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 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!

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 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 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!

Maryland Striper Fishing

October 10, 2010

Today was another fine day of Chesapeake Bay fishing action aboard the Sawyer. It didn't start out that way as we went for quite some time without anything. However, as the day progressed, the birds started to come up, along with breaking piles of Maryland rockfish. Within the space of about an hour, these fine folks pictured above caught their legal limit of Chesapeake Bay stripers! They ranged between 18 and 24 inches in length!

The fishing should only get better as the season progresses!

Book Your Chesapeake Bay Fishing Charter Today!

Ready for some heart-pounding, light tackle, Maryland striper fishing action on the Chesapeake Bay?

Or how about some relaxing, bottom fishing for croakers?

We have plenty of open dates in the summer months of June, July, and August 2010 for Chesapeake Bay fishing! Here is what you can expect to catch with us during this time period on your Maryland fishing charter.


Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass (also known as stripers or rockfish): 18" - 28" in length, limit 2 per person. We'll most likely be using live bait, also known as live-lining, or chumming using spinning reels with light tackle.

Bluefish: 2 to 5 pounds, limit 10 per person. We'll most likely be trolling, or using live bait or chum.

Croakers: 9" to 20" in length, limit 25 per person. We'll be bottom fishing for these.

If you want to try your hand at some of this exciting Chesapeake Bay fishing, give us a call and reserve your very own Maryland charter fishing experience!

We also still have several weekday afternoon dates available in April if you have some of those big Maryland rockfish in mind!

Sawyer Fishing Charters and Tours

1345 Hoopers Island Road

Church Creek, MD 21622

Phone: (410) 397-3743

E-mail: sawyercharters@yahoo.com

On the web, at http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Catching Rockfish on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - November 28, 2009

We left Hoopers Island today at around 6am in search of some more trophy Maryland striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay. The fishing was really slow starting out, with unpleasant sea conditions, produced by a heavy northwest wind. However, as the wind moderated and the current began to slack up, the fish began to bite. We picked at them, one at a time, and had a couple get away. By the time it was over with, we had put in a full day and came in just one fish short of our legal limit. These stripers ranged between 32 and 42 inches in length! No picture today as it was too dark by the time we got in.



Time is running out for 2009! Book your Chesapeake Bay fishing charter today! Visit http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Catching Rockfish on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - November 28, 2009

We left Hoopers Island today at around 6am in search of some more trophy Maryland striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay. The fishing was really slow starting out, with unpleasant sea conditions, produced by a heavy northwest wind. However, as the wind moderated and the current began to slack up, the fish began to bite. We picked at them, one at a time, and had a couple get away. By the time it was over with, we had put in a full day and came in just one fish short of our legal limit. These stripers ranged between 32 and 42 inches in length! No picture today as it was too dark by the time we got in.

Time is running out for 2009! Book your Chesapeake Bay fishing charter today! Visit www.sawyercharters.com!

Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Rockfish Bonanza! - November 25, 2009

Here, we have another group of happy customers that went out with us on the Chesapeake Bay for some BIG Maryland stripers! We left Hoopers Island at around 6am and put our lines out shortly after. We picked up a couple of the smaller rockfish right away. They were around 22 inches in length. We went out into the deep water and picked up some more striped bass of the smaller variety. After a lull in the action, we landed three at a time! Two of them were BIG Chesapeake Bay rockfish of over 40 inches in length! The other one was about 24 inches. Later on, we picked up another big striper. We had our limit of Chesapeake Bay Maryland rockfish before noon! Not all of the fish are shown in the picture above. The youngster in the center would rather admire the BIG fish next to him than hold up his own!

If you want to book your Chesapeake Bay fishing charter with us for some of these BIG Maryland rockfish, get on over to http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Maryland Striper Fishing Report - November 21, 2009

Today was another great day of Maryland striper fishing on the Chesapeake Bay! The weather was beautiful with sunshine, and a faint northwest wind through most of the day, producing calm sea conditions. We caught three fish within the first couple of hours, and then things slowed down quite a bit, as the current took off, and boat traffic increased due to a fishing tournament being held this weekend. However, we persevered and ended up once again catching our limit of these BIG Chesapeake Bay rockfish! The striped bass being shown in the picture above measured between 27 and 42 inches in length! As you can see, these guys had a great time, and we hope to see them again soon!

For more pictures like the one above, check out http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for Maryland Rockfish! - November 19, 2009

As you can see from the above picture, we had another great day of fishing for striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay, as we caught our limit of Maryland rockfish! A couple of the fish in the above picture were about 38 inches long. We caught a couple of more that we had to throw back because we had already caught our limit. Those throwbacks were each around 40 inches long!

For more information about fishing with us, please visit http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

More Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Action! - November 17, 2009

We left Hoopers Island again this morning with a small group in search of more Chesapeake Bay rockfish. On the way out, we spotted birds flying around everywhere. Sure enough, they were on the fish! The fishfinder was showing fish from top to bottom! After just a couple of hours of following the birds around, we had our limit once again of striped bass caught on the Chesapeake Bay! These stripers ranged between 20 and 26 inches in length! There are some bigger ones out in the deeper water, but our crew today was happy with what they had! Some people think that the smaller rockfish taste better anyway.

If you want to catch some of these rockfish, you better give me a call at (410) 397-3743, or visit http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Another Full Limit of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Stripers! - Nov. 16, 2009

Today was another wonderful day of fishing action on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay! This crew left Hoopers Island at around 6:30 this morning in search of some Maryland rockfish, and they did not go home disappointed! Within the first hour of trolling, we landed three big Chesapeake Bay stripers, the biggest of which was 38 inches! Then, we had a dry spell for a little while until we saw some birds working a bit north of us. Within an hour of seeing those birds, we had our limit of Chesapeake Bay Maryland striped bass! We trolled through those piles of birds, and caught quite a few rockfish between 18 and 26 inches, along with a couple of the larger ones. By noon, we had caught our limit and even thrown back a few!

We still have plenty of dates available if you wanna get your shot at these beautiful Maryland stripers! What are you waiting for? Get on the boat NOW!! Visit http://www.sawyercharters.com/, or call (410) 397-3743!

Striper Fishing on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - November 1, 2009

After another long, weather-induced absence, we were back out on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay for another exciting day of Maryland striped bass fishing action! We left the dock with a small group at around 6:30 this morning in search of some of those Maryland rockfish. The weather was not very cooperative with a 20-knot wind out of the north, rain, and cold temperatures. The fishing was not hot right away either. After going for several hours with just a couple of bites, even though the fish could be seen on the sonar, and birds were flying everywhere, we decided to pull up our lines and make a move. Sure enough, we found huge piles of birds, and they were on the fish! Within about one hour, we had our limit of Chesapeake Bay stripers! We were trolling the whole day with four lines, and once those rockfish decided to bite, it was all you wanted! The stripers seen in the above picture range between 18 and 26 inches in length!

We expect the Maryland striper fishing to remain good through this month and into next month! To reserve your date, get on over to http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Rockfish, Striped Bass, Stripers on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - October 23, 2009

Today was another very nice day for fishing on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay! We went out mid-morning for a half-day trip in search of Chesapeake Bay rockfish! Sure enough, it didn't take long for us to find them. Birds were flying around everywhere, showing us where they were! We trolled with six lines, and within just a couple of hours, we had our limit of Maryland striped bass! These stripers ranged between 18 and 26 inches in length, and very healthy too!

We're expecting the bigger stripers to move into Chesapeake Bay waters for the second half of November! We have plenty of openings left for anyone who is looking to go during that time! Give us a call at (410) 397-3743 or visit http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Another Bluefish Bonanza on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay! - October 3, 2009

Today was more of the same for us, as today we caught our legal limit of bluefish on the Chesapeake Bay using live bait! We also caught several striped bass, along with some sea trout, and other species. In spite of forecasts of foul weather, it turned out to be a beautiful day with sunshine and no wind! We couldn't have asked for it to be a better day! We had our limit of bluefish within two hours. We expect this to continue for at least the next couple of weeks!

To reserve your date with us, check out http://www.sawyercharters.com/!

Bluefish and Stripers on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - October 1, 2009

We left Hoopers Island at around 2:00 this afternoon with a group of eight. We got out to our spot soon after, and started catching fish right away. Within just a couple of hours, we caught about four dozen bluefish and about a half dozen of stripers! By this point, they decided they had caught enough. We're still catching these fish with light tackle and live bait. The bluefish were all between 1 and 3 pounds, and the stripers were pretty healthy, ranging between 20 and 26 inches in length.

We still have plenty of open dates for October through December to catch some of these fish. To reserve your date, visit www.sawyercharters.com or call us at (410) 397-3743!

Maryland Rockfish, Stripers from the Eastern Shore! - September 25, 2009

Look at what we caught today! We left Hoopers Island at around noon today in search of some striped bass on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. At first, we had a strong northeast wind to contend with, making the boat cut and shear. However, after making a move, along with the wind falling out, we started catching these beautiful rockfish. These guys had their legal limit of Maryland rockfish within an hour of when they caught the first one! The one in the middle was 33 inches long, one of the longest we caught all summer! This was all done, fishing with live bait! They left the boat very happy, and we hope to see them again!

Check out http://www.sawyercharters.com/ to find out more about fishing with us!

Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report - September 18, 2009

Another great day of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay! We left Hoopers Island bright and early this morning. The weather was great, with a faint breeze from the south and a moderate ebb current. We caught a bunch of bluefish on live bait and light tackle, moved, then caught some stripers! By the time it was over, we caught our legal limit of bluefish, and just a couple short of our legal limit of rockfish!

For more information, check out http://www.sawyercharters.com/!