Light Tackle Bluefish Action on the Chesapeake Bay - September 12, 2009

Today, we were back out on the Chesapeake Bay for another day of good fishing! We left Hoopers Island with a group of six at about 1:30 in the afternoon, and did some light tackle fishing for bluefish. We were using a combination of live bait and chum. Within four hours, we caught a legal limit! The bluefish were a bit on the small side, between 1 and 2 pounds, but perfect for the pan!

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Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report - August 14, 2009

This evening, we left Hoopers Island with a group of four fishermen in search of croakers on the Chesapeake Bay. As soon as the sun went down, the croakers started biting right away. Two hours later, they had their legal limit of 100 croakers! These croakers are not quite the grade we were catching over the past couple of weeks, but still good for the pan! The average croaker was 13-14 inches in length.

We expect these croakers to be around for at least a couple of more weeks. To get your shot at catching these fun fish, get on over to www.sawyercharters.com!

Atlantic Croakers on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - August 8, 2009

We left the dock at around 6:00 this evening, in search of more croakers on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. We anchored up in our regular spot, and waited them out. As is normally the case, the croakers didn't start biting until after dark. The sea conditions weren't very good, with about a 25-knot wind out of the south, and a hard-running ebb current, causing the boat to cut and shear, making it hard to stay on the fish. However, in spite of that, we still came away with about 80 croakers, which was pretty good for the number of fishermen that we had with us.

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More Croaker Action on the Chesapeake Bay - August 7, 2009

This looks just like the picture from the day before, but notice the date. Different day, same result! Another cooler full of croakers caught on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay! These croakers started biting around 8:30 tonight, and by 10, the cooler was full. They had 120 croakers in all, along with about 15 bluefish. The crew went home happy, and we look forward to seeing them again.

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Fishing for Croakers on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - August 6, 2009

That right there is another 160-qt. cooler filled to the top with croakers caught while bottom fishing on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay! We left Hoopers Island this evening with a group of seven people at around 7 in the evening. We returned at about 10:30 with a full cooler! These croakers were as fast as you could pull them! They ranged between 13 and 18 inches in length! We ended up with over 160 of them for the evening. The fishing was slow starting out, but as soon as the sun went down, the fishing took off!

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Chesapeake Bay Croaker Fishing - August 3, 2009

This evening, we left Hoopers Island at around 7pm for some evening croaker fishing out on the Chesapeake Bay. By 10pm, six people had filled a 160-quart cooler with the biggest croakers we've seen all season! Some of these croakers were 19 inches long! The smallest one we kept was 14 inches! It was slow starting out, but as soon as the sun went down, the fishing took off. We were still pulling them in while we were getting the anchor up! We still expect these croakers to be around for a while, so if you're interested in catching some of these, get on over to www.sawyercharters.com!

April 21, 2009 - A Day to Remember for Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass, Rockfish, or whatever you want to call 'em!

What a day we had on Tuesday! We left the dock at around 5:30 am, and after maneuvering through some crab pots set out on the Chesapeake Bay, we put our lines out just as the sun was coming up, in search of Maryland Rockfish. All of the fish that you see in the picture above were caught before 9am! The trolling was red hot. At one point, we landed three fish at one time! Unfortunately, due to already meeting our limit of stripers for the day, we had to let two of them go.
Here is the biggest fish of the morning! This fish weighed 34 pounds and was 45 inches long! As you can see, the guy who caught it is very happy! He arranged to have this fish mounted by a taxidermist. Very proud of his catch, as he should be! It was a beautiful morning. The sun was out, not a breath of wind blowing, and the fishing was out of this world! We came back to the dock at around noon for our afternoon trip.

This is how this group of 3 fared! We had our limit of Chesapeake Bay Maryland Striped Bass within 30 minutes! We caught and threw back a few other ones. These guys were tired from fighting these huge rockfish.

This is a close-up of their biggest one! This fish was 50" long, and caught by the boy in the picture! This is the biggest fish he has ever caught. It's almost as long as he is tall! This is an experience that he will never forget! This was a day where everything went right, from both a fishing and a weather perspective!

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Want some of these BIG Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass? Book your Chesapeake Bay Fishing Charter NOW!!

I've got two spring dates left for catching these BIG Maryland Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass, May 13 and 14! With both of those days being weekdays, the chance of a good catch are a lot higher as opposed to a weekend, when everyone with a boat is a fisherman. These dates will fill. The clock is ticking. Get onboard NOW! Call us at (410) 397-3743, or visit our website at http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

*I should mention that I realize that the image quality isn't quite as good on this blog. I don't have that many close-ups of these fish. That is because I am trying to get everybody into the picture, which is difficult when everybody has a freaking fish!

Stay tuned to this blog, as I will be talking a little bit about trolling for these big Chesapeake Bay rockfish in the days to come.

Capt. Dave

Chesapeake Bay Trophy Rockfish Right Around the Corner

It's that time of year again! It's time to get ready for catching these big trophy striped bass in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The season starts on Saturday, April 18. The pictures in this article are from last spring to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. We troll for these fish, pulling 20 lines at one time. There were a few times we had several hook-ups at the same time. Recent reports have indicated that the fish are here now, ready for us, and we're ready for them.

This one here was a 45-pounder. We are mostly booked up for this spring run between mid-April and mid-May, but we do have a few dates left if you wanted to get in on the action. We expect to book them up soon, so if you want to get in on the action, get on over to http://www.sawyercharters.com/ or email at sawyercharters@yahoo.com.

Trophy Maryland rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay................ There's nothing else like it!

Capt. Dave