ranging between 18 and 24 inches in length.

We still have plenty of availabilities for this month and beyond, if you're looking to try your hand at some of this striper fishing. Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 or visit our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com for a memorable Maryland charter fishing experience.

Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing

June 2-4, 2011

It was a fantastic weekend of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay, highlighted by legal limits of Chesapeake Bay striped bass!

Thursday, June 2 was our first fishing charter in about two weeks, and the fish were there to welcome us back! The crew that we had with us that day had a great time as they caught their legal limit of Maryland rockfish in just a couple of hours worth of fishing.

Friday, June 3 was no different than the day before, as we had a group of ten anglers limit out in relatively short order. There were a few times during that trip, where we had several fish on at one time! These Chesapeake Bay striped bass ranged between 18 and 26 inches in length.

Saturday, June 4 was another excellent day of Chesapeake Bay fishing action, marked by legal limits on both our morning and afternoon charters. On our afternoon trip, we had three fish that were over 30 inches long, so there still are a few big fish around!

For pictures of the fishing action over the past weekend, please visit the Chesapeake Bay fishing report section of our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com !

Maryland Rockfish Season

May 9-13, 2011

The trophy Chesapeake Bay striped bass season is still going strong at Sawyer Charters! The picture above shows what happened with the crew who went fishing with us on May 9. Needless to say, they had a great time.

The crew on the May 10 trip, pictured above, caught their limit of Maryland rockfish after putting in a full day. These were some really nice fish, some of which were around 40 inches in length.

May 11 was an action-packed day. After a slow start, the fish started to bite with a vengeance. They chipped away until they had their limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass. This was a great crew.

On May 12, the group pictured above went fishing with us and enjoyed non-stop fishing action, as they caught their limit of Chesapeake Bay rockfish by around 11am. These guys have been fishing with us for a long time, and we're glad to have them.

The picture above shows what happened on Friday the 13th. Nothing bad at all happened, unless you're a rockfish, of course. The guys pictured above went fishing with us for the first time and limited out on rockfish in just a couple of hours of fishing. They had a great time and we were glad to have them.

We're still accepting bookings for June, July, and beyond for stripers, bluefish, croakers, and more! Call us at (410) 397-3743!

Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing

May 5-8, 2011

From the pictures in this post, you can see that our Chesapeake Bay rockfish season is still going strong.

Over the past several days, our Maryland fishing charters have been marked by action-packed starts, followed by lulls, after which the fish bite again, usually leading to a full legal limit for our crew.

The fishing is still going well and hats off to our crews for the past week for their patronage, as well as patience, as that has proven to be a virtue. Still accepting bookings for the summer. Check out our website at www.sawyercharters.com for more information!

Maryland Charter Fishing

May 1-3, 2011

From looking at the three pictures in this post, you can see that we have had some success over the last three days when it comes to catching those highly-prized Chesapeake Bay rockfish.

These three crews all caught their legal limits of Maryland striped bass. These are all very nice fish, ranging between 32 and 42 inches in length.

The fishing has been really good since the season started on April 16 and we expect it to remain good for the foreseeable future. We're still accepting bookings for the upcoming summer months, so if you're looking to do some light tackle or bottom fishing, give us a call at (410) 397-3743!

Maryland Striped Bass Fishing Report

Today turned out to be another great day of fishing aboard the Sawyer. What you see in the picture above is another full legal limit of Chesapeake Bay rockfish. In spite of the end result, it was slow starting out, due in part to the weather, which featured high winds, a lot of waves, and a hard-running current, none of which are favorable for fishing. However, as the wind died down due to the current slacking up, we proceeded to pick and chip away until we had our legal limit. Once the fish get hungry, they will bite as they did today!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Charters

April 29, 2011

We had two trips today, and as you can see from the two pictures in this post, we did a pretty good job of it. The picture above is from our morning trip, where this awesome crew caught their limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass by 8am! The fishing was great. We couldn't keep them off the hooks. We were catching them as we were pulling in our lines.

The picture below shows what transpired during our afternoon trip. More patience was required during this trip as these Maryland rockfish were a bit finicky. You could see them on the sonar, but they would not bite. However after waiting them out for a few hours, they eventually got hungry and we had several hook-ups, leading to the results shown in the picture below.

Maryland Fishing Report

April 26, 2011

The picture above illustrates what happened during our morning trip for today. Our crew for this trip landed its legal limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass in less than two hours of fishing. These fish ranged between 30 and 38 inches in length. The weather was excellent, despite forecasts for the worst. This helped contribute to good fishing on the bay. This was a great crew and we look forward to seeing them again.

The above picture shows what happened during our afternoon trip. The fishing was every bit as good as it was in the morning, if not better. These guys nailed their limit of Maryland rockfish in about an hour. They'll be having a fish fry tonight! This was a great crew and we're looking forward to seeing them again in the near future.

Maryland Striped Bass Fishing Charters

April 25, 2011

We had another great crew today, who came away with a very nice haul of rockfish from the Chesapeake Bay, as can be seen in the above picture. Once again, these were some very nice fish, ranging between 30 and 40 inches in length. After catching three or four right away, the fishing slowed down quite a bit, but picked back up after the current slacked up. These guys had a lot of fun, and we can't wait to seem them come back for next time, for fishing on the Chesapeake Bay!

Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Report

April 24, 2011

Today was another excellent day of striped bass fishing on the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Sawyer. The fine crew in the above picture caught its legal limit of Maryland stripers in just a few hours of fishing. A great time was had by all, and we look forward to seeing these guys again in the future.

Maryland Fishing Charters

April 23, 2011

It was another outstanding day of Chesapeake Bay fishing! After a couple hours of not getting a bite, the fish came alive, and within an hour or so, this crew had a very nice catch of Maryland striped bass! A couple of these fish were 40 inches long. It was a great day of fishing and we're looking forward to seeing this crew again!

Chesapeake Bay Striper Fishing

April 22, 2011

As you can see from the above picture, it was another great day of exciting day of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay! This crew like the ones before it, limited out on Maryland rockfish. It was slow starting out, but once the fish got hungry, they bit with a vengeance, and this crew had their limit before long. It was a great day for everybody!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report

April 21, 2011

In the above picture, you will see another full limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass, caught aboard the Sawyer. We had a great crew with us today that persevered in the face of rough sea conditions and a hard-running current to come away with a very nice catch. As has been the case over the last few days, these fish are fat and very healthy. The fishing is great right now, and we expect it to remain this way into the foreseeable future.

For anyone looking to book their own Maryland charter fishing experience for these BIG rockfish, we still have the 12th of May available. If you're interested, give us a call at (410) 397-3743!

Maryland Striper Fishing

April 20, 2011

Here we see another group of very well-satisfied customers, who have been fishing with us on the Chesapeake Bay for a number of years. These fine folks landed their legal limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass in a relatively short period of time, in spite of rough sea conditions that resulted from high southwest winds. The fish pictured above are very fat and healthy, ranging from 32 to 42 inches in length! These guys had a lot of fun, and we're looking forward to seeing them again.

Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing

April 19, 2011

What an awesome day of fishing action! We went out on another one of our action-packed Maryland fishing charters and our crew did not go home disappointed. As you can see, they came away with some real beauties! These Chesapeake Bay stripers range between 32 and 39 inches in length. This was a great day, marked both by great weather and great fishing. These guys caught their legal limit of rockfish within just a few hours of fishing. They all had a blast, and we look forward to seeing them again in the near future!

We still have plenty of openings for fishing in the summer months, so if you're looking to try your hand at some light tackle fishing for some summer stripers, bluefish, or croakers, give us a call at (410) 397-3743!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing

April 17, 2011



As you can see from the above picture, we kicked off our 2011 Maryland striper fishing season off with a bang! It was great to get out on the Chesapeake Bay again, especially after our opening day trip that was scheduled for the day before was canceled due to extremely foul weather that came through.

The fish in the picture range between 32 and 38 inches in length. Due to local flooding, we got off to a late start, but started catching as soon as we got our lines out. After picking up two or three, we hit a dry spell for a couple of hours until the hard-running ebb current slacked up. When the current slacked up, the fishing took off again, leading to us catching our legal limit of Chesapeake Bay striped bass! It was a great time on the bay, with great weather and a great crew!